Half a million more New Yorkers voted early than in 2020

And everyone wants to be on Team Tish.

Good afternoon — it’s Monday and National Candy Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• New York Attorney General Letitia James became a sought-after surrogate for candidates in competitive districts.

• A lot more people voted early this year than in 2020. See which counties saw their numbers double — and those where they went down.

• This Week in New York History: Jell-O, New York’s first lighthouse and the Bronx Zoo.

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(Will Waldron/Times Union)

🗣️ Everyone wants to be on Team Tish in election’s final days

Running a campaign is a lot like baking a cake: you never know how it’s going to turn out until the cake comes out of the oven.

Some people are very good at it but can’t always prevent the inevitable ruin of something they thought had the right combination of ingredients.

You can set out to bake whatever cake you want but the recipe isn’t always right. Too much flour makes it dry. Too much butter leaves the middle a sloppy mess with burnt edges to boot.

It’s the same in politics. Someone can tell you what they’ve done to run a winning campaign — door knocks, phone calls, rally, etc. — but they won’t know the results of that until the timer dings and the heat is off.

One ingredient in this year’s elections that both parties have tried to employ as of late is New York Attorney General Letitia James.