Early Voting tightens in Swing States Washington Post

[Dalai_1]

We wrote last week that Democrats were seeing some strong absentee and early voting numbers in swing states in the first half of October.
Over the last week, though, there are signs that things are tightening.
The GOP is making strides in Iowa and Ohio, even as the information we have continues to suggest Democrats leading in those states.
And as voters head to the polls for the first days of in-person early voting in Nevada and North Carolina, the numbers in those states are looking a lot like they did four years ago.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/22/early-vote-tightens-in-swing-states/

[Samjm]

1. CO Voting now too

Early voting started in CO today.

[kansasobama]

2. Thanks for the post

Thanks for a dose of truth. All votes count. It is going to tighten. We are dreaming if it will not. In the end, we may win by 1% or 2% or even less. I am ok as long as we win Nevada, CO, Ohio, and Iowa. A win is a win.

[yellowcanine]

3. "the numbers in those states are looking a lot like they did four years ago."

And wouldn't this be an indication that the 2008 turnout just might be a pretty good predictor of 2012 turnout? If so this would be good for Obama, it seems to me.

[GitRDun]

4. Gotta sell those papers!

So IA is pretty close to where it was 4 years ago; 48-31 now versus 47-29 in 2008.

In OH, "about 40,000 more early votes (54 percent of the total) have been cast in precincts that Obama won in 2008 vs. ones John McCain won"

Wow it's really tightening guys!

hahahahahahaha I am....what's the word? Oh yeah! "Concerned...."

[Barack_America]

5. Sweet! Obama won Nevada and North Carolina in 2008!

[Dalai_1]

6. I really think some

have underestimated our Presidents ground game...so many new Democrat
registrations..add those to the ones in "08 and looks as if "the machine"
is whirring full steam ahead!