early voting

This from FiveThirtyEight…

If there is one shocker on election night in the presidential race, cast your eyes to Georgia. 1,994,990 people voted early in Georgia. 3,301,875 total voted in Georgia’s presidential race in 2004.

We may be headed for something completely unexpected tonight.

Who else is afraid that election day will be a mess?

Here’s NBC with more on the problems with our voting infrastructure…

Regardless of who wins on Tuesday, you can expect nearly every single Democratic politician in every single state to start pushing for early voting across the board.

Especially if the lines on election day are as long and awful and disenfranchising as they threaten to be.

We’re now at double digits in all models, and I think this is the first time we’ve seen this.

Not only that, Obama is at a solid 52% in every model as well.

Things are looking increasingly grim for McCain.

Registered Voters: Obama +11

Likely Voters (Expanded Model): Obama +10

Obama - 51%
McCain - 46%

McCain loses one as the numbers look to be solidifying at right around a 4 or 5% lead for Obama.

What’s more, Research 2000’s numbers are showing that McCain’s lead has shrunk to just 1 point.

Here are the numbers…

Total voters (600 likely voters)
McCain: 48%
Obama: 47%

Early voters (17% of sample)
Obama: 54%
McCain: 42%

Pretty intense.

It's Halloween, and the only thing stopping you from voting early this last day may be your political costume.

Polls are open until 9pm tonight at various locations throughout town.

Sure, it's great to vote on election day, but voting early doesn't mean your vote in this historic election counts any less.

I voted Monday, October 20, the first day of early voting. The line moved quickly, and I was pleased to...

(via visiblevoices)

Obama - 51%
McCain - 47%

McCain gains one to regain the total he had a couple days ago.

But this looks like it’s probably the most he can get, as the remaining 2% will go to Barr, Nader, etc.

Williamson County election officials say Wednesday was the largest turnout for early voting—in what’s been an extremely active early voting period for the state at large.