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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 03:39 AM Nov 2012

Obama seems to have early vote lead in key states

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama heads toward Election Day with an apparent lead over Republican Mitt Romney among early voters in key states that could decide the election.

Obama's advantage, however, isn't as big as the one he had over John McCain four years ago, giving Romney's campaign hope that the former Massachusetts governor can erase the gap when people vote on Tuesday.

More than 27 million people already have voted in 34 states and the District of Columbia. No votes will be counted until Election Day but several battleground states are releasing the party affiliation of people who have voted early.

So far, Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in Florida, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio — five states that could decide the election, if they voted the same way. Republicans have the edge in Colorado, which Obama won in 2008.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-seems-early-vote-lead-key-states-204705391--election.html

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Obama seems to have early vote lead in key states (Original Post) TomCADem Nov 2012 OP
sounds like a huge enthusiasm gap to me... for romney! :-) secondwind Nov 2012 #1
We're gonna win this! Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #2
Finally, NC gets some recognition for the Dem turnout. mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #3
If the Fed. monitoring in Florida keeps the Dem vote counts accurate, we will win the state by NoOtherMedicineNovel Nov 2012 #4
At some point it just becomes to obvious to ignore. grantcart Nov 2012 #5
"It's not about whether or not they're doing better than John McCain did" lol wordpix Nov 2012 #6

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
5. At some point it just becomes to obvious to ignore.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:08 PM
Nov 2012

As for Colorado, a large number of Democrats are registered as independents and Republicans appear to be ahead but aren't necessarily so.

CO looks good, it will be close.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
6. "It's not about whether or not they're doing better than John McCain did" lol
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 08:25 PM
Nov 2012

"It's not about whether or not they're doing better than John McCain did," said Jeremy Bird, Obama's national field director. "It's about whether or not they're doing better than us."

Dumbasses for R$ are so proud they're beating McCain's record 4 yrs. ago.

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