Very good news on turnout percentages

on www.mydd.com (from CNN):

Ohio - African American precincts are performing at 106% what we expected, based on historical numbers. Hispanic precincts are at 144% what we expected. Precincts that went for Gore are turning out 8% higher then those that went Bush in 2000. Democratic base precincts are performing 15% higher than GOP base precincts.


Florida - Dem base precincts are performing 14% better than Bush base precincts. In precincts that went for Gore, they are doing 6% better than those that went for Bush. African American precincts at 109%, Hispanic precincts at 106%.


Pennsylvania - African American precincts at 102% of expectations, Hispanics at 136% of expectations. The Gore precincts are doing 4 percent better than bush precincts.


Michigan- Democratic base precincts are 8% better than GOP base states. Gore precincts are 5% better than Bush.

and remember the early voting in Florida, reports are that Kerry was leading there as well.

Blacks and Hispanics are the "traditionally disenfranchized". Unemployment is generally higher in these communities. I'd expect the white vote to gain some ground after work hours (the white vote being more of a 50/50 split).

(I rewrote this a few times to not sound Freeperish (and racist) but I'm not sure I succeeded...please understand it's not meant that way at all.)

today that Dem turnout percentage actually goes up as the day goes on. I'll try to find it.

I've always believed that the polls over the last few months were underestimating support for Kerry because they don't include newly-registered voters (Dems are registering more new voters).

I could use any additional reassurances I can get, however.

:)

Just got off phone with them. They ran into a long-time Repuke friend this AM who says he changed parties. He voted Kerry!

it is record turn out...normally we don't see that many...
We may get 100% turnout