Early Voting Update: Democrats Dominate in W. Va.

Olga Pierce reports on the presidential race. Could West Virginia, a state President George W. Bush won by nearly 13 percentage points in 2004, be in serious contention this year? Based on an average of various polls, Real Clear Politics has Republican nominee John McCain up by 6.5 points in West Virginia. But early voters seem to be leaning the other way. After more than a week of early voting, registered Democrats are outpacing their Republican counterparts more than 2 to 1. As of Tuesday, 21,726 had voted, compared with 10,678 Republicans. That suggests an early advantage for Democratic nominee Barack Obama . (link)