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 	Early Voting Now Up to 18%
Early Voting Now Up to 18%
PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking data collected through Monday night indicate that 18% of registered voters who plan to vote have already voted, and another 15% say they will vote before Nov. 4; so far the voter preferences of this early voting group are somewhat more tilted toward ...
 	Gallup Daily: Presidential Race Narrows Slightly
Gallup Daily: Presidential Race Narrows Slightly
gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- The gap between Barack Obama and John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from... Saturday through Monday has narrowed slightly, and Obama is now at 49% of the vote to 47% for McCain among likely voters using Gallup's traditional model ... (more) Gallup Daily: Presidential Race Narrows Slightly
McCain Trusted More on Taxes and Economy
rasmussenreports.com — After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading... the wealth around”, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%. Two ... (more) McCain Trusted More on Taxes and Economy
Crist extends early voting hours
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don't sweat it
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... up that kind of deficit, he has to do much more than break even with obama on election day. mccain will have to beat obama by at least five points just to get back in the ballgame. and there's absolutely no evidence - none - that mccain can do that. especially when you factor in the massive turnouts we're already seeing and the incredibly wide gap in advertising dollars and the gotv effort between the two camps… i'm getting my info from gallup, which polls early voting: http://www.gallup.com/poll/111580/Early-Voting-Now-18.aspx and pew today ...

Early Voting Roundup
Daily Kos — ... already voted at an early voting location or sent in an absentee ballot, Barack Obama picked up 60 percent of the vote in the new poll to John McCain's 39 percent. These voters make up 9 percent of "likely" voters in the track. The senator from Illinois has a similar lead, 58 to 39 percent, among those who plan to vote early but have not yet. (Those who plan to vote on Election Day also go for Obama, but by a narrower, 51 to 45 percent.) And from Gallup: The voter preferences of the group of 1,430 individuals who have ...

Early Voting Information, Polls
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... voted at an early voting location or sent in an absentee ballot, Barack Obama picked up 60 percent of the vote in the new poll to John McCain's 39 percent. These voters make up 9 percent of "likely" voters in the track. The senator from Illinois has a similar lead, 58 to 39 percent, among those who plan to vote early but have not yet. (Those who plan to vote on Election Day also go for Obama, but by a narrower, 51 to 45 percent.) From Gallup: The voter preferences of the group of 1,430 individuals who have already ...

Early Voting Information, Polls
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... voted at an early voting location or sent in an absentee ballot, Barack Obama picked up 60 percent of the vote in the new poll to John McCain's 39 percent. These voters make up 9 percent of "likely" voters in the track. The senator from Illinois has a similar lead, 58 to 39 percent, among those who plan to vote early but have not yet. (Those who plan to vote on Election Day also go for Obama, but by a narrower, 51 to 45 percent.) From Gallup: The voter preferences of the group of 1,430 individuals who have already ...

10/29 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 50, McCain 44
Daily Kos — ... on the battlegrounds (h/t Kitty): From Pew: While Pew's generous 15 point LV lead for Obama is notable, what's also notable is this in early voting from Pew: And what about those late deciders? Usually, according to Brian Schaffner, they tend to break Dem: brownsox has a round-up of other early voting numbers, but it is notable that numbers from ABC/WaPo and Gallup also favor Obama. From Gallup: The voter preferences of the group of ...

Early Voting and Exit Polls
The Caucus — ... Center has detected a slight difference when it comes to horse-race figures, suggesting that cellphone surveys capture more younger voters who heavily favor Senator Barack Obama. On Election Day, exit poll interviews will include questions about cells. How popular will early voting be? : At this point, the projections for the portion of the electorate that will cast their votes before Election Day ranges from a little more than 20 percent to a little more than 30 percent. The latest Gallup tracking poll through Monday indicated that 18 percent in its survey said they had ...

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cnn.com 10/30/2008 — Share this on: Mixx Digg Facebook del.icio.us reddit StumbleUpon MySpace Share E-mail Save Print Early voting under way in many states Story Highlights Early voting has begun in more than 30 states Some states are reporting a strong turnout Click ...
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