395,000 more votes were cast in GA and NC yesterday.

1.25M More votes have been cast early this year than in 2004 in GA and NC!!

GA - Thru Monday 10/27

GA is having issues as well with this volume.

Total - 1,387,945 (+179,000) - still more than double the average of the prior 10 days

• 2004 General Election Turnout - 3.3 Million

African American/Latino/Asian - 489K/ 8.3k /6.9 - 504.2K -  62,000 African American votes today alone!!

• 875K (25%) African Americans Voted in 2004 - 88/12 for Kerry
  
• 128k Latinos (4%) voted in 2004 - 56/44 for Bush

AA - 35.8%, 497K vs. 860K in all of 2004.

Non White % - 36.3% - Holding steady - Target is 30%+ to win the election - this number is the key to watch

We are now at 41.8% of the 2004 vote when 20.2% voted early an 101% increase and we still have a 3 days to go. 693,000 more people have voted early than in 2004.

The latest poll show thas us down one and  Chuck Todd at NBC on Meet the Press Sunday had comments on the black turnout and its implications in GA, NC and other southern states.

NC

Total - 1,627.792 (+216,000)

• 2004 General Election Turnout - 3.55 Million

Non White % - 31.5% - AA - 27.6 - Target is 20%+ to win the election - this has dropped slightly the last 2 days.

Dem early votes up 5.4% and Republicans down 9%, Indeps. up 3.2%

45.8% of the total 2004 vote has been reached already when 30.8% voted early!!

540,000 more NC voters have voted this year already than 2004.