GA/NC Update - Extended Voting Starts in GA and Numbers Soar!
Extended voting goes on all this week in GA from 7-7 at 2-3X more polling spots making it easier for people to get to the polls timewise and logistically. I tried going yesterday mid afternoon and was met with a 2-2 1/2 hour wait.
GA - Thru Monday 10/27
Total - 1,206,891 (+150,000) - more than double the average of the prior 10 days
- 2004 General Election Turnout - 3.3 Million
African American/Latino/Asian - 428K/ 7k /5.3 - 440.3K - 53,000 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
Non White % - 36.5% - Holding steady - Target is 30%+ to win the election - this number is the key to watch
We are now at 36.4% of the 2004 vote when 20.2% voted early an 80% increase and we still have a 4 days to go. 355,000 more people have voted early than in 2004.
The latest polls show this to be a horserace and even Chuck Todd at NBC on Meet the Press yesterday had comments on the black turnout and its implications in GA, NC and other southern states.
NC
Total - 1,411,999 (+195,000)
- 2004 General Election Turnout - 3.55 Million
Non White % - 32.1% - AA - 28.0 - Target is 20%+ to win the election
Dem early votes up 6% and Republicans down 9%, Indeps. up 3.2%39.7% of the total 2004 vote has been reached already when 30.8% voted early!!
Adding commentary to this historic voting march is unnecessary. We'll just let the numbers speak for themselves.
NC is going to turn BLUE..for Obama...for a new Senator and Governor..
The energy is just amazing here and people are so ready for a change!
October 28, 2008 2:10 PM | Reply | Permalink