Mendicino County goes to Obama 47-43 with 100% reporting

[featherman]

Sorry. Here's link. Didn't know anybody was still clicking

http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/dem/23.htm

Now leading in Humboldt too (map link)

http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/dem/map010001000000.htm

[sandnsea]

1. What's with all the Edwards votes?

Do you think those are absentee or did a lot of people vote for Edwards today? A lot of counties would have went Obama with the Edwards vote.

[ellisonz]

2. Absentee, diehards, and people who don't know he dropped out.

[JI7]

3. absentees

there are a lot in CA

[featherman]

4. Edwards very strong up here. Rural counties love vote-by-mail

Those two things gave Edwards a lot of votes proportionally.

[sandnsea]

5. I see

Yeah, I suppose that could happen in Oregon too, now that you mention it. We're 100% vote by mail. It is a lot more convenient. I was just surprised so many had voted early that it made that much of a difference.

[ursi]

6. I know several people in Fresno who absentee balloted within days of his withdrawal

and they could not change their vote. That is why I am still wondering about his timing.

[TheDonkey]

7. Early voting is big in CA

due to traffic and hassle. It hurt Obama because a lot of votes were already cast before the "surge" and Edwards dropping out.