Georgia Early Voting Ends with 2 Million Votes Cast (Blacks Make Up 35.08% of Early Voting)

[Avalon6]

http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/earlyvotingstats08.htm

2.0 million votes cast in early voting for 2008
3.3 million total votes cast in 2004

Early voting in 2008 makes up for 61% of the total votes cast in 2004, which well exceeds the 2004 early voting of 20.2% of the total 2004 vote.

If the percentage of African Americans voting holds, Obama would only need about 25% of the white vote to win Georgia.

[WhollyHeretic]

1. Obama is taking Georgia

I've been saying that to my wife for over a month now.

[Genevieve]

2. yes! keeping my fingers crossed! nt

[napi21]

3. We were part of the white population that voted absentee this year in Ga.

I' sooo glad we did! I'm more than happy to have spent 2 stamps on each ballot! I can't physically stand for 5-8 hours in line for anything! GOBAMA! I'm also hoping Saxby is a gonner!

[Robbins]

4. Georgia

There Is a reason Obama Is spending money there.They are not stupid.Obama has a much better shot at
winning Georgia than Mccain does PA,and NH.And If I am correct he did better In the georgia primary
than some polls said he would.Again showing the so called Bradley effect Is BS.If It exsisted It would be In the south.

[MadBadger]

5. But the percentage of African Americans wont hold

Just like in the primaries that had early voting, African Americans turned out early more often than whites.

[Avalon6]

6. While that's true, more people will have voted in early voting than on election day

I doubt you would see that much of a drop because there are still plenty of African Americans planning to vote on election day. Also, absentee voting tends to favor the GOP but so far, that has been a non-factor.

[pnwmom]

11. It could if enough disenchanted whites just stay home. n/t

[jefferson_dem]

7. Love it. Go Georgia!

I think Kerry pulled around 23% of the white vote in 2004. A bit better than that Tuesday and my beloved Georgia could very well turn blue!

[marimour]

8. I'm one of the 35%. stood in line for 5 hours last night.

[riverwalker]

9. Holy S%$t!!!!!!

this is an earthquake.
People using their power. Unstoppable.

[Quixote1818]

10. Wow! Blacks only make up 29% of Georgia's population. nt

[book_worm]

12. This is one of the states on Tue night that the pundits will slap their foreheads over. Obama will

win GA.