GOP, Dems Both Show Strength In NC Early Voting

[WI_DEM]

But with a week left before Election Day, more than 450,000 voters in the state have already cast their votes.

Both parties are showing signs of strength in North Carolina's early voting: Registered Democrats are leading the way at the polls, representing 45 percent of all votes through Monday. Republicans have comprised 38 percent of the early voters even though they make up only 32 percent of overall voter registrations.

Andrew Whalen, the executive director of the Democratic Party, argued that numbers are continuing to improve for Democrats. After the first day of early voting, Democrats comprised 42 percent of all ballots compared to 41 percent for Republicans.
"We've maintained our leads, and we're now expanding our leads," Whalen said. "We're going to continue to see the percentage of Democrats increase."

The heaviest voting has been in the 11th District, covering the western part of the state. In that area, Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler has been facing a tough and increasingly costly challenge from Republican businessman Jeff Miller.

A group backed by Rove, a GOP strategy guru, increased pressure Tuesday on Shuler by announcing a $240,000 ad blitz. The advertisement acuses the Democratic lawmaker of supporting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's agenda, a message that Shuler has worked hard to discredit.

Another area with heavy balloting is in the 7th District in southeastern North Carolina. In that district, Demoratic Rep. Mike McIntyre has faced a tough challenge from military veteran Ilario Pantano, who received an endorsement from Palin on Tuesday.

Both parties have been emphasizing early voting to their supporters, two years after President Barack Obama's campaign pushed the idea and led to some 2.5 million votes before Election Day. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elaine Marshall was set to cast her ballot early on Tuesday in Lillington, and she planned to tout the benefits of doing so.

The election includes a U.S. Senate race at the top of the ballot along with the state's 13 congressional seats. Voting will also decide the balance of power in the state's General Assembly.

http://www.digtriad.com/news/elections/article.aspx?storyid=149716&catid=117

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Bothy?

Is that the term I'm looking for?


No, the word is "horseshit."

[a kennedy]

2. how was the early vote count in 2008??? anyone know???

just curious. Thanks.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Strong for both?

:eyes:

[kentuck]

4. Hmmmm....

NC looks very interesting. Could the Democrats pick up a Senate seat there??

[oswaldactedalone]

5. Doubt it

UNC sports fans are upset with her for conducting an investigation from her Secretary of State's position into illegal sports agent activity which is connected to the NCAA violations hanging over their football program. She was running neck and neck with Burr until that story broke. After falling behind by as many as 13%, she bounced back to be down 48-41% in a poll from early last week. Still not looking good for her.