I feel like my firstborn is moving out of the house and going to college. It's over. Early voting is all over.
I started this diary series a couple of weeks ago in the hopes that, day by day, I'd be able to point to the numbers and say, "Look! We're doing better than 2004!" I thought I'd find places where Democrats had marginally higher turnout, or where Republicans appeared to have marginally worse enthusiasm compared to previous elections.
But that's not what has happened. Instead, I've been able to point to the numbers and say, "It ain't over of course, but right now, we're blowing this thing wide open. It isn't even close."
And it isn't. Something like 60% of the people who will vote in Nevada have already voted, and unless some inexplicable and unlikely swarm of both Democrats and Independents have jumped on the McSame Express, Barack Obama is up big with possession of the ball heading into the fourth quarter. More sports metaphors available upon request.
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