Reply #22: I live in So Cal, and wondered why she was out here in dec & jan

[SoCalDem]

so much..

Name recognition+early voting = 1/3 to 1/2 of the CA vote safely "in the bank" before NH even happened..and before Iowa on Jan 3, most people did not even know who Obama was

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CA early voting and the prez contest

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20071124-9999-1n24absentee.html

* Between 25-45% of voters in various California counties vote absentee
* "Sample" ballots for the Feb 5th primary and actual absentee ballots will be mailed on Jan 7th. In-person absentee begins on that day, 29 days before the Feb 5th primary
* This precedes at least five major primaries, and for those really on the ball, they can vote the day before New Hampshire!