Democrats off to good start in early voting

[Liberal_in_LA]

Democrats off to good start in early voting

Reuters) - Democrats are off to a stronger than expected start in early voting despite months of dire predictions about their lack of enthusiasm for the November 2 midterm elections.

More Democrats than Republicans cast early ballots in a handful of key states, although more Republicans took advantage of the early voting process than in 2008 when President Barack Obama led a Democratic election sweep.

"The early voting numbers are favorable for Democrats, but here's the caution -- they are not as favorable as in 2008," said Michael McDonald, a George Mason University professor who tracks early voting statistics around the country.

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"If Democrats were supposed to roll over and play dead, that's just not happening," McDonald said. "If there was a pure enthusiasm gap, I would have expected to see more Republicans out there early."

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69O38H20101026

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I still don't know how this is known! Nobody asks which party you're voting for when early voting,

at least not in Arkansas. There are no exit polls, so how does Reuters determine this?