Winning early
Here in Texas, the intensity of the early voting and the Republican cross-over are good news for Barack Obama. Astute observers think that Obama is wracking up big margins among these voters. With early voting, which ended yesterday, expected to account for about a quarter of the overall turnout some are even speculating that Obama has already secured his margin of victory.
By the end of the day on Thursday, more than two thirds of a million early votes had already been cast in the Democratic primary here in Texas. By contrast, only a little over two hundred thousand votes had been cast on the Republican side. This suggests that a decent slice of Republicans are crossing over to vote in the more competitive primary.
The intensity of the early voting and the Republican cross over are, if past performance is any guide, good news for Barack Obama. Astute observers here think that Obama is wracking up big margins among these voters. With early voting, which ended yesterday, expected to account for about a quarter of the overall turnout some are even speculating that Obama has already secured his margin of victory.