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White GOP men stand out in early voting [early turnout in NC exceeds 2004 pres. election]
News Observer ^ | 10/19/2010 | Rob Christensen and Jane Stancill

Posted on 10/19/2010 7:38:15 AM PDT by SeattleBruce

The largest group of early voters in North Carolina is made up of white Republican men, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Democracy North Carolina, a campaign watchdog group.

During the 2008 Democratic sweep, black Democratic women led all groups during the 17 days of early voting. But during the first three days of early voting this year, it is white Republican men.

"Early voting doesn't favor one party or another, but reveals who's most organized and enthusiastic about making their voices heard," said Bob Hall, director of Democracy North Carolina.

So far early voting has been especially heavy for a midterm election. In the first three days of voting, 72,173 people across the state have cast early ballots.

That's more than the 70,645 votes that had been cast at this point in the 2004 presidential elections. At the same point in 2006, 35,728 votes had been cast. By comparison 266,649 votes were cast during the first three days of 2008.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: midterms; northcarolina
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To: SeattleBruce

Why doesn’t the headline read, “Democrats Outnumber Republicans in Early Voting”?


61 posted on 10/19/2010 12:38:46 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: KansasGirl

‘Why doesn’t the headline read, “Democrats Outnumber Republicans in Early Voting”?’

True, but not nearly as much as in 2008, and higher returns than in 2004, and Rs plus Is outweight the Ds. In any case, I just copied the headline.


62 posted on 10/19/2010 1:15:46 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 14 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: albie

“Could the intent behind this report be that the white guys are coming in droves, so the rest of you can stay home?”

Sure, but we won’t buy it, nor do that!


63 posted on 10/19/2010 1:20:49 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 14 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; dervish; ...
Thanks SeattleBruce.
64 posted on 10/19/2010 1:30:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: SunkenCiv

‘Seat the 300’. We need 122.


65 posted on 10/19/2010 1:40:27 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: SunkenCiv; Clintonfatigued; ml/nj; ExTexasRedhead; MaggieCarta; theothercheek; Red Steel; ...
IIRC, this is very similar to the post-election MSM mantra in 1994. Then it was "angry white men" who turned out - while the overall turnout was reported as "low" - to enable the GOP to wrest control of Congress.

I don't think there was any "early voting" back then, though, except via absentee ballots. "Early voting" should be abandoned because it increases the potential degree of fraud.

66 posted on 10/19/2010 2:36:54 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Theodore R.
With so many cowardly Republicans likely to win, why would Obama’s power be limited?

No more Democrap supermajority , for starters. No Capn Trade, no more Check card, no more friendly legislation, period. The cowardly Pubbies can sit on their ass on the sidelines, for all I care, until 2012.

67 posted on 10/19/2010 3:33:40 PM PDT by Nonstatist
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To: MrB
"doing things for minorities and the little guy."

Right. obummer's done so well for them, hasn't he? The black UR is huge and gone way up under his watchful eyes...


68 posted on 10/19/2010 3:59:12 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 14 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: RockinRight

“Well I’ve never thought of Italians (or Greeks or Spaniards, etc) as anything but white, but who knows what the MSM would say?”

Well the point is none of us is ‘white’ and we’re all different shades. But the MSM couldn’t care less about the facts/about reality...


69 posted on 10/19/2010 4:01:08 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 14 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: AuH2ORepublican; RockinRight; Old Retired Army Guy
"I’ve never been to Lucca (although I’ve visited areas to its north and east), but my parents showed me pictures and it is a beautiful town (and region)."

Nice - thanks for posting that...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rbyadf/lucca-and-surroundings.html




70 posted on 10/19/2010 4:08:47 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 14 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: justiceseeker93

“Then it was “angry white men” who turned out - while the overall turnout was reported as “low” - to enable the GOP to wrest control of Congress.”

I detest the lame stream media!


71 posted on 10/19/2010 4:15:06 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 14 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: justiceseeker93

6 AM on election day is early enough for me.


72 posted on 10/19/2010 4:21:17 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: SeattleBruce
I detest the lame stream media.

I think everyone here on FR does.

73 posted on 10/19/2010 4:50:27 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Oberon

I have not received anything from him and until my husband read about him in the NRA magazine today we did not even know Butterfield had a challenger. We live in the district and are active in the county GOP. No signs, not anything.


74 posted on 10/19/2010 4:53:59 PM PDT by kalee (The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: RockinRight

Maybe, I pray it will be so.
This is an interesting letter to editor in an OH paper

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20101009/OPINION03/10090313/1014/rss04


75 posted on 10/19/2010 5:01:17 PM PDT by kalee (The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: justiceseeker93

I think that elections should be held on Election Day, not before. Everyone should vote while being privy to all the information that comes to light by Election Day.


76 posted on 10/19/2010 5:17:34 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Pollster1

The voter roll lists the voter’s race/ethnicity in NC.


77 posted on 10/19/2010 6:10:41 PM PDT by MitchellC
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To: Oberon

Woolard is a solid conservative, from everything I’ve read. I don’t know if he’s an organizer, but I seem to recall seeing his name as a speaker.


78 posted on 10/19/2010 6:36:17 PM PDT by MitchellC
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To: 100%FEDUP; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; ~Vor~; a4drvr; Adder; Aegedius; Afronaut; alethia; ...
NC Civitas Vote Tracker

NC *Ping*

Please FRmail MitchellC if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.
79 posted on 10/19/2010 7:11:51 PM PDT by MitchellC
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To: Calm_Cool_and_Elected

Lucca Ping.


80 posted on 10/19/2010 7:21:21 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Palin/Christie 2012)
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