Florida: Kerry Leads Big in Early Voting

NewsMax.com ^ | Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 | NewsMax Wires

[kyperman]

President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry remain locked in a close race for Florida's 27 electoral votes as they head into the final days of the 2004 campaign, a new poll indicated Thursday.

Among 16 percent of Florida voters who said they had cast early ballots, Kerry received 56 percent of those compared to Bush's 39 percent. [Editor's Note: NewsMax's Insider Report first revealed early voting results --

[Paradox]

This was reported in the local papers this morning.

[CatOwner]

If true, Rove may have blown it.

[Heff]

Yikes...that's not good.

[MichaelTN04]

I read somewhere else that Bush was ahead 45 to 41 in early voting in Florida. And newsmax isn't exactly a reliable source.

[Primetimedonna]

Obviously using different sources that Jim Gerughty at NRO.

[dubyain04jebin08and12]

Good for this. I doubt if its true, because the MSM would be screaming about it, but it will motivate the heck of the base.

[ArmyBratCutie]

ewwwwwwwwwwwwww if elected he'll show Fla what "LOVE IS LIKE" for the next four years......
I guess Edwards and Kerry will french kiss on air if they win Fla....

[Perdogg]

This is freaking me out!

[cohokie]

not sure if there sources are the most accurate ... NRO has Bush up in FL early voting ...

[Puppage]

Among 16 percent of Florida voters who said they had cast early ballots

Sheesh, take it easy, will ya?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Among 16 percent of Florida voters who said they had cast early ballots, Kerry received 56 percent of those compared to Bush's 39 percent.

Which means in reality only 28% voted for Kerry.

[Paradox]

I would totally expect this to be the case here in FLA. The Democrats are scared that their votes wont get counted, or that they will be disenfranchised by some mechanism on Election day. There is that paranoia here. Don't let this early voting fool you.

[Pitiricus]

From http://www.nationalreview.com/kerry/kerryspot.asp

"I heard, once again, from an individual “familiar with internal discussions within the Bush campaign.” A lot of folks want to know who this source is and are suspicious of campaign leaks. Let’s say this information is what big cheeses in GOP circles are saying to middle cheeses in GOP circles.

Why is info given to me (and Kathryn)? I suspect that in some GOP circles, Kerry Spot and NRO are seen as a good way to reach the Bush base voters who are plugged into the Internet, keeping up with the news, etc. I think the info gets thrown my way to make sure the base isn't being panicked by the Kerry spin from some corners the mainstream media...

So here’s the news for today.

Among early and absentee votes cast already, Bush has huge lead in FL, bigger than his advantage in Florida in 2000..."

[MattinNJ]

September 22, 2004-Stealth DU'er?

[nelibeli]

Not to worry. The haters and the geezers are out of the way now. The silent majority will rise up on Tuesday.

[nelibeli]

Not to worry. The haters and the geezers are out of the way now. The silent majority will rise up on Tuesday.

[Tennessean4Bush]

On Kerryspot, Bush team is very confident they are way up in early/absentee voting in FL. Believe they will wind up with a 100,000 vote advantage.

http://www.nationalreview.com/kerry/kerryspot.asp

[CatOwner]

"I doubt if its true, because the MSM would be screaming about it, but it will motivate the heck of the base.

I think that's the point, unless the Bush campaign has once again, like in 2000, screwed up in their prediction of Florida. Could explain why Cheney's in Hawaii. They need the EVs.