Depends on the 2008 date. Apples to apples. But WTF? If Obama is “only” down 40% it’s a crushing defeat.
Not trying to be argumentative, just saying that those numbers (6,000 ‘in-persons’) were from the deputy director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections as of Oct 15th, and that the gap may be a lot less now. Is there any way to get the most recent info on ‘in-person’ numbers from the county itself?
Beeson Ohio memo notes 55% of early vote has come from precincts Kasich won in 2010. 45% from Strickland