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The New York Times writes, “With as many as one-third of voters expected to cast their ballots before Election Day, preliminary data from several key battleground states show more Democrats than Republicans have voted early. While the information should</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579014</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:22:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579014</guid><dc:creator>LoOK</dc:creator><description>Turn out is looking great for the Democrats, and this is only early voting. I can only imagine what it's going to be like on November 4th. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Check out the latest post:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://lastofourkind.blogspot.com"&gt;http://lastofourkind.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579018</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:22:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579018</guid><dc:creator>the Pajama Pundit</dc:creator><description>The New York Times notes how the McCain campaign is trying to keep in the Keystone State in play. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;*******************************************************&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If that is the case, then the McCain camp has a lot of work to do. &amp;nbsp;Obama has at least a 5-point lead in PA right now...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://thepajamapundit.com/"&gt;http://thepajamapundit.com/&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579037</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:24:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579037</guid><dc:creator>pat huntington ny</dc:creator><description>Two questions arise from this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1. In view of the early voting, is it safe to assume there will not be any exit polling predictions based on who votes on election day, since so many have or will have already voted before then?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;2. How safe and secure are these early votes from manipulation? &amp;nbsp;I fear this is a bigger issue than most realize. &amp;nbsp;We already see voting problems and its not even election day! &amp;nbsp;What the heck is going on!!!!</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579070</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:29:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579070</guid><dc:creator>jawillie, Philadelphia, PA.</dc:creator><description>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;PENNSYLVANIA: The New York Times notes how the McCain campaign is trying to keep in the Keystone State in play. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;==========&lt;br&gt;Please, Obama, send someone here. &amp;nbsp;McCain/Palin have invaded our state and you can hardly breath the polution from the BU--SH-- they're slinging.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama/Biden '08!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://jawillie.blog.com"&gt;http://jawillie.blog.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579085</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:30:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579085</guid><dc:creator>Mia in Miami</dc:creator><description>Are the people gonna hear more about the GOP stealing the election like we heard about ACORN? This is serious and the people need to make the MSM like (CNN and MSNBC) be more responsible and inform the public about these types of issues instead of nonsense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There is a repeat of the 2000 and 2004 voter suppression and purging of registrations going on in this election. If the MSM don't report and put and end to the madness Obama is going to lose. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Have your say people and make the MSM report about it. Kieth and Rachel has already started the crusade.</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579099</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579099</guid><dc:creator>T, Brownsburg, IN</dc:creator><description>Here's one registered Republican in Indiana who voted for Obama! &amp;nbsp;Please make a note of it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;G'Obama Go!</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579124</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:35:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579124</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Just have to love the early voting that's favoring Obama. &amp;nbsp;All the battleground states are red turning a nice shade of True Blue. &amp;nbsp;Let's hope that all battlegroiund states go blue and give Obama a massive mandate to change the direction of this once great country that has been wrecked by he worst president in history.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Go Obama/Biden 08/12!</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579146</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:37:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579146</guid><dc:creator>Kim, MN</dc:creator><description>Another good tip for voters: If you cannot vote yet in your state yet, take the precautions in advance to make sure you are set to vote on November 4th, and those around you are too!! &amp;nbsp;(ID's, correct addresses, everything matches, etc). &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(They should make it so everyone gets a ticket like the one you get when you play the lottery or something as proof of one voting).</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579147</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:37:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579147</guid><dc:creator>Charro</dc:creator><description>ACORN is in more trouble now. That's Obama's little cheating machine.</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579163</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:40:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579163</guid><dc:creator>Erik, Mechanicsburg, PA</dc:creator><description>&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;quot;The New York Times notes how the McCain campaign is trying to keep in the Keystone State in play.&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The more money he can waste here, the less he'll spend fighting a potentially-winnable battle somewhere else.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So keep spending here, John! &amp;nbsp;You can win Pennsylvania. &amp;nbsp;*chuckle*&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579164</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:40:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579164</guid><dc:creator>ken, punta gorda, fl</dc:creator><description>am i missing something here? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;you stated: In Florida, however, Republicans appear to hold the upper hand&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;but only a few lines later in regards to florida:&lt;br&gt;The first returns from early voting Monday showed that 56 percent of the 153,262 voters who cast ballots across the state were Democrats, compared with Republicans' 28 percent.</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579167</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:40:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579167</guid><dc:creator>ge`pa</dc:creator><description>mccain is counting on the racists in pennsylvania to vote for him. &amp;nbsp;that's why he is playing the race card, and throwing so much dirt on Obama. &amp;nbsp;It just goes to show how low maccain can go just to win. &amp;nbsp;He knows how bad the race issues are in this country &amp;amp; he keeps throwing wood on the fire. &amp;nbsp;He thinks Pennsylvania has a lot of racists, &amp;nbsp;but he is mistaken.</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579193</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:45:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579193</guid><dc:creator>Class Warrior, D.C.</dc:creator><description>I think early voters are hoping their votes won't be tampered with by the RNC, but I agree with the poster who said that early voting may in fact leave these votes MORE vulnerable to manipulationo, since there are more steps between the ballot and its tabulation. Mail fraud means nothing to someone determined to undermine democracy.</description></item><item><title>Battleground: More on early voting</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/22/1578964.aspx#1579197</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:46:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1579197</guid><dc:creator>Ron Indiana</dc:creator><description>As Chuck Todd commented yesterday, McCain has no ground game. &amp;nbsp;Obama nation is not resting (trust me on this one) their GOTV is a machine in full gear. It's got to be worth a percentage point or two. The Hispanic vote in Flordia will go Obama. &amp;nbsp;With the McCain wants to cut 1.3 trillion in Medicare, the senior citizens will split more favorable to Obama. &amp;nbsp;The college cammpuses will Rock. Assuming no voting fraud, Flordia will be in the Obama column on Nov. 4th. </description></item></channel></rss>