# Some insights from early voting in Georgia...

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**Created:** [September 30, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-insights-from-early-voting-in-georgia/465921 "2008-09-30T21:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-insights-from-early-voting-in-georgia/465921/1 "2008-09-30T21:06:52Z")

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[From the AJC…](http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2008/09/30/wmaz_poll_chambliss_and_martin.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab)

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> …Republican John McCain, who had held a 16-point lead two weeks ago, is now polling 52 percent, with Democrat Barack Obama at 44 percent.
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> … **Among the 9% of Georgia voters who say they have already voted, Obama leads by 29 points; among those who have not yet voted, McCain leads by 12.**

Pretty stunning enthusiasm gap there. I think this bodes well for Obama in Southern states where the race is closer, like Virginia, Florida and North Carolina.

One wonders if McCain voters will have the heart to even show up. Or whether they’re more likely to turn away if they see a long line on election day, or if it happens to be raining.