Early Vote Edge Goes to Dems

Oct 22, 05:47 PM CST

We’ve been pushing early vote among Democrats, and it seems to be working:

Forty percent of registered voters in (Douglas) county are Republicans, while 39 percent are Democrats, Phipps said. However, more Democrats have been seeking to vote early so far this election, he said.

Of those early ballots requests, 16,500 have been from Democrats, Phipps said, while just more than 12,000 have been from Republicans. About 5,000 have come from independents, he said.

“Well, it’s not surprising, because there is a strong Democratic early vote effort going on out there,” said Steve Achelpohl, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party.

Achelpohl said it’s hard to tell what’s driving the early push by Democrats in the Omaha area.

“It may be a sign of increased Democratic registrations, particularly in Douglas County,” he said. “It may well be a sign of some targeting efforts that are going on in certain state legislative districts.

“I think it’s certainly a function of Obama’s popularity and the excitement caused by his campaign here in the 2nd District.”

To request an early ballot in your county, click here.


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  1. My mother and I voted early on Fri and I was the 29807 person to vote!

    The election office was so packed that people were outside the door and election workers said they were at least a week behind in voter registration and VBM cards.

    This can only bode well for us but I wanted to remind everyone to vote AGAINST the NECRI iniative (anti Affirmative action bill)
    — Robin    Oct 22, 06:22 PM CST #

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