http://www.eyeon08.com/2008/01/08/report-from-the-polls/ Covering the 2008 election Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.eyeon08.com/2008/01/08/report-from-the-polls/#comment-42207 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:40:09 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2008/01/08/report-from-the-polls/#comment-42207 [...] News reports and eyewitness accounts suggest extremely (possibly historically) high voter turnout. When projected turnout is compared to the existing electoral rolls, it appears that many independents and previously-nonvoters are participating today. Based on plausible speculation about the identities of these new voters, the high turnout is good news for Obama, McCain, and possibly Ron Paul (who is eager to beat Giuliani, as Congressman Paul and the former NYC Mayor have been involved in a bitter weeks-long argument over the root causes of the 9-11 attacks). [...] […] News reports and eyewitness accounts suggest extremely (possibly historically) high voter turnout. When projected turnout is compared to the existing electoral rolls, it appears that many independents and previously-nonvoters are participating today. Based on plausible speculation about the identities of these new voters, the high turnout is good news for Obama, McCain, and possibly Ron Paul (who is eager to beat Giuliani, as Congressman Paul and the former NYC Mayor have been involved in a bitter weeks-long argument over the root causes of the 9-11 attacks). […]

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