Harry Reid did not stick his neck out for nothing......

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17. Don't know about the early voting thing

I don't think early voting is very key element as far as stategy is concerned. Very few "undecided" voters are going to participate in early voting--they'll almost all vote on election day and presumably make up their minds once they have their ballots. Those who have made up their minds and are willing to commit (vote) early are simply not likely to change their minds--they are the respective bases.

If they have a bombshell, dropping it next week is plenty early to get any fence-sitters to notice--it also could help depress turnout for the repugs if it is damaging/disheartening enough. It could help further energize our base. Those are the two keys to this election--voter turnout and a small number of undecideds who mostly are waiting to see who screws up before election day.