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This could turn the tide for Clark in New Mexico as Kerry was running at around 8% when most of the absentee voting took place. Last night on the news they interviewed two people who had voted absentee for Clark and Dean and now are considering Kerry but it's too late.
It looks like absentee voting could be 50% of the final total. Kerry will have a lot of ground to cover to catch up. He could take third if it's close. I have absolutely no idea what will happen. I think Clark could upset here. Dean's numbers are too low now.
*** CAUCUS NUMBERS
Estimated number of registered Democrats statewide: 481,000
Absentee ballots requested: 29,822, or 6 percent
Number of requests rejected because voters were not registered Democrats: About 500
Total number of absentee ballots turned in 24,000.
Total number of Democrats expected to vote in the caucus: About 48,100, or 10 percent
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