Does early voting help us or hurt us?

[PlanetBev]

Chuck Todd was talking about it tonight on Countdown and I wonder what it's effect is. Wouldn't it be people whose minds are made up and can't be changed?

[RichGirl]

1. I'm voting early.

My mind is made up...nothing under God's green earth could change it.

[texastoast]

2. No, it's more about avoiding lines

Election day in a presidential is just nuts and lots of folks don't have employers who will give them time to stand in line to get to vote.

[blogslut]

3. Early voting is always good

That way there's no long lines.

[PlanetBev]

4. Yeah, that's why I vote absentee

I don't know why people wait in line for hours, when they can just mail it in.

[creeksneakers2]

5. It helps us

Better turnout - Obama does better among when those less likely to vote are included in polls.

No long lines at minority area polling stations.

Obama's fantastic ground organization will have fewer people to have to coax to the polls.

[CitizenPatriot]

6. Early voting in areas where there has been

election fraud as well as those where there may be election fraud is encouraged by Obama campaign for those voters who may be challenged especially (recently registered, blah blah blah).

Report any problems to local Obama campaign office!

[Doremus]

7. The other benefit is that absentee ballots are paper, not ether. n/t