Early Indiana turnout heavy in strong Obama counties!

Early Indiana turnout heavy in strong Obama counties

May 2, 7:21 PM (ET)
By RICK CALLAHAN

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Early voting in Indiana could offer some encouragement to presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who needs a victory in its upcoming primary after a tough few weeks on the campaign trail.

Obama victories in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on May 6 could help him regain momentum in his nomination fight against Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama has been on the defensive because of comments by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, and his own comments about people in small towns growing bitter.

About 20 percent of the 127,000-plus absentee ballots received as of early Friday were cast in three Indiana counties - Marion, Monroe and Lake - that political observers believe Obama is strongly favored to win.

Lake County has a large population of black voters and is in Chicago's shadow. Obama has typically won big among college-age voters, and Monroe County is the home of Indiana University in Bloomington. Obama's campaign sought out IU students with voter registration and early voting drives and a free Dave Matthews concert.

Robert Dion, a professor of American politics at the University of Evansville, said Obama has mounted an innovative campaign that's stressed early voting and his supporters appear more energized than those for Clinton.

"In a close race, modest advantages in organization can yield big results, and if Obama out-organizes the Clinton campaign on these absentee ballots, it would be a great boost to him," Dion said.

Three other Indiana counties - St. Joseph, Vanderburgh and Vigo counties - have amassed more than 20,000 early ballots between them, about 16 percent of the total absentees cast statewide.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080502/D90DQ5CO0.html

Clinton is the one for whom it's a must win. Obama needs a respectable performance but a loss won't be game over for him.

They've been doing this since WI.

edit: +since

thanks.

In any event, maybe if it's blatantly transparent from the exit polls that the only reason Hillary won Indiana was because of Republicans raiding our primary, the media will dismiss it's importance.

but we really need to start fighting John McCain the leave her behind.
She should have stepped down a long time ago, she has not had a chance for some time
and is only hurting our nominee at this point and perhaps that is her plan for 2012.

Thanks.

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