Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 | 7:38 a.m.
That is, the GOP has sliced into the Democratic lead in the most populous county, almost halving it if both early and mail ballots are tallied:
Here are the raw numbers after Day One:
Early voting: Democrats (8,062), Republicans (6,468), rest (2,536)
Absentees to date: Democrats (4,008), Republicans (3,758), rest (1,172)
Totals: Democrats (12,070), Republicans (10,226), rest (3,708)
So what do these numbers mean?
Actual registration in Clark: 46 percent Democrats, 33 percent Republicans
Early and absentees after first day: 46 percent Democrats, 39 percent Republicans -- Just early numbers: 47-38.
So Democrats are holding their registration numbers, but Republicans turned out 6 percent above theirs.
This is the trend to watch, perhaps a good measurement of the enthusiasm gap.
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