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Re:Tell HN: If there is one shocker on election night, it's ... by breck on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @11:57AM (#353598)
I don't see how this is surprising at all. If you were given 20 days to vote and people voted randomly then you would expect about 95% of voters to have voted before today. Given that voting is an important thing that you probably don't want to procrastinate, I expect more than 95% of people would have already voted. On the contrary it is probably habitual to wait til the big day, but I wouldn't read too much into that number.
Re:Tell HN: If there is one shocker on election night, it's ... by tptacek on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @12:41PM (#353643)
Votes aren't uninformly distributed. Most people vote on election day.
Re:Tell HN: If there is one shocker on election night, it's ... by transburgh on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @01:49PM (#353715)
Not all states provide early voting. The vast majority of votes will be cast today.