Black turnout rises in early voting in the South
Early voting data from North Carolina Georgia Louisiana Florida and Virginia show blacks composing substantial shares of voters. In NC about 31 percent of early voters are black though they are 21 percent of the population. Georgia sees about 36 percent black participation. Democrats lead in early voting margins in NC and Florida while Louisiana also shows strong black turnout.
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McCain Says Obama Says Anything to Win in Florida
McCain accuses Obama of saying anything to get elected during a Florida bus tour aimed at preventing a Democratic swing in the state. He cites a claimed work requirement added to a 10 percent universal mortgage credit, while an Obama aide defends the plan as always including a work element. An Obama spokesman denounces the attacks as dishonest and reiterates the tax credits target workers.
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Possible Election Day nightmares loom over Bush Obama race
Election Day nears and memory of 2000 prompts warnings of polling glitches and close contests possibly delaying results. A hypothetical electoral college tie could force the House to decide the winner, with Obama and McCain each at 269 if certain states split. Wyoming could swing. Long lines and legal challenges loom in key states. The Florida 2000 episode and Supreme Court ruling remain reference points.
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Obama shifts to offense on taxes in Indianapolis rally
Barack Obama, addressing 35,000 in a downtown Indianapolis park, attacked John McCain for favoring corporate tax cuts he said would ship jobs overseas. He linked rising unemployment and manufacturing job losses in Indiana to Republican economic policies. McCain supporters criticized Obama’s tax plan as welfare and socialist redistribution.
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