tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post8930748730776564048..comments2024-03-18T07:11:29.068-04:00Comments on Frontloading HQ: Georgia Senate Runoff: Early Voting (Day 2)Josh Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301836432446874997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-74895258255373070122008-11-19T18:40:00.000-05:002008-11-19T18:40:00.000-05:00Jack,I've got some good leads to check out in the ...Jack,<BR/>I've got some good leads to check out in the morning, so hopefully I'll be able to track that data down. If not county-by-county, the day-by-day totals will help us to draw some (admittedly imperfect) comparisons between runoff early voting and general election early voting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-4635188865638419432008-11-19T18:08:00.000-05:002008-11-19T18:08:00.000-05:00Josh,There's no simple way to figure out the perce...Josh,<BR/><BR/>There's no simple way to figure out the percentage of the voting population that was African American in the general election in the counties that have already started voting in the runoff, right? That way we could see the precise dropoff.<BR/><BR/>Scott,<BR/><BR/>I hope you're right.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365194237710177589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-57594497358034325962008-11-19T16:48:00.000-05:002008-11-19T16:48:00.000-05:00It seems to me that there are a couple of common m...It seems to me that there are a couple of common motives to vote before an election:<BR/><BR/>--It's hard for you to vote on election day for some specific reason<BR/><BR/>--You anticipate crazy lines and snafus on election day<BR/><BR/>I'd guess that the second group has a disproportionate number of African-Americans, in part because precincts where they are the majority tend to be less well staffed and have older equipment, and in part because of a distrust of the process.<BR/><BR/>But for a run-off, there's less of a chance of really long lines on election day, so the second reason becomes less important.<BR/><BR/>That could be an explanation for the drop in African-American participation before election day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690577323454357276noreply@blogger.com