[Prospero]

Strictly speaking, "Early Voting" hasn't started in North Carolina yet. Absentee ballots are now available, but the far more important "One-Stop" balloting doesn't start for another few weeks.

But, I don't want to toss any cold water on this report. Despite Democrat fantasies about carrying North Carolina this year, it ain't gonna happen. Obama carried NC in '08 by a slim margin, and there are significant demographic trends in their favor over the coming decade, but this year belongs the Republicans, up and down the ballot.

[gswilder]

This is probably a good indicator of voter enthusiasm.