"Has the Obama surge begun? Nearly 40 percent of early votes cast by African-Americans
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 08:31 AM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As of Monday, 135,412 ballots had been cast in Georgia for the Nov. 4 general election, whether by absentee or early in-person voting.
Nearly 40 percent of those voters — 53,160 — have been African-American, according to the office of Secretary of State Karen Handel.
It is this kind of intensity, driven by the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, that has worried Georgia Republicans and stirred the hopes of Democrats in the state."
