Afternoon Florida Round-Up

[jaboobyville]

It's just past 2:00 here in Florida, and there are still no major election snafus to report. I'm sure there are plenty of other Floridians crossing their fingers and hoping to avoid a 2000 recount redux. So far, so good!

Here's a round-up of voting updates from around the state.

In south Florida, polls are busy, but the Miami Herald reports that 1 in

Comments

[credendovides]

Do be clear, fivethirtyeight.com's percent isn't directly related to the polling advantage. It is a statistic of how many times their simulation gave the state to Obama. The simulation is, of course, based on past history and current polling.

[jaboobyville]

Good point. That's not a poll number, it's a probability that's created by a simulation that accounts for lots of polling data. I found it noteworthy, because it moved from 67% Obama to 73% Obama today.

Looks Like Republican Spin Cycle Is All Washed Up

[zeitgeistbuzz]

One of the highlight’s of McCain’s convention speech included the gem, “Washington isn’t for the special insiders or moneyed lobbyists

[celtickath]

I'm in Atlanta & spent about an hour calling Miami. Many had already voted. Thanks for the update!