Tuesday marks the deadline to register to vote in the November 6 election in Florida, and Obama supporters say they're making a strong effort in the days before that deadline. Obama for American National Communications Director Brent Colburn said Monday afternoon that on one day last week the campaign registered 10,415 people to be exact.
That news came on the same day that the Republican Party of Florida announced their lead over the Democrats in absentee ballot request and returns, though it's notable for not being as large a lead as in past election years.
GOP voters requested four percent more absentee ballots than Democrats, and have returned 7 percent more ballots.
Florida
AB Requests:
REP 855,344 (43.40%, +4.43)
DEM 767,968 (38.97%)
AB Returns:
REP 12,323 (45.54%, +7.51)
DEM 10,289 (38.03%)
This article appears in Oct 4-10, 2012.