Election day is five weeks away, but voters already are casting ballots
There may be more debates ahead and countless more campaign rallies and television ads to air. But their impact on the electorate will diminish with each passing day; early voting has already begun.
More than a dozen states already are collecting ballots either through absentee votes by mail or in-person early voting, and there could be some early clues as to the outcome.
A database maintained by University of Florida professor Michael McDonald in conjunction with the Associated Press Election Research Group finds that 96,024 votes have been cast nationwide.
_ Tribune Washington Bureau
