President Obama intends to take a break from a marathon blitz of swing states today to cast an early ballot in his home town of Chicago, making him the first sitting president to cast his ballot before Election Day.
"I'm going to do some early voting in Chicago [later today]," Obama told supporters at a rally in Tampa, Fla., this morning. "I can't tell you who I'm voting for. It's a secret ballot. But Michelle says she voted for me."
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Obama hopes his early voting will set an example for supporters to follow. The campaign is committing an unprecedented amount of rhetorical and tactical resources to getting votes banked before polls officially open in 12 days.
A new ad released today is meant to remind Democrats how close an election can be by looking back at the 2000 Florida recount, which George W. Bush won by 537 votes. Florida gave Bush the electoral votes he needed to win the presidency.
"So this year if you're thinking that your vote doesn't count, that it won't matter," a narrator says. "Well, back then there were probably 537 people who felt the same way. Make your voice heard."
In Tampa's Hillsborough County, the largest in Florida's "I-4 Corridor," the campaign has been pushing a
"I'm going to do some early voting in Chicago [later today]," Obama told supporters at a rally in Tampa, Fla., this morning. "I can't tell you who I'm voting for. It's a secret ballot. But Michelle says she voted for me."
See Full Infographic of Post-Debate Travels Here
Obama hopes his early voting will set an example for supporters to follow. The campaign is committing an unprecedented amount of rhetorical and tactical resources to getting votes banked before polls officially open in 12 days.
A new ad released today is meant to remind Democrats how close an election can be by looking back at the 2000 Florida recount, which George W. Bush won by 537 votes. Florida gave Bush the electoral votes he needed to win the presidency.
"So this year if you're thinking that your vote doesn't count, that it won't matter," a narrator says. "Well, back then there were probably 537 people who felt the same way. Make your voice heard."
In Tampa's Hillsborough County, the largest in Florida's "I-4 Corridor," the campaign has been pushing a