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  GOP has gained momentum in Iowa since absentee ballots available
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Last EditedScott³  Oct 16, 2012 09:45pm
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AuthorJennifer Jacobs
News DateWednesday, October 17, 2012 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0
Description"For weeks, the Obama campaign has gone all out to trumpet the Democrats’ lead in early voting in Iowa, but the GOP has gained momentum since absentee ballots became available.

Republican voters’ requests for ballots have eclipsed the Democrats for 10 straight days, significantly shrinking President Barack Obama’s advantage, according to state records through Oct. 12.

Obama campaign aides note that they’re running the biggest early-vote effort Iowa has ever seen, almost doubling the number of absentee ballots cast for their side at this point four years ago.

Twenty-five days out from Election Day in 2008, the number of votes cast by Iowa Democrats was about 54,500. This year, about 115,000 had been cast.

But campaign aides for Republican Mitt Romney say they have a much different strategy than the Democrats — and it’s going so well they’re cautiously confident it will mean Romney will carry Iowa on Nov. 6.

“As of right now, the momentum is ours,” said David Kochel, Romney’s Iowa consultant."
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