825,983 people have already voted in Georgia

[Citizen Jane]

source: http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/earlyvotingstats08.htm


CNN reports that 2.2 million have voted early nationwide meaning that almost 38% of early voters are in Georgia.

According to some people's analyses of the numbers, Obama should be up:

http://xcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-leads-in-georgia-early-voting.html

"According to a Survey USA poll from Georgia, 18% of the sample (of 547 likely voters) had ALREADY voted. Amongst those voters, Obama leads by 52%-46%. (Note: the margin is closer between the Senate candidates in Georgia, with Democratic challenger Jim Martin leading GOP incumbent Saxby Chambliss by 48%-44% among those who've already voted.) It will be interesting to see how this plays out. While McCain had a lead among "likely voters" who haven't yet voted, we'd say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If something on the order of 30-40% of Georgia voters vote early and Obama keeps a lead of six points, McCain will have quite a deficit to make up on election day.
Similarly, in Iowa, Survey USA reported a couple days ago that 14% of the voters in its sample there had already voted. Among those voters, Obama has an overwhelming lead, 65%-31%.
We'll keep digging around for data on this subject--let us know if you have any other good leads or come across a cogent analysis."

I'm a Georgia resident and I am optimistic!