Early Voting started Thursday of last week in Iowa, and experts say that 2 in 5 people will vote early in the swing state. Many people vote early because they will be busy on election day, but some just want to get it out of the way. Both candidates have realized this and acted on it.
President Obama had its "Be The First" push, meaning the campaign got as many voters to vote absentee as possible. This also parallels the Iowa Caucus, as it is the first in the Presidential caucuses. They have been targeting college students and party activists.
The Romney campaign has taken a different approach. They are confident that their main voter base will show up to the polls on Nov. 6, and they are sending out mass mailings that include absentee ballot applications to swing voters. They have also been conducting a large phone and door knocking operation to identify Republicans and get them out to the polls on election day, and to also spread the Conservative message to independent voters.
These different strategies have led to a 5 to 1 ratio of Democrats and Republicans that have requested absentee ballots. Fox News says that, as of last Wednesday, 119,318 Democrats have requested absentee ballots, 24,909 Republicans, and roughly 41,000 independent voters.
As of today, Obama leads Romney 49 to 45. It is still anyone's state, and the race for votes has only started.
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