UPDATED COLORADO EARLY VOTE NUMBERS AS OF 10/31: MCCAIN LEADS BY 3

As of 4:19PM 10/31/2008

Ballots Returned by Mail or Early Vote BY PARTY ID ONLY.
Dems 488,575 37.6%

Reps 465,869 35.9%

Ind 336,511 25.9%

Among mail in ballots Republicans have returned 64.9% of all the mail in's they requested

Democrats have returned 63.3% of the mail in ballots they requested

Unaffiliateds have returned 54.3% of the mail in ballots they requested.

Assuming 92% of Republicans support McCain, 86% of Dems Support Obama and Indies split evenly, the PROJECTED vote totals thus far look like this:

McCain - 665255 51.5%

Obama - 625698 48.5%