Early Voting in Florida: Youth Turnout Up 50%

Here's another update on youth early voting/absentee turnout in Florida. You may recall that state newspapers were reporting that youth were underperforming. Well, the Young Democrats continue to check turnout against the voter file and here's what they're showing:

2008 Early Voting: 627,398 (so far)
2004 Early Voting: 419,664 (total)

That's more than a 50% increase over the last cycle . . . I'm still waiting for all the numbers to be in before I count my chickens, but this is not too shabby. And it is a far cry from what the media is reporting.