ANALYSIS    AIR DATE: Sept. 26, 2012

Candidates Push Early Voting on Campaign Trail

SUMMARY

Though Election Day is nearly six weeks away, some voters have already cast their ballots. Thirty-five states have early voting or no-excuse absentee voting. Gwen Ifill talks to George Mason University's Michael McDonald for more on the process of early voting and its potential impact on the 2012 election.

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