My source in the Obama Gary headquarters, Regina Cossey, said the turnout has been huge in Lake County and Gary, especially with early voting.
At 3 p.m., she expected the lines only to get longer. Polls there closed at 6 p.m. — 20 minutes ago.
Obama’s chances in Indiana?
“I am very optimistic. There is no doubt it’s a very tough road in Indiana. Indiana’s as red as it gets,” Cossey said. “We are very optimistic because there has been large voter turnout.”
So far, with few urban counties and only 9 percent in, McCain is holding onto a thin lead in Indiana. 131,400 to 129,100.
She said polling went off smoothly, but at least in one precinct in west Gary, the Concord Commons, several voters turned up who were registered in the computer, but not in the local precinct book.
