By James Lovett
Looks like it will be a sunny election day in Oklahoma, but voter turnout will depend on the weather in several states.
Weather.com has a great election day weather page that includes current forecasts for swing states Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Florida. It doesn’t look like there will be any major blizzards the candidates will have to worry about, but rain in certain parts of some states could have some kind of effect.
Take Virginia for example, a state Bush won in 2004. A recent CNN poll has Obama leading by double digits. But in eastern parts of Virginia, where cities like Norfolk and Chesapeake went for Kerry in 2004, they have an 80% chance of rain on Tuesday. If more McCain voters turn out in western and central parts of the state, the race could be much closer than the polls currently have it.
James Lovett, a junior from Norman, writes for the Arts &Entertainment section of The Oklahoma Daily and hosts a radio program on the WiRe, 1710 AM, from 10 to midnight every Tuesday.