bill: a heck of a picture, thanks for the valium!er out, and, lilly is doing fine, last report. here's to lilly! bill: thank you, and i'll have another! signed, sealed, delivered before the big day, 32 states allowing early november voting. and early october voting, too, for that matter and fewer than 60% of american voters actually showed up in person at polling places in 2008, now, the same year, more than 17 million across the country, cast an early ballot. in oregon, they do it 100%, by mail-in, it is becoming a way of life, colorado, the mail in vote gains in popularity every year and alicia acuna is live in different. how does it affect -- and i have to think it duoes, how does it affect campaign strategy. >> reporter: it is creating a shift in the allocation of campaign resources. cash, where they are spending it and, for instance, here in colorado, 60% of the registered voters will do it by mail, this year, and, when the secretary of state's office, sends out those mail-in ballots on october 12th, voters that he have option t