I gather there a lot of people who loathe Trump, but who aren't keen on Clinton. I suspect the Wiener connection might have pushed some of them to opt for a third party candidate.

I can see why parties might like the idea of early voting, but I'm surprised that so many people choose to do it.

I think they've got the right idea in some countries where they have people playing music at polling stations, and treat it as a bit of a fun event. I think that would probably even be illegal in drab countries like ours.