means more likely voters i should point out are selfidentifying as republicans. we saw this because of the tea party and the influx of all the new voters in 2010. that is really big news for mitt romney. if i were you i d look at one poll. we ll be here a week from now and i ll be smiling and you ll be frowning. there is more than one gallup poll out there. bill: this is what gallup writes now one of the most respected polling agencies in the country, right we agree on that. yes. bill: despite the hype it does note appear that early voting will have a major impact on the u.s. popular vote or be much more prevalent than it was four years ago. that s because romney leads by 5 nationally. you know how much democrats have pushed this. we ll see if this adds up to anything a weak from today. good hustle andrea, bye-bye. martha: after a wind-fueled fire destroyed more than 80 homes in new york one local lawmaker found that his home was now part of the rubble. up next we ll speak