John Harwood of the Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece in today?s edition that looks at how early voting in a number of competitive states, including North Carolina, could influence the presidential election.

A section of the article refers to a study by an industry group that considers target groups of voters who might be induced to use early voting, such as those in ?rapidly changing work situations? including “traveling executives and small-business owners in high-technology areas such as North Carolina?s Research Triangle Park.?

In no-doubt related news, John Kerry will be campaigning in Charlotte on Friday.