VOTER PREDICAMENT: For many people, the question this year isn't just which presidential candidate to vote for, it's when. The race is so unsettled that today's champ can be tomorrow's chump.
ACROSS THE NATION: California, for example, is one of more than 20 states voting on Feb. 5. But people have been able to vote in California by mail since early January. At least 32 states allow some form of no-excuse early voting, according to electionline.org.
CANDIDATE'S PREFERENCE: Any vote that a candidate can secure early is precious, particularly when so many states are voting at once and campaigns are stretched thin.
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