NC Dem early vote numbers are slightly down this time, but GOP ones are tanking so far. These tweets might give us an idea of what to expect and it seems Dems might surge ahead very soon since the conditions for the state are very different:
There were 22 sites open day 1 in Meck (Dem-friendly) 2012, just 9 this year on day 1
NC early voting backloaded this year. (first 7 days added per 4th Circuit) Total site hours will be up 13% from 2012 for whole 17-day run.
day 1 early vote subject to adjustment up tomorrow morning due to late reporting counties and later evening hours. 2012 totals were finals