 | Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry listens as he is introduced at a rally in Orlando, Florida October 18, 2004. click to open  |
 | Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry speaks to voters and supporters in Orlando, Florida October 18, 2004. U.S. President George W. Bush arrogantly ignored the advice of his top generals about the need for more equipment to fight the war in Iraq, Democrat John Kerry said on Monday. At an early rally, the senator from Massachusetts seized on remarks published in The Washington Post by the former top U.S. commander in Iraq complaining last winter to the Pentagon that a poor supply situation was threatening the Army's ability to fight. click to open  |
 | Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry shakes hands with supporters at a rally in Orlando, Florida October 18, 2004. The appearance was on the first day of voting as Florida's early-voting law took effect. Kerry made numerous appearances in the pivotal state. click to open  |
 | Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry takes the stage at a campaign stop in West Palm Beach, Florida October 18, 2004, the first day of early voting in Florida. click to open  |
 | Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry waves to the crowd at a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida October 18, 2004. Sen. Kerry and President George W. Bush traded sharp accusations over Iraq and the war on terror on Monday, with Bush condemning Kerry's 'strategy of retreat' and Kerry saying the administration's Iraq policy had been 'hijacked by ideologues.' click to open  |
 | A voter (R) shows a poll worker where he lives on a precinct map at a polling place for early voting in the Boulder County Courthouse in Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2004. More than two dozen states offer 'no excuse' early voting by either mail or in person, meaning voters do not have to give a reason. Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Colorado started today. click to open  |
 | A voter carries her ballot to a booth at the polling place for early voting in the Boulder County Courthouse in Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2004. More than two dozen states offer 'no excuse' early voting by either mail or in person, meaning voters do not have to give a reason. Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Colorado started today. click to open  |
 | Voters line up at the polling place for early voting in the Boulder County Courthouse in Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2004. More than two dozen states offer 'no excuse' early voting by either mail or in person, meaning voters do not have to give a reason. Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Colorado started today. click to open  |
 | Lori Tantillo, holds her five-month-old daughter Jessica, as she marks her ballot at the Supervisor of Elections Office for Orange County in Orlando, Florida October 18, 2004. Florida's early-voting law allows residents to cast their ballots up to 15 days prior to Election Day. Votes will be counted following closing of the polls on November 2. click to open  |
 | Prospective voters line up in a public library in Orlando, Florida, October 18, 2004. Florida's early-voting law allows residents to cast their ballots up to 15 days prior to Election Day. Votes will be counted following closing of the polls on November 2. click to open  |