Just as more than 11 percent of registered voters, I have cast my ballot already.

President George W. Bush spoke here in central Florida recently. I couldn’t attend (to atone for missing him at Unity), but felt civic, so I voted. It was the second day of early voting here in Florida.

Narrowing down an opinion here is difficult. I’m now off the table, so to speak. If I weren’t a journalist, I could put this divisive election behind me. That feels good – like I suddenly have de facto armor to deflect the landslide of ads presented to Joe Floridian over the last two months.

Now, candidates wage a winless war in my mailbox and on my television set. Presumably, the RNC and DNC have raided the voter registrations for addresses. I moved to this state just 18 months ago, and I still rarely get unexpected mail addressed to me.

Early voting has pluses. Single mothers and the elderly, for instance, stand to benefit from a wide voting window. That window here spreads the election over two weeks.

Still, as a regular voter, I do feel a bit out of phase. I’ve read several Associated Press and The New York Times stories quoting early voters, but none have delved into the psychology vis-a-vis other elections. Most of them, like me, fit into the “eager” voter category. Do they feel relieved to have settle the election for themselves, or is it anticlimactic?

Either way, I look forward to Nov. 2. Working an election charges news-hounds like myself.