Democrats have edge in Fla. registered voters

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

By JESSICA GRESKO
Associated Press Writer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Democrats now have a more than 600,000-person advantage in registered voters over Republicans, nearly double the gap between the two parties' registered voters since the last presidential election.


Voter registration closed in Florida on Oct. 6, but the final numbers of voters eligible to cast a ballot in the November election were released Sunday.

Democrats held a lead in registered voters during the last presidential election in 2004, when Florida voters chose Republican President George W. Bush. Since then, however, Democrats have added more than two and a half times the number of new voters to the rolls than Republicans have. Democrats increased their numbers by approximately 461,000 registered voters while Republicans increased their registered voters by approximately 172,000.

Republicans now have 4,064,301 registered voters and Democrats have 4,722,076, according to the Florida Division of Elections, giving Democrats an edge of roughly 658,000 registered voters.

In 2004, the state had 3,892,492 registered Republicans and 4,261,249 registered Democrats, for a gap of 369,000.



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[bluestateguy]

1. I wonder how many of them are old fart Dixiecrats up in the Panhandle

nt

[David__77]

5. A lot.

Not just in the panhandle either. But, as time goes on, the quality of the Florida Democrats' composition improves. We win new registrants, and right-wing old type Democrats become Republicans or we lose them through attrition.

[zelta gaisma]

2. Once Twice...

Having the most votes didn't help in 2000... It didn't help is 2004... Will it help this election? Am I being overly paranoid? I hope to hell I am. What can we do to GUARANTEE the GOP won't be able to steal the election AGAIN?

[4lbs]

3. However, having several hundred thousand more voters in Florida over 2000 and 2004 will mean that

the impact of election fraud and people screwing up with the butterfly ballots will be much less.

Also, more people in Florida are for Obama this year than for Kerry in 2004 and Gore in 2000. Sarah Palin actually drew people away from McCain and towards Obama, in Florida.

[ExPatLeftist]

4. This is why they have to purge voter rolls and we have to be vigilant. n/t

[qwlauren35]

6. I wish I thought it mattered.

I cannot see us winning Florida, even with a 20% lead in the polls. The state is simply too corrupt... and too EXPERIENCED in stealing elections.

There's going to come a point where worn out, tired Democrats are going to stop voting because it's impossible to beat a rigged election.