PEOPLE...LOOK at the numbers...just a refresher

[1corona4u]

Registered voters in U.S. appear to be shifting away from Republicans

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"I think nationally and here, people are kind of tired of the way this administration has been conducting the policies of this country," said Pat Waak, chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party.

Yet while an unpopular war, a faltering economy and a president held in low esteem have certainly combined to hurt the Republican Party, Democrats are also benefiting from demographic changes, including the rise in the number of younger voters and the urbanization of suburbs, which has resulted in a different political flavor there, voting and campaign experts said. The party has also been helped by a recent willingness to run more pragmatic candidates, who have helped make the party more appealing to a broader swath of the electorate.

Among the 26 states with registration data, the share who have signed on with Democrats has risen in 15 states since 2004, and the percentage for Republicans has risen in six, according to state data. The number of registered Democrats fell in 11 states, compared with 20 states where Republican registration numbers fell. In the 26 states and the District of Columbia where registration data were available, the total number of registered Democrats increased by 214,656, while the number of Republicans fell by 1,407,971.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/america/voters.php




We just have to get people to show up! That's all we need to do.

[Captain Hilts]

1. GWB is the BEST thing to happen to the Democratic Party in a long time. nt

[jgraz]

2. We need to do much more than get people to show up

We need to make sure that they are actually allowed to vote.

We need to make sure that their votes are properly recorded.

We need to make sure that those recorded votes are properly counted.


People will show up -- just like they did in 2004. The real question is whether it will matter if they do.