Popeye
Well-Known Member
Just a little more confirmation of what we've been hearing throuout the primary season. Obviously it's not known how these new Democrats will actually vote but it's encouraging news nonetheless.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/us/politics/05flip.html?hp
In several states, including the traditional battlegrounds of Nevada and Iowa, Democrats have surprised their own party officials with significant gains in registration. In both of those states, there are now more registered Democrats than Republicans, a flip from 2004. No states have switched to the Republicans over the same period, according to data from 26 of the 29 states in which voters register by party. (Three of the states did not have complete data.)
In six states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, the Democratic piece of the registration pie grew more than three percentage points, while the Republican share declined.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/us/politics/05flip.html?hp