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An escalating number of voters registering as Democrats is providing evidence that the 2008 election could produce a wave of support for Barack Obama — and trigger a decades-long shift of party allegiance that could affect elections for a generation.
The numbers are ominous for Republicans: Through May, Democratic voter registration in Broward County was up 6.7 percent. Republican registrations grew just 3 percent while independents rose 2.8 percent.
Democrats have posted even greater gains statewide, up 106,508 voters from January through May, compared with 16,686 for the Republicans.
"It's a huge swing," says Marian Johnson, political director for the Florida Chamber of Commerce. "I looked at that and said, 'Wow.'"
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- but they have to vote. how many o them will stand in long lines to cast their ballot?monkeyshine
- That type of analysis is what made the major media of the day print "Dewey Defeats Truman" headlines. In the last presidential election, something like 30 percent of registered voters didn't bother to actually go to the poll. So again, having 50 percent of register voters pick you only produces a majority if all of them vote, which isn't going to happen.
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