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  • May 2008

    • Crucial Election Inspires 3.5M to Sign Up to Vote

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Crucial Election Inspires 3.5M to Sign Up to Vote

      Despite claims of an exhausting race, voter registration is officially lifting off this year, with an AP survey reporting that over 3.5 million new voters have signed up. Detailed data are only available from a few states, the AP reports, but what there is suggests that registration is particularly high for African Americans and women. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Kathleen Sebelius  • voter registration

    • Hispanic Dems Could Make GOP Nervous in Fla.

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 5, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Hispanic Dems Could Make GOP Nervous in Fla.

      Registered Democrats will take a lead among a crucial demographic for the first time this week: Hispanic Floridians. The GOP has lost ground in its traditional stronghold for the last 2 years, and its slide might give the Democrats a shot at the critical state and its 27 electoral votes in November, Politico reports. National Dems had largely been ready to cede, but now, "They absolutely need to be in Florida," says the state chair. More »

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      Democrats  • Republicans  • Florida  • Democratic voters  • Republican voters  • Hispanics  • voter registration  • Florida voting

  • April 2008

    • Democratic Voters Flock to Register

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 28, 08 2:29 PM CDT

      Democratic Voters Flock to Register

      Democrats are attracting new voters in record numbers, even as the GOP's ranks dip or remain flat. In the seven states that most recently held primaries, more than 1 million new voters registered as Democrats; North Carolina and Indiana have seen triple the Democratic enrollment they did before the 2004 primaries. The Washington Post pays a call on some North Carolina newbies. More »

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      election 2008  • Democratic Party  • Indiana primary  • North Carolina primary  • voter registration

    • Obama's General Election Plan: Sign Up Voters

      newser  |  Politico  |  Apr 2, 08 2:34 PM CDT

      Obama's General Election Plan: Sign Up Voters

      Barack Obama's general-election strategy is to rejigger the electorate in his favor by signing up massive numbers of new voters—mainly young and African-American voters. Suspicious Dems point out that a similar effort failed John Kerry in 2004, but, reports Politico, there's legitimate reason to think Obama might be able to pull it off. More »

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      Barack Obama  • African-American voters  • young voters  • voter registration  • minority vote

  • March 2008

    • Obama Banks on Democratic Converts in Pa.

      newser  |  Politico  |  Mar 14, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Obama Banks on Democratic Converts in Pa.

      Barack Obama has 6 weeks to cut into Hillary Clinton’s lead in Pennsylvania, but only 10 more days to lay the groundwork: Voters must register as members of a party by March 24 to vote in the primary. Independents and Republicans must switch their affiliation to Democratic by then because the April 22 primary is "closed," which favors Clinton. Obama volunteers have been recruiting since long before staffers arrived in January. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • Pennsylvania primary  • African Americans  • independents  • voter registration

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