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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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party identification stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - As unbelievable as this sounds, given the huge crowds Barack Obama was able to drum up not so long ago, the Democrats could be losing the enthusiasm wars, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. A new poll from Virginia shows that in its upcoming gubernatorial race, 52% of voters will... More »

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health care • Democrats • Virginia • poll numbers • party identification • Nate Silver • Republicans

(Newser) - A new study shows that parents with daughters are more likely to align themselves with left-wing parties, FiveThirtyEight.com reports. Building on earlier research that showed that parents of daughters leaned left on gender issues, sociologists surveyed a nationally representative random sampling of men and women, mostly from Great Britain.... More »

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gender • conservative • gender politics • liberal • daughter • party identification

GOP Voter Enrollment in Sustained Freefall

Year-on-year declines highly uncommon

Aug 5, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disenchanted voters have left Republican Party enrollment in freefall since 2005, with more Americans registering either with the Democrats or no party at all. While changes in party membership are common, a sustained drop like that is remarkable, say psephologists. The shift might have little effect on this year's presidential... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • demographics • voter registration • party identification

ANALYSIS

Electorate Number-Crunching Gives Edge to Obama

Democrats snag larger share of voters than in 2004

Jun 13, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a smaller piece of a bigger pie, Barack Obama holds a 6-point lead over John McCain even though he enjoys less support in his own party than John Kerry did in 2004. A “sharp shift in partisan loyalties” is coming into focus and "could prove the defining... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ronald Reagan • party identification

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