Why 2008 will be a year for North Carolina Democrats
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
By Staff
Tom Campbell
You don’t have to be a meteorologist to forecast what appears likely in North Carolina’s elections. There are many indications that state Democrats may enjoy big victories at the polls November 4th.
For starters, elections officials report huge increases in numbers registering to vote. Some 257,000 have been added to the rolls since January, 51,000 of them since the May primaries. Of that number 145,000 registered as Democrats, while only 17,000 listed the Republican Party, an eight to one registration advantage for Democrats. 95,000 registered as Unaffiliated. Who are these people? We are told many are young and African Americans registering for the first time. It is a safe assumption many have registered to vote for Barack Obama.
We now have 5.9 million registered voters and Bob Hall of the watchdog group Democracy North Carolina is advising local officials to expect a large turnout and long lines, recommending more polling sites for early voting and more polling staff on Election Day. The record turnout of two million in the May primaries would certainly signal heightened voter interest. (more…)
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