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Republicans Gain Ground on Dems in Voter Registration in Key States

Real Clear Politics / AP ^ | September 14, 2016 | Hope Yen

Posted on by FenwickBabbitt

Republicans have gained ground on Democrats in registering voters in three battleground states and kept their razor-thin advantage in Iowa - encouraging news for Donald Trump eight weeks before Election Day....

IOWA

Iowa is a bright spot for Trump among battleground states, with Republicans now holding an edge of 19,000 total registered voters over Democrats, 691,000 to 672,000. While independents are the most numerous at 755,000, much of the state's Republican establishment has rallied around Trump....

FLORIDA

Both campaigns have heavily targeted Florida, but Democrats have seen their advantage shrink to 258,000 active voters - down from 535,000 in 2012. Overall, Democrats declined to 4.69 million compared to a 4 percent rise for Republicans to 4.4 million, driven by Republican gains among white voters. Registered "no party" independents jumped 13 percent to 2.9 million....

NORTH CAROLINA

Democrats hold a clear registration advantage in North Carolina, but the gap has narrowed....Democrats hold a lead of about 645,000 voters. That's down from an advantage of 818,000 in 2012....

WEST...

Boosted by rapid Latino growth, Colorado saw an increase in registered Democrats since 2012, compared to a 1.5 percent decline for Republicans. That allowed Colorado Democrats to surpass Republicans earlier this year for the first time in more than 20 years. For 2016, the state will conduct all-mail balloting, believed to slightly favor Democrats.

In Nevada, where Trump is competing hard, Democrats maintained their advantage, but Republicans have narrowed the gap.

And in Arizona, traditionally a Republican state, the picture was mixed. Republicans grew at a faster pace, but the biggest jump was among independents, to 1.4 million. Republicans hold a registration edge of about 159,000, although an influx of Hispanic voters and third-party interest have given Democrats hope....



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Registration patterns look good everywhere except for Colorado.



To: FenwickBabbitt

already posted



To: Ravi

Was it under a different title? I searched for it twice and quickly skimmed over all the articles posted here today before I posted it.



To: FenwickBabbitt

“GOP gains ground...” front page news



To: Ravi

OK, thanks. I guess Real Clear changed “GOP” to “Republicans” and screwed up my title search. Sorry about that.



To: FenwickBabbitt

Just from a different source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3469255/posts Compared to the hourly postings of identical stories that happens frequently, definitely no need to be defensive.



by 6 posted onby jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")

To: jjotto

Sorry if I sounded defensive. I didn’t mean to. I just wanted to make it clear that I did check before posting. That’s all. I actually felt grateful to Ravi for letting me know.



To: FenwickBabbitt





by 8 posted onby Baynative (Freedom; the dream of every human, the birth right of every American.)

To: FenwickBabbitt

Don't let it bug ya. A notable story can use a second posting so people see it. If it becomes a nuisance the mods will kill it or add a link.



by 9 posted onby Baynative (Freedom; the dream of every human, the birth right of every American.)

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