Regarding “‘Hope and Change' falls flat here” (ScissorTales, Feb. 4): 42 percent — 116,000 — of the 279,000 who voted in Oklahoma County in the 2008 election voted for Barack Obama. Our “big league” city is attempting to attract urban dwellers from beyond our red borders, many coming from more progressive areas of our country, and their numbers are increasing. Our city is home to a large minority population, 45.1 percent and growing, made up of 17.2 percent Hispanic, 15.1 percent African American, American Indian, Asian, etc. Our diversification is more than evident.

Democrats are conducting voter registration drives between now and Election Day in November. As a result of a drive on a recent Sunday, 80 new Democrats have been added to the rolls.

It's difficult to determine an exact time when progressives will outnumber conservatives here in Oklahoma City, but it's safe to say that we're getting there!

Susan McCann, Edmond