Posted on 05/30/2011 11:20:29 AM PDT by barmag25
WASHINGTON — In 2008, Barack Obama tapped into a record of nearly 15 million voters who cast ballots for the first time, a surge in registration that may be difficult to replicate next year.
Recent voter registration data show that Democrats have lost ground in key states that Obama carried in 2008, an early warning siren for the president's re-election campaign. While Republican numbers have also dipped in some states, the drop in the Democrats' ranks highlights the importance of the Obama campaign's volunteer base and the challenge they could have of registering new voters.
"When you look back at 2008 there has to be a recognition that it was a historic election, a historic candidate, a historic moment in time and potentially some type of a ceiling — I'm not sure there is ever a hard ceiling — in terms of voter registration," said Democratic strategist Chris Lehane. He said the political map in 2012 will likely look more like it did going into the close contests of 2000 and 2004, which hinged on swing states like Florida and Ohio, respectively, than in 2008, when Obama won traditionally Republican states like Indiana and North Carolina.
Obama will have to re-ignite the passions of some Democrats who had high hopes going into his presidency and may be ambivalent about him now. Several states with Republican governors have tried to reduce the number of early voting days and required photo IDs, a move that Democrats say will disenfranchise poor and minority voters. Polls have shown some political independents drifting away from Obama since 2008, meaning Democrats need to register and turn out more Hispanic and black voters, college students and women.
While Democratic registrations ballooned prior to the 2008 election, the numbers have declined in several important states, including:
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I don't doubt all the little ACORNS (or whatever they call them now) will be out with stacks of registration forms, poring over death notices, watching zombie movies for inspiration, and getting the ballots punched in advance...
I could go on forever about this, etc.
Its gonna get harder and harder to drag those crack ho’s out of the gutter to register this time around. They have wised up that Barry is not going to pay for their crack.
You mean the illegals who got Reid the victory last year were registered??
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