Posted on 08/31/2016 9:06:00 AM PDT by Ravi
8/31/16: R-226,235 active voters D-226,130 active voters
8/31/12: R-222,472 active voters D-225,583 active voters
(Excerpt) Read more at votepinellas.com ...
FYI
You da man. Thank you
The George Soros’ voter fraud army thanks you for your detailed analysis...
Here’s Jefferson County: 8/31/12: D-6216 active voters; R-2367 active voters.
8/31/16: D-5766 active voters; R-2670 active voters.
Another favorable comparison
This is good stuff. Any huge changes for active voters or registrations?
Ha!
No but my one caveat are these NPA voters (No Party Affiliation): are they truly independent or are they closet D’s or R’s. I’m not entirely sure. 60% of these active NPA voters in FL usually vote and there has been a large increase in these voters relative to D and R voters compared to 2012.
Volusia County 8/31/12: D-124,000 active voters; R-113,000 active voters.
8/1/16: D-125,000 active voters; R-123,400 active voters.
Another favorable comparison
Lets hope a lot of those Pinellas democrats vote for Trump
Not the old fuddies who think he’s “rude” but maybe the real thinkers
I live in Pinellas, and I can tell you that Pinellas is more red than you think. The problem is that most of the people who would vote red don’t go to the polls. We are actively trying to get more people to the polls, and yesterday’s primary vote tells me it’s working.
Voter turnout was incredible yesterday. By some accounts it was as high as 25% which is unheard of in a primary. Sadly, David Jolly still won in district 13 despite one Hell of a good guy in his challenger Mark Bircher.
I spoke to some of the blue hairs at my local precinct yesterday. Several of them were enthusiastic about Trump.
You have correctly identified that a state as large and diverse as Florida (#3 nationally) is controlled by the counties along the I-4 corridor - from Tampa to Daytona including Orlando. North Florida is very blue. South Florida is just as red. It all comes down to the little strip in the middle.
I would be very curious to see the effect on the state and national elections if we went to elections based on Congressional districts rather than the winner-take-all system we have in most states, Nebraska and Maine being the exceptions. This would dramatically alter the calculus of winning the electoral college vote, but level the playing field in ways that would make all votes more meaningful. As it is now, Republican voters in California and New York have no voice. Similarly, Democrats in Texas and Wyoming, to name just a few examples. I am very aware that this would require acquiescence of the individual states. Your thoughts, please.
Pinellas has about 153,000 registered independent voters (registered as party choice = none). Last figures I saw for Fla. was Trump was up 44% to 30% among independents statewide. If that figure holds to election day then the odds look good for Trump.
It is a shame that my vote in Texas is unnecessary but the solution I’m not sure I have a great answer.
Also independents vary county to county. Based on 2008 and 2012, registered independents seem to fall right down the middle as far as I can tell or lean slightly left.
And the last county (Monroe)
8/31/12: D-16,833; R-18,769
8/31/16: D-17,325; R-20,342
One last favorable comparison
I took a few moments to go back through the FEC archives to check for myself. The bottom line in that we would have had President Romney in 2012 (by 11 electoral votes). That being said, the chances of this ever happening are zero.
How about we disband the federal govt, let the states be sovereign and purchases any services they want from any source they want instead of being forced to purchase from the current federal govt?
Just a thought ...
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