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Year of Trump helps Republicans close voter gap with Democrats in Florida
Miami Herald ^

Posted on 08/16/2016 5:55:16 PM PDT by ameribbean expat

TALLAHASSEE Republicans have seen a surge in registered voters in Florida since the start of the year, cutting the Democrats’ overall advantage to the thinnest in state history and giving Donald Trump’s presidential campaign more reason to be hopeful.

Since January, the number of registered voters in Florida has jumped by 377,000 with nearly 60 percent of that within the Republican ranks — a sign that Trump is drawing voters to the party, his campaign argues. Democrats now have a 259,000-vote edge over Republicans — only half of what it was four years ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; 2016swingstates; fl2016
"You are what the numbers say you are"...Bill Parcels. No way all those people are registering GOP to vote for Hillary.
1 posted on 08/16/2016 5:55:16 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat

of course not. That should be obvious.

Trump will take Florida.


2 posted on 08/16/2016 5:57:13 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: ameribbean expat

That is a very good sign.


3 posted on 08/16/2016 5:57:43 PM PDT by Parley Baer (")
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To: ameribbean expat

..look at how little Obama beat Romney in 2012—no way Trump loses FL...


4 posted on 08/16/2016 5:59:14 PM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: WalterSkinner

Only caveat is that since 2012 half of Puerto Rico, particularly the young, has moved to Florida.


5 posted on 08/16/2016 6:01:24 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: Parley Baer

I’m worried about PA & OH.

I think FL is a win.


6 posted on 08/16/2016 6:02:01 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: WalterSkinner

That is good news and the fact that Obama made Florida blue by such a small amount is even better news. No way does Hillary have NEAR the excitement that Obama had.


7 posted on 08/16/2016 6:04:37 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: ameribbean expat

.. a concern for sure...


8 posted on 08/16/2016 6:05:31 PM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: Col Frank Slade

I am concerned about Pennsylvania, too...but then I thought...if Hitlery is winning so big in Pennsylvania, why the heck is she campaigning in Scranton with Plugs Biden??

She isn’t convinced Pennsylvania is in the bag.


9 posted on 08/16/2016 6:07:12 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: ameribbean expat

This is what I posted on a micro level a couple of weeks ago in regards to Pinellas and Palm Beach County, FL.


10 posted on 08/16/2016 6:07:31 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: ameribbean expat

The hidden vote will win the day.


11 posted on 08/16/2016 6:11:14 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Col Frank Slade

..looking at the states Obama won in 2012 by less than 5 points, it is not unrealistic to believe Trump can outperform Romney with that spread. That inludes OH,VA and FL—PA was slightly over 5...


12 posted on 08/16/2016 6:15:53 PM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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He has to overcome the dead voters in Philly.


13 posted on 08/16/2016 6:19:40 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: ameribbean expat

The stoopid crooked bitch is going down...HARD! Cue the Drudge report ...


14 posted on 08/16/2016 6:27:30 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (FU Klintoons)
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To: WalterSkinner

Minion lost by under 400,000 votes in five states. In OH and FL alone, he lost by 340,000. That’s one mid-sized city.


15 posted on 08/16/2016 8:06:44 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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