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[NewJersey]

count me as a supporter

Welcome!

 

[NewJersey]

My head is spinning from the threads today!

 

[angelmav]

Well said Chris Matthews, thanks for the link!

 

[Honu]

My head is spinning from the threads today!

Some I can't decipher what they're even trying to say.

 

[NewJersey]

Well said Chris Matthews, thanks for the link!

No problem!

Some I can't decipher what they're even trying to say.

 

[Honu]

PA Dems set enrollment record

Posted on Mon, Mar. 24, 2008
By PETER JACKSON
Associated Press Writer

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Democratic Party enrollment surged past the 4 million mark Monday, setting a state record on the last day Pennsylvanians had to register to vote in next month's presidential primary.

The figures, which showed modest declines in the ranks of Republicans and independents, reflected intense interest in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and recruitment efforts by both candidates, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.

Since last year's election, which featured races for judicial and municipal offices, the number of Democrats increased by more than 161,000, or more than 4 percent, to at least 4,044,952. No political party in the state had previously reached the 4 million threshold.

Registration in the GOP declined by about 1 percent, to 3,215,478 statewide.

The figures, released by state elections officials, did not include the final hours of voter registration in the state's 67 counties or mailed-in applications, which will count as long as they are postmarked Monday.

The largest percentage gains were concentrated in the Philadelphia suburbs and the state's central region, mostly in counties where Republicans still outnumber Democrats.

Of the more than 8.2 million Pennsylvania voters, more than 120,000 are people who were not previously registered to vote.

With four weeks remaining until the April 22 primary, Clinton retains a strong lead over Obama in Pennsylvania. A Quinnipiac University poll earlier this month showed Clinton favored by 53 percent of likely Democratic voters, and Obama by 41 percent.

The business of registering Pennsylvanians to vote was brisker than ever in many counties on the last day to sign up.

"We had people at the counter long before we opened up" Monday morning, said Joseph Passarella, director of voter services in Montgomery County, which is among the suburban Philadelphia counties that have seen large increases in Democratic enrollment as the nomination battle continues.

Only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote in the primary, which also includes candidates for nominations for the statewide row offices, Congress and the state Legislature.

At the Luzerne County elections office in Wilkes-Barre, Director Leonard Piazza III said the pace Monday was "very brisk," including hundreds of fresh applications dropped off by the Clinton and Obama campaigns.

"This is more like what we see in November" for general elections, he said.

New voters!

 

[NewJersey]

PA Dems set enrollment record



New voters!

Woohoo! I was waiting to see the preliminary numbers so this is great news for the party and probably bodes well for Obama.

 

[NewJersey]

Apparently us Obama supporters have to "will" Obama to victory - funny, I think he's been doing pretty darn well so far; given he's won more states, more delegates, and more votes.

 

[MassJester]

Apparently us Obama supporters have to "will" Obama to victory - funny, I think he's been doing pretty darn well so far; given he's won more states, more delegates, and more votes.

It's true. We are trying to will him to victory...by voting in larger numbers. I think we may be on to something.

 

[NewJersey]

It's true. We are trying to will him to victory...by voting in larger numbers. I think we may be on to something.

Interesting...I don't know if I buy that but maybe I can be convinced with a pie chart of some sort.

 

[Honu]

Apparently us Obama supporters have to "will" Obama to victory - funny, I think he's been doing pretty darn well so far; given he's won more states, more delegates, and more votes.

Obama wins

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

It's true. We are trying to will him to victory...by voting in larger numbers. I think we may be on to something.

Obama's extra sneaky because although he's won 30 contests, no real Democrats live in any of those states, so in a fair and legitimate nomination process, they really shouldn't count 'em. Someone oughta get the DLC working on getting those states stripped of their right to vote next go around. Next election, California alone gets to choose the candidate for the rest of us ingrates...

 

[lilyv]

Obama's extra sneaky because although he's won 30 contests, no real Democrats live in any of those states, so in a fair and legitimate nomination process, they really shouldn't count 'em. Someone oughta get the DLC working on getting those states stripped of their right to vote next go around. Next election, California alone gets to choose the candidate for the rest of us ingrates...

What's wrong with us, anyway? Why do we think Obama should just win legitimately, rather than changing the rules as we see fit? Why are we so hung up on doing things legally, fairly, honestly and with integrity?

Oh-and if you've not stopped by drudge tonight, you should. Someone's big whopper Bosnia trip has hit the headlines...What a picture!

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

What's wrong with us, anyway? Why do we think Obama should just win legitimately, rather than changing the rules as we see fit? Why are we so hung up on doing things legally, fairly, honestly and with integrity?

Apparently, we're too young, affluent, educated, liberal and/or black to understand the realities of winning an election...

 

[lilyv]

Apparently, we're too young, affluent, liberal and/or black to understand the realities of winning an election...

Pass me my latte, will you?

 

[crazyforgoofy]

A very important reason why Barack Obama must be our next president in the link. Be sure to scroll down for the picture.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nico-pitney/a-mosaic-4000-americans_b_93044.html

 

[lilyv]

A very important reason why Barack Obama must be our next president in the link. Be sure to scroll down for the picture.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nico-pitney/a-mosaic-4000-americans_b_93044.html

Usually I'm pretty light hearted, but that link brought me to tears...my heart hurts for those families. God bless them.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Usually I'm pretty light hearted, but that link brought me to tears...my heart hurts for those families. God bless them.

I just noticed my rotten grammar!

 

[lilyv]

I just noticed my rotten grammar!

No worries.

 

[Reflection]

Apparently, we're too young, affluent, educated, liberal and/or black to understand the realities of winning an election...

And don't forget: we live in states that don't really count. Now excuse me while I have a glass of pinot grigio followed by my latte.