Democrats' voter-registration effort swamps GOP's

[Baitball Blogger]

Since the Republican Legislature passed laws last year to regulate groups that independently register voters in Florida, Democrats have swamped Republicans in registering new voters.

State elections data show that, through Sept. 24, the Florida Democratic Party had registered more than 230,741 new voters since the laws went into effect July 1, 2011. Republicans had turned in just 46,373 new voter registrations during that time.

Still, both parties are bucking a strong tide against them. In the past four years, the number of voters registered "No Party Affiliation" — the principal category for unaligned voters — has increased by 282,000. That compares with a 73,000 increase in the number of registered Republicans and an actual decline of 140,000 in registered Democrats

Overall, the state of Florida reports 11.4 million registered voters — up 200,000 from 2008, the year of the previous presidential election — as elections supervisors prepare to close the voter rolls Oct. 9.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-voter-registration-groups-20121002,0,4132429.story

[AndyTiedye]

1. Are Democrats Really Losing Ground in Florida, Or…

Still, both parties are bucking a strong tide against them. In the past four years, the number of voters registered "No Party Affiliation" — the principal category for unaligned voters — has increased by 282,000. That compares with a 73,000 increase in the number of registered Republicans and an actual decline of 140,000 in registered Democrats

That is a huge decline in Democratic registrations, but is it real? Did Sproul's organization have anything to do with it?


Also, are some Dems changing to "unaffiliated" to avoid being purged from the voting rolls?