Will Native Americans make a difference in the next election?

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Apparently the parties think so. And the Native American community seems to be gearing up to make a difference. Will the pukes manage to "make the pie higher" or are Native Americans in general more comfortable in our tent?

http://www.indiancountry.com/article/1081185397
American Indians Get Out The Vote
Denver Pow wow attendees get registered

Posted: April 05, 2004 - 1:14pm EST
by: Brenda Norrell / Southwest Staff Reporter / Indian Country Today

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"So, with our vote in the key battleground states this fall, we are prepared to elect the next President of the United States, and with our growing numbers I believe we can decide the outcome of the election. That is why we have finally caught the attention of both the Democratic and Republican parties."

Hall said during the winter session, there was a record list of Administration and Congressional officials meeting with American Indian leaders. He also pointed out that political experts agree that the key states that will determine the outcome of the election include 10 states with Indian tribes, some of them with significant Native populations.

These states include Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, Maine and Florida. In the 2000 Presidential elections, the margin of victory for President Bush or Vice President Gore was less than 4 percent in each of these states, excluding Arizona.

For some, such as New Mexico, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon and Florida, the margin of victory was in the thousands and in two cases, in the hundreds.

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