Some Stats on Indiana-Will someone please explain something to me:

[mod mom]

FIRST THE STATS:

Indiana population in 2006=6,313,520
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 25.0%

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html

*2008 Registered Voters:
4,318,995

http://www.in.gov/sos/


2004 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana
George W. Bush
Richard Cheney
Republican
1,479,438
59.94%

John Kerry
John Edwards
Democratic
969,011
39.26%


http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&year=2004&fips=18

Persons over 18 = 4,735140 (75% OF POPULATION)

% of population over 18 registered to vote= 91.2% (4,318,995/4,735,140)

39.26% Dems X 4,318,995 registered voters = 1,695,637 Dems


OK HERE'S MY QUESTIONS:

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT 91.2% OF VOTING AGE PERSONS ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE?

SEEING THAT INDIANA WAS DEEP RED IN 2004, WHY IS IT'S SIGNIFICANCE BEING SO LAUDED? IS IT EXPECTED TO SEE A SEA CHANGE?

[MarjorieG]

1. We have 1mil purged voters, Many in NW AA Obama area.

Each state has database problems. We need to check before/around September, after pollbooks/purging done.

[karynnj]

10. NW Indiana is home to some of the crookest Democratic machines

in the country. For instance, East Chicago had a machine that made Daley's in Chicago look clean. At one time, there were two Democrats running for office - both indicted (one may have been convicted - it was a long time ago and i knew this just from relatives) and a Republican running for mayor. The 2 Democrats came in one and two.

It very well may be that they were doing some long overdue cleanup on the voting records. Now, while it is always of concern that this not be a means of disenfranchising anyone - I seriously doubt that is the case. Even if the party machine in East Chicago or other twons there are supporting HRC, taking a huge number of legitimate voters off the rolls because they are likely Obama supporters is against their own interest - which I can assure you is there first concern. The Obama voters are among the key Democratic voters thay count on in every election.

[minnesota_liberal]

2. Don't try to make sense of Indiana

It all starts with their time zones. Part Eastern, part Central, some places recognizing Daylight Savings Time, some not.

Why should anything else about it make sense?

[mod mom]

3. Sure sounds like some screwed up voter rolls.

[chascarrillo]

5. Roffle!

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Coming from Ohio, I can sympathize, at least to a degree. The rural midwest gets a bit bizarre.

[saltpoint]

4. It's big news this time around because a nominee is undecided.

Ordinarily Indiana primaries are after-the-fact primaries. Usually the nominee is already apparent by the time Indiana rolls around in early May.

In the past, California's primary was even later -- in June.

Everything's a jumble this cycle, though, and as it happens, Indiana and North Carolina are more important than they've been in ages.

Indiana has not been this interesting as a primary venue since 1968, when Favorite Son Gov. Roger Brannigan lost to liberal Catholic Easterner Robert F. Kennedy.

It was not a happy spring / early summer for the United States in 1968.

The other reason -- as an adjunct to the first one -- is that in Indiana different constituencies are sharply drawn. For years the brave and blazing Julia Carson represented her district, while just over the way, idiot Republican Steve Buyer represents his. Muncie and Anderson are reeling. Noblesville is stronger than ever. Bloomington is the big university Obama town. Family farms have given way to agribusiness conglomerates. Dick Lugar, who appears to be in a coma most of the time these days, ran unopposed for his Senate race last time. Unopposed. Evan Bayh, only faintly his father's son, has won more state-wide races than any other Indiana Democrat for multiple offices -- Sec. of State, Governor, and U. S. Senator.

Indianapolis doesn't get much street cred, but it's the nation's 12th largest city.

News outlets -- screen and newsbox both -- plus radio -- have something hot on their hands for a change. Political junkies are eating it up because they like watching the alignments form and break apart and re-form somewhere else.

There's also a gubernatorial primary in Indiana this time, as Democrats select a nominee to challenge the Bush-loyal and always-revolting Mitch Daniels.

The moonlight is shining bright tonight along the Wabash.

[Tatiana]

6. I think we have an opportunity to make some inroads into Indiana.

They'll still vote Repuke, but I think folks have really got a wake up call this time and for the downticket races, they will vote with their pocketbooks.

[saltpoint]

7. Hi, Tatiana. I hope that's true. That gubernatorial race is a sizzler,

isn't it?

Agree with you on the down-ballot races turning on pocketbook priorities.

[Tatiana]

9. Howdy!

There is something about Jill Long Thompson that I really like. Schellinger's poise is also attractive. Indiana voters will have a tough decision to make. In a lot of ways that gubernatorial race sorta mirrors our national primary, LOL.

[mod mom]

8. Will GOP cross-overs attempt to effect not only the Presidential nominee but the

gubernatorial candidate as well? or are there other GOP races that will keep them voting Republican?