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The number of black and Hispanic registered voters has fallen sharply since 2008, posing a serious challenge to the Obama campaign in an election that could turn on the participation of minority voters.
Voter rolls typically shrink in non-presidential election years and registrations fell among whites as well, but this is the first time in nearly four decades that the number of registered Hispanics has dropped significantly.
That figure fell 5 percent across the country, to about 11 million, according to the Census Bureau. But in some politically important swing states, the decline among Hispanics, who are considered critical in the 2012 presidential contest, is much higher: just over 28 percent in New Mexico, for example, and about 10 percent in Florida.
It's May. There was no Democratic primary. The minorities and women will show up in November. Romney is toast. Four more years!
No presidential primary but there are plenty of state and local offices to vote for in every party. Regardless of political affiliation it's a shame more people don't vote in primaries as opposed to passively accepting whoever's on the ballot in November.
There has been an attempt at controlling voter fraud in many states and I would say the groups responsible for much of the fraudulent registration have been significantly weakened also. That has had some impact evidently.
There has been an attempt at controlling voter fraud in many states and I would say the groups responsible for much of the fraudulent registration have been significantly weakened also. That has had some impact evidently.
In Pennsylvania, a photo ID is now required. DH and youngest daughter were asked for it when voting in the Republican Primary. (I'm registered Independent). I'll be at the polls this November, along with the minorities and other women, but I won't be voting for Obama.
In Pennsylvania, a photo ID is now required. DH and youngest daughter were asked for it when voting in the Republican Primary. (I'm registered Independent). I'll be at the polls this November, along with the minorities and other women, but I won't be voting for Obama.
There has been an attempt at controlling voter fraud in many states and I would say the groups responsible for much of the fraudulent registration have been significantly weakened also. That has had some impact evidently.
I think the number of motor voters and illegal alien voters are on a downward spiral as well.
You understand that this topic is only going to get more pronounced and unavoidable, right? There might be higher or lower turnout one cycle or the next, but the long term trends are so big that you'd probably have to undo Jacksonian democracy to put the genie back in the bottle - "voter fraud" laws are really only to adjust the numbers around the edges.
Chart: Why Barack Obama wins the youth vote | Saint Petersblog (http://saintpetersblog.com/2012/05/chart-why-barack-obama-wins-the-youth-vote/ - broken link)
I think some of you folks are going to have some pretty harrowing twilight years.
New immigration laws are hurting the hispanic vote.
New voter id laws have the Democrats scared.
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