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Democrats hold the registration advantage over Republicans in four of six battleground states that will play a key role in the presidential election, even as Republicans and independents have recorded larger net gains since late 2008, data compiled by Bloomberg shows.
Democrats have the edge over Republicans in Florida, Iowa, Nevada and North Carolina. In Colorado and New Hampshire, Republicans outnumber Democrats, according to the analysis of state data. Three other battlegrounds -- Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin -- don’t report registration statistics by party.
“We have largely preserved the huge gains we built in 2007 and 2008 and increased our advantage in some areas, out- registering Republicans in every single battleground state in each of the past three months,” said Adam Fetcher, a spokesman for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
The number of people signing up as independents is growing faster than those for either party as national polls show dissatisfaction with both sides.
Independent voters collectively grew by about 764,000 in the six states reviewed. Republicans have added almost 195,000 voters in those states since the 2008 presidential election -- boosted in part by a competitive primary campaign this year in which Mitt Romney emerged as the nominee -- while Democrats saw a net decline of about 258,000.
Continue reading here: Democrats Keep Voter Registration Lead in 4 Key States - Bloomberg
Democrats have the edge over Republicans in Florida, Iowa, Nevada and North Carolina. In Colorado and New Hampshire, Republicans outnumber Democrats, according to the analysis of state data. Three other battlegrounds -- Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin -- don’t report registration statistics by party.
“We have largely preserved the huge gains we built in 2007 and 2008 and increased our advantage in some areas, out- registering Republicans in every single battleground state in each of the past three months,” said Adam Fetcher, a spokesman for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
The number of people signing up as independents is growing faster than those for either party as national polls show dissatisfaction with both sides.
Independent voters collectively grew by about 764,000 in the six states reviewed. Republicans have added almost 195,000 voters in those states since the 2008 presidential election -- boosted in part by a competitive primary campaign this year in which Mitt Romney emerged as the nominee -- while Democrats saw a net decline of about 258,000.
Continue reading here: Democrats Keep Voter Registration Lead in 4 Key States - Bloomberg