NY NEWS: First time Voters Registering in Record Breaking Numbers!

[jillan]

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http://latestnews5.com/index.php/2016/04/12/first-time-voters-in-new-york-registered-in-record-breaking-numbers/

While the registration period for voters in the state of New York has now passed, the surge of last minute registers seems to bode well for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

In the 10 day period between March 10th and 20th, close to 41,000 new voters, energized by a platform that many of them can relate to, took the next step in getting involved with the political process. Nearly half of those have never voted before, a Demographic that Sanders has dominated by large margins in states all over the country that have already voted.



The 20,000 first-time voters that registered in New York is an “unprecedented surge” of voter interest according to officials in that state. The delegate rich state of New York votes on April 19 and is a key part of the campaign for Bernie Sanders and another chance for him to make up ground in the fight for pledged delegates.

New York’s online registration system saw close to 14,000 people register on Friday March 18, which set a one-day record. Registrations closed on March 25 and no numbers are available yet for that day but the push to get people registered was picking up even more steam leading up to the 25th.

A first-time voter is an almost guaranteed vote for Bernie Sanders.

http://latestnews5.com/index.php/2016/04/12/first-time-voters-in-new-york-registered-in-record-breaking-numbers/

Woot!!!!

[Merryland]

1. I also heard that there's a huge drop in early voting

which could hurt Clinton.

[jillan]

3. Woot!

[geek tragedy]

4. So now early voting is bad?

Not a good look.

[jillan]

7. No not at all. But I am on team Bernie & I want him to win. That's all.

[MFM008]

31. How about team DEMOCRAT

or is Sanders to new to being a democrat?

[jillan]

34. That comes after the primary. Peace.

[Lizzie Poppet]

49. For a fairly significant minority of posters here...

...the "Democrat" label is irrelevant. We're progressive independents, not Democrats. We're happy to vote for Democratic Party candidates...when they espouse and promote progressive values. If, on the other hand, they're basically "Republican Lite," then the "D" behind their name is meaningless.

[JonLeibowitz]

25. The right to early voting is GOOD. Those who choose to evaluate candidates more thoroughly

are also making a commendable decision.

No contradiction at all.

[geek tragedy]

26. As noted below, NY is only absentee and they

count them 9 days later.

Those who don't live here are in for a 'treat' on Tuesday.

[JonLeibowitz]

29. Then I fail to see your point, but that is often the case, so meh.

[hrmjustin]

5. We don't have early voting here except absentee.

[geek tragedy]

6. Which don't get counted until 10 days after the election, right? nt

[hrmjustin]

8. The law says 9 days except in special elections they can count earlier.

Hate that rule.

[JI7]

11. i wonder if the Clinton Campaign put less effort into early voting for NY

because they assume she will win either way. they put a lot into getting people to vote early in other places.

[SheilaT]

22. New York doesn't have early voting.

[thereismore]

36. True dat! nt

[senz]

37. This is great news --

thank you!

[dchill]

2. Thanks!

I expected as much. Glad it's being reported!

[appalachiablue]

21. !! GO NEW YORK & GOTV! :)

[Fawke Em]

9. Must be why that MSNBC "reporter" couldn't find any young person in that line

who wasn't registered to vote.

[jillan]

10. Oh - you gave me a great idea. Going to send this link to Kasie on twitter.

and mention that.

@kasie if you're on twitter.

She is such a stick in the mud when it comes to Bernie, she deserves it.

[JonLeibowitz]

27. Great idea! Done!!

"Perhaps this is why @kasie couldn't find any unregistered young Sanders supporters when she went fishing for a story"

[senz]

38. It makes me ill that they're sabotaging him.

[ViseGrip]

12. And the sander's surge makes another push....

[FreakinDJ]

13. 55000 ?? California had over 500,000 First Time Registrations

I would expect many more from New York

Hope its not being tampered with

[Kalidurga]

14. Yeah, but that isn't counting on all the people that have registered in the last 9 mos

My guess is there have been a whole bunch of people registering since July.

[appalachiablue]

18. Go NEW YORK, 8 Days to GOTV! I Have All Faith. Have a cookie, keep your strength up!

[Kalidurga]

20. I think I will have a cookie

Those are too pretty to eat. And my favorite is oatmeal anyway. So I will make a batch thinking of the great things to come in NY.

[JudyM]

50. Just 7 now, including Election Day.

We need to work harder!

[appalachiablue]

52. GOTV New York!! Big Crunch Time NOW.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

15. You gotta remember, we have almost 40 million in CA.

So 55K in NY is a yuuugggee amount, believe dat!!!

[MattP]

16. None of those people can vote in the primary

Oct 9 was cut off but the genral cut off was late march

[Skink]

19. I thought that was for people switching parties

Not first time registrants

[DLnyc]

45. yes, for switching, not for first time.

We registered and/or helped to switch a lot before the October date, too.

[Skink]

47. We are counting on you.

Thanks. This is going all the way to California now.

[DLnyc]

48. If everyone pitches in, we can win it!

(IMHO)

[Bob41213]

55. Good news.

Was worried about that Oct date myself.

[SheilaT]

23. Yes, last October was the cutoff for change of registration

if you were already registered.

For new voters it was March 25.

[slipslidingaway]

30. People worked very hard to register first time voters in NY before the late March deadline ...

the people who were already registered needed to switch affiliations BEFORE the first Dem debate!

Have to love our party for scheduling the first debate 9 weeks after the Repubs and after the deadline to switch party affiliation in NY.

[appalachiablue]

17. Go NEW YORK and GOTV, 8 Days To Go!! And have some cookies :)

[BigBearJohn]

24. HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORAY!!!!

[leftcoastmountains]

28. I thought it was October, I'm glad I got that wrong!

I guess October deadline was for switching parties. I like the comment at the end of the article.

In previous election cycles, the DNC and Democrats in general, made getting new people into the system part of the battle cry but not this year and most people know why. A first-time voter is an almost guaranteed vote for Bernie Sanders.

[slipslidingaway]

32. We did not want new people, just vote for name recognition, in 2008 NY voted in Feb ...

which made the October date a little more tolerable.

[Mike__M]

44. Close those tent flaps dammit

It's getting too crowded in here

[2banon]

33. outstanding!

[pacalo]

35. Impressive!

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However, I hope they won't feel disenfranchised & cheated if/when Hillary's superdelegates nullify their votes.

It's not a good first impression of how the party operates.

[senz]

39. That is what someone said last night. If it's true, it's horrible.

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1707792

[senz]

40. Vote your native son, New York, not your carpet bagged politician.

Remember, if some other state had had an easy Senate seat available in 2000, she'd have been living there.

[lonestarnot]

41. Go Bernie go!

[anotherproletariat]

42. My sister, myself and two of my roommates are among this 14,000...but we're all voting for Hil

I think the increased interest in the election in general has helped drive registration on all sides.

[jillan]

46. That's good too. its all about November.

[Betty Karlson]

43. Debbie and Hillary must be sh*tting their pants.

Or are shenanigans being planned?

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

51. That's because Hillary's campaign has been vigorously working to sign up new and unengaged voters

[LonePirate]

53. For reference, there were 1.86M votes in the 2008 NY Dem primary.

[jillan]

54. That's good to know. It will be interesting to see how many people come out on Tuesday.