Americans race to the polls in Germany

[Kellanved]

BERLIN - With just days left in the race for the White House, America's leading political parties in Germany have reported a three to four-fold surge in the numbers of people registering to vote.

Of the estimated more than seven million Americans living abroad, about 250,000 are thought to live in Germany, including about 50,000 working with the military.

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The surge in voter interest in the US election started out as "an anti-Bush feeling", Downey said. "Now it has become pro-Kerry."

Moreover, the Democrats say they have detected a shift in political allegiances among US troops stationed in Germany away from the Republican Party as a result of how the White House has waged the war in Iraq.

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[German-Lefty]

1. I voted already :-), but my buddy didn't get his ballot from Georgia

I'm tring to get him to fill out an OFWAB. Georgia isn't a battle ground state. Isn't that the state where they have that turncoat Zell Miller, who may as well be a republican?

Maybe I should have gotten involved with Democrats abroad here in Germany.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Just another reason for optimism