Kerry, Dean aside. The huge story is the TURNOUT!!!

[loudnclear]

If this portends the coming election...we win hands down and the landslide is in our favor.

Remember Rush predicting a landslide for Bush in 2000? I do. Par for the pundit course.

[wtmusic]

1. Good point

Rove and the RNC have good reason to be wetting their drawers.

[Lisa0825]

2. Yes, that is HUGE news!!!!

I heard there was a 55% increase in caucus goers, and the increase was almost totally due to people who had NEVER been to a caucus before. THIS is the kind of turnout we really need in the GE.

No matter who wins the nomination, I will always believe that Dean's candidacy shook up the race and the electorate enough to be the biggest factor in this increase. I will always be proud of having been a part of this.

[HFishbine]

5. If I'm not mistaken

I think there was a 100% increase in turnout in Iowa over the 2000 turnout.

[oasis]

3. We all have to do our bit and register people to vote. Get shut-ins

and elderly folks request forms for absentee ballots.

[SheilaT]

4. The other side of this is

the number of people who voted for W who say they will not vote for him again. Not all of them will vote for the eventual Democratic nominee, but if they stay home it will help us.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. yup

I think Republican voter turnout is going to be VERY low in 2004. I think a lot of 'average joe' republicans are going to be too pissed off at Bush to vote for him and too prideful to vote Dem.

I think they'll just sit this race out.

[adadem]

7. I agree with you

100%. The Republicans around here where I live are pissed.

[seaglass]

8. This means to me that there a huge number of people

are NOT asleep at the switch. While they may disagree about who is the best candidate, they agree that Bush has to go.

:bounce:

[MoonRiver]

9. And the explanation for this turnout is Democrats outrage over *

Dean galvanized a lot of it, but people were already mad as hell. That's why most voters say electability is the most important factor. ABB wins the day.

[creativelcro]

10. OF COURSE, for those who have cried Rove manipulation

up to this point, please, don't give up now... This is still Rove manipulation, no ? Let's see, make the Dems feel like the prize is in the bag already... :evilgrin:

[mmonk]

11. Yes

a larger more motivated electorate in the primaries bodes well for dems in a general election.