Democrats shatter turnout primary season records

[Renew Deal]

(CNN) — Though the fate of the Democratic race to the nomination remains uncertain, one thing is for sure: voters are turning out for the Democratic primaries in number that absolutely shatter previous records — which may be a troubling sign for Republicans looking ahead to the general election.

CNN looked at six states: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Arizona. Even with the votes not fully tallied yet, the turnout numbers are still substantially higher than in the past. Arizona already has nearly 80,000 more voters than it ever had before, with only 67% of the precincts counted.

The Republicans are also experiencing higher turnout in some places, though not nearly on par with the Democrats. For the same states, the numbers are far less dramatic (except in New Jersey, where both parties experienced significant jumps), and are lower in some cases.
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The numbers are here:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/06/democrats-shatter-turnout-primary-season-records/

[demo dutch]

1. Obama or Clinton? Exit Polls say winning issues Economy #1, & Out of Iraq within 1 yr & healthcare

It's going to about the excitement of the Dem side (I really don't think massive amounts of people will tune out, then there are the ones that want out of Iraq, need healthcare and improve the economy. Add the devision on the Repub side.

We'll beat McCain on every issue, so I see a dem in the WH, whether we fight about it right now or not!!!!

[applegrove]

2. The best news of Tsunami Tuesday!

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