New voters flood upcoming primaries

[Forkboy]

New voters flood upcoming primaries
Democrats' battle lures many from GOP

More than half a million people have registered to vote or switched registrations this year to get their say in upcoming Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Indiana - the latest indication of heavy voter interest and enthusiasm in the 2008 presidential campaign.

As the nomination battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton stretches through the spring, the three states are suddenly at the epicenter of a race that many predicted would be resolved by now. Pennsylvania votes a week from Tuesday; North Carolina and Indiana head to the polls on May 6.

Registrations in all three states - which are competitive between the two senators - have surged this year as it has become clear that voters in those states may well determine the Democratic nominee.

"There's more interest in the primary among the citizens here than any time in the last 40 years," said Edward Carmines, a political scientist at Indiana University.



http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/12/new_voters_flood_upcoming_primaries/

[Zachstar]

1. This is good news for the democratic party!

As if people are getting interested enough to vote they may be paying attention to the viewpoints and there is a a bigger chance they will vote for Obama in the GE!!

This is great news!!