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[PA] More Republicans switching affiliation
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Mar 26, 2007 02:39am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Centre Daily Times (PA) |
| News Date | Sunday, March 25, 2007 08:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Centre Daily Times article.
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"Spangler, Mussi and Sperling aren't alone. They joined a growing number of people in Centre County and across the state who have left the Republicans for the Democrats as the war in Iraq grinds on and the nation's political leaders argue fiercely over what to do about it.
Centre County Republicans hold a 44 percent to 38 percent registration advantage over Democrats, and some Democrats have become Republicans in the year's first 13 weeks. But more than twice as many Republicans have become Democrats.
From Jan. 1 to March 15, for example, a total of 70 Centre County residents switched from one of the two major parties to the other. Forty-eight Republicans became Democrats -- Spangler, Mussi and Sperling among them -- while 22 Democrats became Republicans, county records show.
Voters also move in and out of minor parties and no-affiliation status, and their names get purged from registration rolls when they die or don't vote. The overall outcome of this flux shows a movement toward the Democratic Party. Between Jan. 1, 2006, and March 27, 2006, the Democratic Party in Centre County added 157 registered voters to its ranks and the Republican Party added 39. And during roughly the same time period this year -- from Jan. 8 to March 19 -- the Democrats added 42 voters and the Republicans lost 55.
The bigger the county, the bigger the shift. In southeastern Pennsylvania's Montgomery County, Democratic registration increased by more than 1,900 voters from Nov. 7, 2006, to March 14, while Republican registration fell by more than 1,300, state records show.
Statewide, Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 580,208 in November 2004. By March 14, less than two weeks ago, that difference had widened by more than 16,000 voters, according to records from the Department of State."
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