Florida Democrats boast of 'huge gains'

The Florida Democratic Party says 20,119 more Floridians registered as Democrats than Republicans in September and that since the first of the year, the party is up 170,341.

From a FDP release: "According to the Department of State, 72,189 Floridians registered as Democrats while 52,070 people registered as Republicans during the month of September. Between Jan. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2008, 803,909 people have registered to vote, including 360,478 Democrats, 253,294 Independents and NPAs, and 190,137 Republicans.

"Most striking is the net gain numbers, which factor in newly registered voters, party switchers and removes people who are no longer voters in Florida. Since January, the Florida Democratic Party has had a net gain of 415,580 voters, while the Republican Party of Florida has only gained 169,841. This shows that the gap between Democrats and Republicans in Florida has grown by 245,739 voters this year alone."

The RPOF responds below.

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Erin VanSickle:

"It's the same story we hear every year, but can the Democrat turn these voters out? History tells us, 'no they can't.'  Instead of bragging about their voter registration numbers, why wont the Democrat Party talk about Obama's dishonesty with the American people regarding his personal relationship with domestic terrorists like Bill Ayers or his risky plans for the economy?"

Comments

[Count us in too please!]

I respect John McCain for everything he plans to do for us seniors. By handing our retirement benefits over to Wall Street, he will ensure that we contribute to the vibrant new service economy as we re-join the workforce in our golden years. And by cutting our medicare and medicaid, he keeps us from becoming dreaded socialist parasites who would otherwise drag down our economic resurgence. In addition, under his health care plan, we'll probably die 5 years sooner, and thus our worldly posessions will be more quickly recycled into the global free market economy. Hooray for John McCain! He makes seniors a vital part of his economic recovery package!

finally -- a two party system instead of a one party system!

[A young American]

The Republicans have made enemies of an entire generation of Americans.

In 2000, I was a High School sophomore and America was prosperous and at peace. The Republicans have presided over the collapse of our economy, of our middle class, and of our national security.

I am 25 years old, and I will never vote Republican again. I have many friends in the 18-29 cadre -- most of which were John McCain Republicans in 2000 -- who agree with me in this regard.

We are angry. Our elders have betrayed us, and our generation is out for vengeance.

Polling 101 - This weeks assignment: The nFactor at work.

Read and discuss:

"Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American Democrat, in 1982 unexpectedly lost his candidacy for governor of California. His defeat followed voters telling pollsters they prefer a black candidate and then voting the other way.

"In California's primary last Tuesday, Obama lost by a landslide 10 percentage points after a late survey showed him ahead by 13 points and other polls gave him a smaller lead."

For extra credit:
Name 3 of Obama's best friends.

For 10 extra points name an Obama associate that isn't a dirtbag.

[12:34's shadow]

Colin Powell for one. Wesley Clark for another. Governor Richardson.

Unless you're ready to throw proud Veterans under the bus.

Oh yeah, you've done that already.

grow up 12:34 -- your fox news informed brain is lame and tired.

For 10 extra points name one of 12:34's associates that isn't Brian Blair or a TaxWatch board member.

ps David Duke doesn't count.

[12:34's shadow]

Tell me who on the ticket voted against recognizing MLK Day?

go ahead ... be quick about it.

"finally" at 12:33 is obviously pro-democracy and makes an excellent point. But why stop at two parties? Are we listening to all of the best and brightest to lead us out of the mess in which our great and multi-talented nation presently finds itself? We have the brain power of some 300 million people - some of the most educated people in the world - and this is the best political discourse we can come up with in our time of perilous need? We need to be listening to as many smart people as we can. Make your voice heard. Let everyone know you want to hear from ALL the QUALIFIED candidates who have overcome onerous burdens to have their names appear on this year's ballot.Please go here and see what I'm talking about, and then tell ten friends:

http://www.thirdpartyticket.com/

[12:34's shadow]

For fun ... who has voted 28 times against Veterans Benefits .... 28 times

go ahead, let's discuss the "supporter" of our Vets.

[12:34's shadow]

and just for fun ... who sleeps with a known thief and drug abuser?

let's talk about "association" of the worst kind.

Barack Obama is unamerican.

He handed millions to developers in Chicago to build & manage slums. One was Syrian convict Tony Reszko. The slums are still slums.

He worked for 5 years on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge with Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers. Then Ayers hosted a campaign event for his friend, Barack Obama.

He spent 20 years in the Church of his "spiritual advisor", the Minister who married him, baptized his daughters. The Minister who screamed "God Da_n America!" And feels we deserved 9/11 for supporting Israel

Unfit, untrained, Unamerican.

The Rev. Wrhight is a sexist too. And so is Barack. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yOR_srOUI0&NR=1

[12:34]

12:34's shadow - Spot Test: 25 points

Why does MLK day fall on General Robert E. Lee Day?

Keep pluggin away McToady. Your lies are only equaled only by your candidate's newfound irrelevance.

[America]

I am a moderate republican. I intend to vote for Obama.

McCain lost me when he picked his joke of a running mate. If McCain was serious about helping his country then at age 72, he would have picked a more competent Vice President running mate.

12:51 - Spin Test: 25 points

How do you know these obscure inane factoids that you like to post, unless you have somebody's neo-con playbook at your immediate disposal??

HOMELESS 'DRIVEN' TO VOTE OBAMA

CLEVELAND - Volunteers supporting Barack Obama picked up hundreds of people at homeless shelters, soup kitchens and drug-rehab centers and drove them to a polling place yesterday on the last day that Ohioans could register and vote on the same day, almost no questions asked.

The huge effort by a pro-Obama group, Vote Today Ohio, takes advantage of a quirk in the state's elections laws that allows people to register and cast ballots at the same time without having to prove residency.

Republicans have argued that the window could lead to widespread voter fraud because officials wouldn't have an opportunity to verify registration information before ballots were cast.

Among the volunteers were Yori Stadlin and Vivian Lehrer of the Upper West Side, who got married last week and decided to spend their honeymoon shepherding voters to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

Early today, Stadlin's van picked up William Woods, 59, at the soup kitchen of the Bishop Cosgrove Center.

"I never voted before," Woods said, because of a felony conviction that previously barred him from the polls. "Without this service, I would have had no way to get here."

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10062008/news/nationalnews/homeless_driven_to_vote_obama_132395.htm?ic

here here 12:53. I have voted straight republican my entire life but I cannot vote for Palin.

I will still vote straight republican but will leave my presidential choice blank.

12:54 That is why I am the Professor and you are the grasshopper!

Fraud, racial discrimination allegations mar voter registrations

Elections board Director Sally LaSota said the flawed forms are incomplete or contain unreadable handwriting -- similar to hundreds of other forms that ACORN produced prior to this week. She said some ACORN vote canvassers apparently pulled names and addresses from telephone books and forged signatures in Lake County

CROWN POINT | New voter registrations closed Monday in Lake County with possible record-breaking numbers and simmering allegations of fraud and racial discrimination.

Elections board Director Sally LaSota said more than 12,000 voter registration forms are waiting to be processed from recent days before the county knows how many potential voters are ready to cast ballots in the Nov. 4 general election.

http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/2008/10/07/fraud-racial-discrimination-allegations-mar-voter-registrations/

[12:51's shadow]

General Lee and Martin Luther King happen to have the same birthday.

Whereas Lee followed his home state, Virginia, in attempting to succeed from the nation. Hence, why it's not known as his day ... he was a traitor to the nation.

President Lincoln offered him to be a leader in the national armed forces - he refused and in turn, became a traitor to the United States of America.

I bet you think it's okay for the AIP to work so hard to succedd from the nation too? that'd make you a traitor as well.

and not a good supporter of the proud American troops and Veterans.

Why be a coward, even in anonymity? C'mon, don't hold back. You like the nfactor enough, spell it out for all of us here. We can take it.

[12:54's shadow]

As an American voter, who's daddy, brothers, nephews fought so hard to secure my rights as an American ..... I study the facts of each candidate before I vote.

Don't you? Or do you simply buy 30-second ad drivel? Betcha you never kissed a daddy or brother goodbye.

Betcha you never watched for the "black car of death" to arrive at your home.

Betcha you never were handed a folded flag after the heart-rendering shots were fired at your loved-one's memorial.

[12:48's shadow]

and what about those "preachers" who claim that natural disasters are God's "wrath"?

Who do they support? McErratic.

what the heck kind of Sunday School do they teach? Do you attend? and these, men who are supposed to be "men of God". disgusting.

those that live in glass houses shall not throw stones.

[Boca Grande]

Lucky Democrats have all those felon voters too!!

[12:58's shadow]

and that County Commission has done so much for you, huh?

Brian BumbleBee Blair - gotta love this vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP5BBaH1ayk

lying, cheating, schmuck

[12:51]

12:51's shadow

So, you say General Lee is a traitor to the Union.

Was George Washington a traitor to the King of England?

+5 points - select one.

a) Only the rebel who loses is the traitor
b) The traitor is a contrarian and is always wrong.
c) There is nothing to fight for. 'I surrender!'
d) None of the above.

1:20 Don't know why you decided to target me with that comment, but I'll bite. Two in my family fought. What's your point?

[1:32]

simply a reason why I know the facts handily

I've done my research and for good reason.

thank those in your family who have served, and give them a hug if you're able. You never know when you kiss them goodbye if you will again.

Another nephew leaves Sunday. Please say a prayer for all who are serving in this fruitless fight.

[1;31's shadow]

d

It was MY "team" he was fighting for

is the United States of America not your "team"?

[ROP of Florida Response]

Yes, we see the numbers and on paper we got our butts kicked really really really badly, but these people don't really count because we are going to "voter cage" them and manipulate the electronic counting systems so that really . . . those people won't count. So, there!

The best that Erin could come up with is that they always have to listen to the Democrats crow about their registration numbers? Ayers? She is going to bring up the economy? This would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

What she really meant to write was that the ROP of Florida is only working at 50% for McCain because he failed to pick Charlie who was the only reason he got the nomination over Romney in the first place. McCain is now getting what he deserves in Palin, and the state party is just going to repeat his junk about Ayers until McCain loses by a landslide.

[Time to take a stand, GOP.]

Susan S posted this link over on another thread. I think it calls for a response from Buzz Republicans. Do you approve/agree with what McCain and Palin are doing?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602935.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

We've already had a president who doesn't read, why are you guys harping just because the Republicans' candidate for VP also does not read? How could reading actually be a benefit in the White House? Republicans already know all they need to know.

[soodiatainnah]

Hello, everybody!
Do you think that financial crisis will end soon?

2:15, It will never end if we continue with more of the McSame Bush policies that got us there in the first place!

Karl Rove is aware that his slime tactics need to focus on the economy, and he's gotten the word out to his minions like 3:44. "It's the Economy! Lie about the ECONOMY, you fools!"

Tune in to CNN this evening where John McCain will present "More Lies About the Economy."

[rover]

THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES:

Obama voted to ban hundreds of rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting and sport shooting
Illinois Senate, SB 1195, 3/13/03

Obama endorsed a ban on all handguns
Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization general candidate questionnaire, 9/9/96
Politico, 03/31/08.

Obama voted to allow the prosecution of people who use a firearm for self-defense in their homes
Illinois Senate, S.B. 2165, vote 20, 3/25/04

Obama supported increasing taxes on firearms and ammunition by 500 percent
Chicago Defender, 12/13/99

Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting
United States Senate, S. 397, vote 217, 7/29/05

Obama opposes Right-to-Carry laws
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 4/2/08, Chicago Tribune, 9/15/04

"...just because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government can't constrain the exercise of that right..."
Barack Obama, 2008
Philadelphia primary debate
THE MAN IS UNFIT FOR EVEN RESIDENCY IN THIS COUNTRY. PLEASE DEFEAT OBAMA AND HIS MARXIST PLATFORM, WE CANNOT AFFOR TO TURN THE REINS OF OVER TO HIS SUBVERSIVE STYLE OF GOV.

[Fatigue]

When they can't baffle you will BS, they just wear you down with endless repetition. Turning the dial, tuning out the McToad...

all southern rebels were traitors

"Do you approve/agree with what McCain and Palin are doing?"

Yes...it's about time.

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