Ran some numbers on voter participation by party yesterday - VERY encouraging!

[hatrack]

Arkansas -
Total Democratic Votes - 287,659 (1.4 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 209,832


California -
Total Democratic Votes - 4,059,713 (1.73 to 1)
Total Republican Votes- 2,343,663

Colorado -
Total Democratic Votes - 119,200 (2.1 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 56,027

Delaware -
Total Democratic Votes - 96,341 (1.9 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 50,237

Georgia -
Total Democratic Votes - 1,049,322 (1.1 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 955,529

Illinois -
Total Democratic Votes - 1,949,700 (2.25 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 865,647

Massachusetts -
Total Democratic Votes - 1,254,537 (2.5 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 496,531

Minnesota -
Total Democratic Votes - 205,953 (3.3 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 62,202

Missouri -
Total Democratic Votes - 823,376 (1.4 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 588,849

New Jersey -
Total Democratic Votes - 1,115,188 (2 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 560,201

New York -
Total Democratic Votes - 1,747,978 (2.9 to 1)
Total Republican Votes - 606,479

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/votes/index.html

[madrchsod]

1. thanks

someone told me today we did`t win...looks pretty good for our candidates

[lyonn]

2. It looks like roughly 100,000 more Dems voted than repub in Okla.

Considering States don't get much more red than Okla. that is interesting. Tells me no matter which of our candidates win the nomination we will once again control government. Since Dems make it look easy to "fix" what the repubs broke the masses can't wait to vote for a "less taxes repub" on the next go-around. Unbelievable

[LiberalFighter]

3. Primary election turnout doesn't mean diddly. When will people get that thru their head.

Unless, the turnout numbers are nearly the same or more than the previous Presidential election. Even then the eventual candidate still has to motivate those same voters to get out and vote. Voters are not easy to motivate.