This stuff is waht dreams are made of, at least according to some pundits.
In the past year, the rolls have expanded by about 4 million voters in a dozen key states — 11 Obama targets that were carried by George W. Bush in 2004 (Ohio, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada and New Mexico) plus Pennsylvania, the largest state carried by Sen. John F. Kerry that Sen. John McCain is targeting.
In Florida, Democratic registration gains this year are more than double those made by Republicans; in Colorado and Nevada the ratio is 4 to 1, and in North Carolina it is 6 to 1. Even in states with nonpartisan registration, the trend is clear — of the 310,000 new voters in Virginia, a disproportionate share live in Democratic strongholds.
Republicans acknowledge the challenge but say Obama still has to prove he can get the new voters to the polls.
But after many years of analyzing the politics of the country, I have seen many “new” voters registered and the hopes are high. Silly rabbit! Before a victory can be claimed, these “new” voters must actually vote. In the past they have stayed away on election day. Obama’s camp is trying hard to keep these voters energized. The only way to know how successful they will be is on Nov. 4th.