Wow.
Looking at the CNN election results site, New Mexico turnout was almost double what was expected. 90,000+! I don’t see many, if any, specific articles about turnout yet. Seems to me, this is the elephant in the room at the moment. Rebecca, I may have to eat serious crow about a ‘turnout miracle.’
If anyone runs across articles pertaining to turnout, I’d sure appreciate a pointer.
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Here are some numbers on turnout, finally! From the DNC website>/a>
Oklahoma: 302,169 people voted in the primary, 167,319 more voters than in the 2000 race.
Delaware: Participation increased by 164 percent over 2000, with 18,322 more voters turning out.
South Carolina: 286,745 voters went to the polls, the highest turnout ever in a Democratic primary.
Arizona: Voters set an all time record for the Democratic primary, with 224,920 ballots cast.
Missouri: 543,708 votes were cast, an increase of 51 percent over 2000.
New Mexico: 104,705 total votes more than doubled the expected turnout of 50,000.
North Dakota: 10,508 votes cast — 8,301 more votes than 2000.
“Democrats set records in Iowa and New Hampshire and the trend is continuing,” McAuliffe said. “George W. Bush will have a record amount of money, but his money will lose every time to a record number of Americans who desperately want to turn this country around.”
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Haven’t seen any articles yet, but http://www.nmdemcaucus2004.org/ is showing the numbers by district.
Looks like the hightr energy of the candidates’ organizations this year, combined with extreme antipathy towards the Bush administration are driving the turnout.
If candidate “Anybody B. Bush” were on the ballot, it could be a landslide.
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