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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (15357)11/6/2003 6:14:55 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793781
 
Look at State by State switch to Republican registration since 911. This is a major, major, factor in next year's election.
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America Stepped To The Right On 9/11 - Right Wing News
The numbers you're about to see are the changes in party identification since 9/11 in key swing states for the 2004 election. Although I have often said that I believed 9/11 moved America a couple of steps to the right, even my jaw dropped when I saw this...

"Arkansas: current -- GOP, 33 percent; Democrats 34 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 21 percent; Democrats 39 percent; GOP +15 percentage points (Bush won)

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Iowa: current -- GOP, 34 percent; Democrats 27 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 27 percent; Democrats, 32 percent; GOP +12 percentage points (Gore won)

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Michigan: current -- GOP, 31 percent; Democrats, 29 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 26 percent; Democrats, 33 percent; GOP +9 percentage points (Gore won)

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West Virginia: current -- GOP, 33 percent; Democrats, 44 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 31 percent; Democrats, 51 percent -- GOP +9 percentage points (Bush won)

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Minnesota: current -- GOP, 31 percent; Democrats, 28 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 26 percent; Democrats, 31 percent -- GOP +8 percentage points (Gore won)

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Tennessee: Current -- GOP, 35 percent; Democrats, 32 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 30 percent; Democrats, 34 percent -- GOP +7 percentage points (Bush won)

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Florida: Current -- GOP, 37 percent; Democrats, 36 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 33 percent; Democrats, 38 percent -- GOP +6 percentage points (Bush won)

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New Mexico: Current -- GOP, 35 percent; Democrats, 39 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 30 percent; Democrats, 40 percent -- GOP +6 percentage points (Gore won)

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Louisiana: Current -- GOP, 33 percent; Democrats, 42 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 31 percent; Democrats, 46 percent -- GOP +6 percentage points (Bush won)

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Wisconsin: Current -- GOP, 30 percent; Democrats, 29 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 29 percent; Democrats, 33 percent -- GOP +5 percentage points (Gore won)

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Pennsylvania: Current -- GOP, 38 percent; Democrats, 38 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 36 percent; Democrats, 40 percent -- GOP +4 percentage points (Gore won)

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Missouri: Current -- GOP, 28 percent; Democrats, 32 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 27 percent; Democrats, 34 percent -- GOP +3 percentage points (Bush won)

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Oregon: Current -- GOP, 32 percent; Democrats, 33 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 33 percent; Democrats, 36 percent -- GOP +2 percentage points (Gore won)

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Ohio: Current -- GOP, 31 percent; Democrats, 35 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 32 percent; Democrats, 35 percent -- GOP -1 percentage point (Bush won)

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New Hampshire: Current -- GOP, 29 percent; Democrats, 20 percent; 1997-2000 -- GOP, 30 percent; Democrats, 19 percent -- GOP -2 percentage points (Bush won)"

I have to tell you, folks; those are ugly, ugly looking numbers for the Dems. No wonder Hillary and Gore don't want to run against Bush in 2004...
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