The best thing that could happen in Florida...

[Labors of Hercules]

"DEMOCRATS OUTNUMBER REPUBLICANS IN FLORIDA PRIMARY VOTING"

'nuf said.

[featherman]

1. Long shot because of the tight GOP race combined with no

DEM campaigning - but I agree - that would be great and keep up the developing pattern so far.

[Labors of Hercules]

24. It would ease my mind about Florida in the GE...

To know the nominee will not have to "win back" voters after the convention.

[leftynyc]

2. Anybody know how many

dems vs pubs there are in the state?

[Patsy Stone]

4. I do:

3,825,727 R
4,137,067 D

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voterreg/vrArchive/2008voterreg.shtml

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

6. Where were those democrats in 2004?

[Happyhippychick]

9. They voted for Kerry. Somehow they got tabulated for Bush, though...

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

17. I know they are good at stealing votes, but they aren't 5% good.

[Happyhippychick]

18. Did Bush have 5% more than Kerry in Florida? Zoinks.

[leftynyc]

20. Thanks for the info

It's pretty close for such a large state. I'd love to see our candidates bring in more votes even if they "don't count". Anything to depress the pub turnout.

[goclark]

3. Do you mean that Democrats can cross over today in Florida

and then vote as a Democrat in the General?

[Patsy Stone]

5. No

Florida is a closed primary. No independents or crossovers.

[featherman]

7. Florida is also a "winner take all" primary on the GOP side

Anybody now hw many DEM primaries are "winner take all"?

[Happyhippychick]

10. Is it "winner take all" even if somebody squeaks by with one or two percent?

[featherman]

12. Apparently that is so

[Happyhippychick]

16. Damn you're a quick responder. Thanks!

[Labors of Hercules]

14. yep.

kinda like Shrub in 2000... the closer the better.

[Yossariant]

11. None -- which is good for your guy.

[featherman]

15. Thanks

[Labors of Hercules]

8. No, just that they come out to vote in the Dem Primary in record numbers...

regardless of whether their delegates get seated or not.

[Coexist]

13. there's a big tax amendment on the ballot - so turnout will by very good

[featherman]

19. Even though my guy is going down today, it's a shame that

Florida got the campaign ban from the DNC. I heard last night that the DNC might have let Florida's move go except they had already "hardlined" on Michigan and felt they needed to be consistent with Florida as well.

[leftynyc]

21. The RNC did the same thing

but only took 1/2 the delegates away for Florida.

[featherman]

22. But allowed campaigning... that's the diff

I think that campaigning in Florida and gaining that exposure in primary season would have been a positive for the eventual nominee. The GOP guys are gaining that exposure.

[leftynyc]

23. That's why I think it was stupid

Millions of FL voters have no chance to meet or listen to our candidates. I know it's important to a lot of people to do so. Monumental mistake by the DNC.