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Droves of voters in Florida

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor January 30, 2008 11:30 AM

Florida, where there was a contentious Republican primary and a fake Democratic one, turned out to be the first state with contests in both parties where more Republicans turned out.

The turnout figures on both sides, however, far exceeded recent totals, demonstrating again the remarkable interest in this presidential race.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, more than 1.9 million Republicans voted on Tuesday, compared to about 700,000 in 2000, when there was the last contested GOP primary.

More than 1.7 million Democrats went to the polls, even though none of the candidates campaigned in the state and no delegates were at stake. That is far more than the 754,000 in 2004 and the 552,000 in 2000.

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1 comments so far...

  1. Romney got elected governor of Massachusetts by claiming to be "socially progressive" but "Fiscally conservative" He claimed to be pro-choice, against prayer in school, etc.

    He did not raise Income Taxes but instead raised (often doubling) every fee and tariff that all citizens of Massachusetts are routinely obliged to pay. These include licensing fees on all professions, cigarette tariffs, etc, etc. and are taxes in all but name

    He also promised that he would finish his term as governor.

    To have him now systematically misrepresent his tenure as our (mostly mediocre) governor and run on a conservative platform is expedient at best and unprincipled politicking at worst. How anyone can seriously consider this man for president is baffling

    Posted by Eric Jahan January 30, 08 03:21 PM
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