Reply #25: You have raised an extremely important question and avenue for

[Nothing Without Hope]

investigation.

Another paragraph from that Sept 26, 2004 NYT article:

A Big Increase of New Voters in Swing States

NY Times
By FORD FESSENDEN
Published: September 26, 2004

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The analysis by The New York Times of county-by-county data shows that in Democratic areas of Ohio - primarily low-income and minority neighborhoods - new registrations since January have risen 250 percent over the same period in 2000. In comparison, new registrations have increased just 25 percent in Republican areas. A similar pattern is apparent in Florida: in the strongest Democratic areas, the pace of new registration is 60 percent higher than in 2000, while it has risen just 12 percent in the heaviest Republican areas.

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(The full text of the article can be read here: http://sccdcc.mn.sabren.com/mt-static/archives/issues/000959.html)