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Here's some more info on the big primary turn-out for the Democrats.

"Since 1980, there have been four primaries where both parties had contested primary elections: 1988, 1992, 2000,and 2008.

In 1988, 1992, and 2000, there were more votes cast in the Republican primaries than in the Democratic primaries. The Republican margin was almost 40,000 votes in 1988 and almost 80,000 votes in 2000.

So, to see in tuesday's primary a Democratic margin of 48,671 votes would indicate a big change and bode well for NH Democrats."
Ron Klain, NY Times

Reading election result tea leaves is probably just a lot of talk, and what counts is the November election but it is pretty interesting don't you think?

How do you think Senator Sununu feels about this party turn-out switcheroo what with his predicted close battle with three term Governor Jeanne Shaheen?

Here's an easier way to digest the primary turnout. Out of the total of all votes cast, it was 56% Democratic verses 44% Republican. This is a very big switch from the results of the prior primaries.

"The number of votes cast in the NH Republican primary this year, 238,548, is about the same as the 236,802 cast in 2000 according to Wikipedia, the last time that it was contested.

However, 258,322 votes were cast in the NH Democratic primary this year compared to only 154,639 in 2000. That's huge.

It means the higher Democratic participation didn't come out of Republican participation. (Glossing over any demographic changes in the intervening years, since I didn't have that data readily available.) Almost 130,000 more NH primary votes were cast this year than in 2000, and almost all of that increase was on the Democratic side.

Wow! What's the opposite of "voter apathy?"

...Posted by Daniel D. (Independent in Oregon)
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So, why am I voting for Romney anyway? Oh yeah...the Winnipesaukee summer white house and the waterski vote. Mitt can still set an old wood stepladder on top of an old wood aquaboard and waterski that setup all around the scary waters of two mile long, Rattlesnake Island.....now, that's a presidential balancing act!