2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: NC FACTS--not pundit BS or pollster malarkey--Look at the numbers--FINAL UPDATE #10 [View all]You are looking at that wrong. The 2.846 million is actually more than it was at the same time in 2008. The numbers increase everyday. That is not the final total. The 2.867 number is actually the number in November, right before Election day.
The Republican number at 2.039 has increased more than the final total of 2.002 but that is only by a few thousand.
If you look up the statistics, it will give you more specific details by counties and demographics such as race. That is what's more revealing and spells trouble for the GOP. Take African Americans for example, On election Day of 2008, 1,357,000 african Americans were registered to vote but as of today that number is 1,457,000 or more. Now compare that to your increase on the Republican side. The African American increase have been over 100,000. That is the same case with Hispanic voters and this cuts into the share of the electorate for whites. So what matters is the final totals on election day. At the rate the Democratic side is increasing every day, it will soon surpass 2008. You can also look at the areas where President Obama had the most success in North Carolina which includes large urban areas such as Charlotte,Raleigh,Durham,Greensboro and Winston Salem. The registration is up in those areas.