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ffr

(22,671 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:31 AM Oct 2012

GOTV in Louisiana (LA) 10/31/12, Dems lead Reps 3 to 2 in EV

~17.2% of registered voters

Democratic lead
> 56,200 votes

Statewide early/mail numbers:
Democrats -- 173,733 or 51.0 percent (Dems to Reps only 59.6%)
Republican -- 117,525, or 34.5 percent (Dems to Reps only 40.4%)
Others -- 49,395, or 14.5 percent

GMU.EDU 2012 Election Statistics
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GOTV in Louisiana (LA) 10/31/12, Dems lead Reps 3 to 2 in EV (Original Post) ffr Oct 2012 OP

That number is mostly in line with the overall voter registration numbers. Daniel537 Oct 2012 #1

Daniel537

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1. That number is mostly in line with the overall voter registration numbers.

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:18 PM

Oct 2012

Registered Dems make up about 49% of the electorate in Louisiana, and a heavy number of them are Blue-Dog/Dixiecrat types, hence why Obama lost Louisiana by 20 points in '08, and my guess is it'll probably get worse this year.

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