Here's a Trend For You

Won't vouch for these numbers, but they come from a reliable source ... comparative registration figures for Durham County, N.C., for the last three election cycles, including this one. (The last 3 weeks of voter registration for 2000 and
2002 have been omitted to allow a direct comparison with 2004, which had
three weeks of registration left as of Sept. 15th.)

We're prompted to point out "changes in not only the volume but also the shift in partisan affiliation."

From Jan. 1, 2000 to Sept. 15, 2000:
TOTAL registered: 7,975
D 3,839 48.1%
R 1,872 23.5%
U 2,226 27.9%
L 38 0.4%

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From Jan. 1, 2002 to Sept. 15, 2002
TOTAL registered: 7,320
D 3,910 53.4%
R 1,584 21.6%
U 1,784 24.4%
L 42 0.6%

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From Jan. 1, 2004 to Sept. 15, 2004
TOTAL registered: 18,048
D 10,639 58.9%
R 2,671 14.8%
U 4,672 25.9%
L 66 0.4%

Well, the Liberterians are hanging in there!