"The Trend" Becomes a Freakin' Tidal Wave!

The NYTimes is reporting today that a "record surge of potential new voters has swamped boards of election from Pennsylvania to Oregon." We know. Locally, the Watauga County Board of Elections is dealing now with some 700 new registrations a day!

Now, ask yourselves: "Is all this passion for voting motivated by a burning desire to return El Presidente to the Palace Royal? Or is something else at work here?"

We repeat: these new voters are also largely below the radar screen of national polling. Whatever this surge means, Gallup is probably not in the loop for understanding it.

"Registration numbers are impossible to tally nationwide, and how many of the newly registered will vote is a matter of some debate. But it is clear the pace is particularly high in urban areas of swing states, where independent Democratic groups and community organizations have been running a huge voter registration campaign for just over a year."

Oh my, oh my! On the right, the only blow-hard talking nervously about this trend (that we've actually heard or read) is Rush Limbaugh. He recognizes it as trouble.

Voter registration ends locally this Friday at 5 p.m. sharp. Your application has to be complete and in the hands of the Board of Elections by that hour.