As the California Electorate Grows, So Too Does Chasm between Democrats and Republicans in Motivation, Registration, and Mobilization

If California voters don't like having the third highest unemployment rate in the country, endless war, nonsense issues at the forefront of the presidential discourse, an outrageous attempt to abolish rent control, and an unfortunate lack of universal health care due in large part to Repubublican obstructionism,  they can show the pundits they are motivated by voting during this June 3rd's Assembly, Senate, Congressional, and local races primary.

Courtesy Secretary of State Debra Bowen's Office:

"The state now has nearly 15.9 million registered voters -- close to one million more than it had at this time before the statewide primary election four years ago. The percentage of eligible voters who are registered to vote has also ticked upward to 69.11%, up from 68.42% in 2004.
 
"Clearly, people are very excited as we head toward the historic November presidential election," said Secretary of State Debra Bowen, the state’s chief elections officer. "I hope that enthusiasm will translate into a high voter turnout in the June 3 Statewide Direct Primary, when Californians will choose the party nominees for Congress, the state Assembly, and the State Senate.""

Democrats are up nearly half a percent in voter registration, while Republicans now represent three percent fewer of the voter population than they did four years ago. There are now 14 percent more Democrats than Republicans in the state. We've done much to overcome the biggest hurdle: registration. Getting them to the polls for the primary and general election should be the easy part, so we hope. If the appropriate coalition can be formed to unite most Democrats, Decline-to-States, and fair-minded Republicans, some prominent authors think we could witness a party realigning election this year. We're only beginning to realize the possibilities on the statewide level.

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