Florida Political News and Commentary for 7/12/08

Start your day with the Florida Progressive Coalition . If you want it, we've got today's "FloBama" Our digest and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Florida voter registrations show "'huge swing' toward Democrats" "An escalating number of voters registering as Democrats is providing evidence that " the 2008 election could produce a wave of support for Barack Obama — and trigger a decades-long shift of party allegiance that could affect elections for a generation. The numbers are ominous for Republicans: Through May, Democratic voter registration in Broward County was up 6.7 percent. Republican registrations grew just 3 percent while independents rose 2.8 percent. Democrats have posted even greater gains statewide, up 106,508 voters from January through May, compared with 16,686 for the Republicans. " Voter registrations in Florida show 'huge swing' toward Democrats ". See also " No fuzzy math: St...