August 21, 2025

Dems registration problem

Axios - A New York Times analysis found Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single state that allows voters to register with a political party between 2020 and 2024. "That swing helps to explain President Trump's success last year, when he won the popular vote for the first time, swept the swing states and roared back to the White House," The Times' Shane Goldmacher and Jonah Smith write.

"All told, Democrats lost about 2.1 million registered voters between the 2020 and 2024 elections in the 30 states, along with Washington, D.C., that allow people to register with a political party. (In the remaining 20 states, voters do not register with a political party.) Republicans gained 2.4 million," The Times writes.

 "That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.

"All four presidential battleground states covered by the Times analysis — Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — showed significant Democratic erosion." Keep reading 

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