Also, New Hampshire political scientist Dante Scala notes that enrollment in the state Democratic party has skyrocketed in recent years and the state GOP lags behind. Five years ago, the GOP boasted a lead of 77,000 people over the Dems. Today, it is half that.
That's a little misleading. Indeed, the number of Democratic voters has increased by over 50K since 2001, but the number of GOP voters has also increased (though by little more than 20K).
The real "skyrocket," though, is the number of Independents in the state. In 2001, there were 232,805 registered. On November 7, 2006, it was up to 369,630.
