Some have dismissed registration as a lagging indicator in the past.
But in 2024 it proved prescient: Democratic weakness was concentrated where Trump was strongest, among men and younger voters. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Shane Goldmacher
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In North Carolina, Republicans erased roughly 95 percent of the registration advantage that Democrats held in the fall of 2020 by this summer.
The Dem edge is less than 17,000 — down from nearly 400,000 in 2020.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis
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In Pennsylvania, the quintessential battleground, Democrats had registration advantage of 517,310 among active voters in November 2020.
As of this summer: Only 53,303 voters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis
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By percentage, Democrats went from nearly an 11-point edge over GOP in 2020 to just over a 6-point edge in 2024.
Along the way, some states have flipped to GOP registration edge entirely.
Florida, of course.
But more big ones are likely coming...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis
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30 states plus D.C. allow for partisan registration.
Between 2020 and 2024, Democrats lost 2.1 million voters in those states. GOP gained 2.4 million.
But those topline figures are just the start... nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
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NEW at NYT: The Democratic Party is facing a voter registration crisis in red, blue and battleground states alike — losing ground to the GOP everywhere.
My deep dive into the numbers and what it reveals about the party's brand.
Thread —> www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
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Though the offense is sad — we've only had a few games with the new full squad.
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Disagree! I think the next three games are key to entering second half with momentum. We have a genuine 1-2 punch of Ray and Webb for playoffs — as scary a tandem right now as there is. The team is thin for a seven game series but get hot at right time...
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Patrick Bailey: the first catcher in 99 YEARS to hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run 🤯
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Patrick Bailey vs Jordan Romano
😈 IT'S AN ANTI-UNICORN ❌
[Inside-The-Park] Home Run (2) 💣
Exit velo: 103.4 mph Launch angle: 29 deg Projected distance: 414 ft
This would have been a home run in every MLB ballpark except Oracle Park
PHI @ SF 🔻 9th
