If He builds it, They will come.

Who’s your Party now, baby?

The Democratic Party maintained its huge edge in party identification during the month of May. Barack Obama’s Party now has the largest partisan advantage over the Republicans since Rasmussen Reports began tracking this data on a monthly basis nearly six years ago

During the month of April, 41.7% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats. Just 31.6% said they were Republicans and 26.6% were not affiliated with either major party. This is the third straight month Obama’s team has enjoyed a double-digit edge. - Rasmussen

This is a GOTV director’s wet dream. Turn these voters out and work those 26% with dedication, and this gig is bagged.

May was also the fourth straight month that the number of Democrats topped 41%. Prior to February of this year, neither party had ever reached the 39% level of support. - Rasmussen

Howard Dean deserves a lot of credit for this. The 50-State strategy was timely and brilliant. Remember the crap the Washington power wheels gave him for it? Dean’s vision revolutionized the Democrats. His candidacy was a wakeup call to the machine. He turned his campaign staff into the Democracy for America group, which is effectively training on the ground party activists in nearly every state (48 so far). As DNC Chair he’s made Dems competitive in more states in less time than anyone believed possible. You can lay 2006 and 2008 squarely at the feet of Howard Dean. I bet, every time Dean see a picture of “the scream”, he just laughs his ass off.

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