{"id":2360948,"date":"2024-10-29T10:08:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unaffiliated-bloc-41-of-same-day-voter-registrations-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:13:23","slug":"unaffiliated-bloc-41-of-same-day-voter-registrations-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unaffiliated-bloc-41-of-same-day-voter-registrations-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Unaffiliated bloc 41% of same-day voter registrations &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funaffiliated-bloc-41-of-same-day-voter-registrations-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the rise of same-day voter registrations \u2064in\u200c North Carolina, where over\u2063 56,000 individuals\u2062 have registered. The total voter roll has grown to nearly \u20637.8 million, \u2062with unaffiliated voters making up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/axios-breitbart-news-readers-trumps-small-dollar-donors-steer-modern-gop-as-corporate-class-fades\/\" title=\"Axios: Breitbart News Readers, Trump&#039;s Small-Dollar Donors Steer &#039;Modern&#039; GOP as Corporate Class Fades\">largest voting bloc<\/a> at 41%. Recent data shows that unaffiliated registrations increased more significantly compared to both Republicans and Democrats. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article\u2064 anticipates record voter turnout<\/a> for the upcoming election, where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are the primary candidates vying for North Carolina&#8217;s 16 electoral votes. <\/p>\n<p>Historical context is provided as Trump seeks to solidify his success in the state, having won it \u200din the previous two elections. The deadline for voter registration was October 11, but same-day registration \u200dstill remains an option during the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">early voting period<\/a>. The article highlights the evolving political landscape in North Carolina, noting a shift in\u2064 voter demographics since 2004 when Democrats held a majority. The upcoming election is seen as crucial, with North Carolina being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground state<\/a> in the \u2064electoral college.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Unaffiliated bloc 41% of same-day voter registrations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1848267\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; More than 56,000 people have taken advantage of same-day registration during the early in-person window in North Carolina, pushing the voter roll to nearly 7.8 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the last two weeks, the unaffiliated bloc is up 23,228, Republicans 17,656, and Democrats 13,434. The total for unaffiliated registrations is just 7,862 shy of the combined total of Republicans and Democrats, and at 41% is more than 3% better than its total share.<\/p>\n<p>Given the more than 75.35% turnout of the last presidential election, The Center Square is projecting record turnout of more than 5.8 million to decide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-voting-rights-pac-helped-group-that-pushed-voter-fraud-conspiracy-theories\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams\u2019 Voting Rights PAC Helped Group That Pushed Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories\">16 electoral college votes<\/a> going to either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris. The former president is leading state polls, and the vice president is trying to repeat what only Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008 have done in the last 14 elections &ndash; Democrat win in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>For context, Carter and Obama each lost the state four years later. A third win of the state by Trump would break the tie he has on a post-Civil War Republican short list with George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and Ulysses S. Grant.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina was Oct. 11, though same-day registration is permitted during the early in-person time that began the following Thursday and wraps up Saturday ahead of Election Day.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.ncsbe.gov\/RegStat\/Results\/?date=10%2F26%2F2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Through Saturday<\/strong><\/a>, according to the State Board of Elections, 56,927 have been added to give the state 7,793,041 total.<\/p>\n<p>Those registering unaffiliated make up the largest voting bloc at 37.8%. Democrats are at 31.3%, Republicans 29.9% &ndash;&nbsp;all&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.ncsbe.gov\/RegStat\/Results\/?date=01%2F01%2F2004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>very different than two decades ago on Jan. 1, 2004<\/strong><\/a>, when it was 47.6% Democrats, 34.4% Republicans and 17.7% unaffiliated.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/er.ncsbe.gov\/?election_dt=11\/03\/2020&amp;county_id=0&amp;office=FED&amp;contest=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trump won North Carolina 49.9%-48.6%<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;over the ticket of Joe Biden and Harris. In 2016,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/er.ncsbe.gov\/?election_dt=11\/08\/2016&amp;county_id=0&amp;office=FED&amp;contest=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trump won the state 49.8%-46.2%<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;over the ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. Trump outperformed the September and October polls each time.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s winning differences were 74,483 of more than 5.5 million votes cast in 2020, and 173,315 of more than 4.7 million cast in 2016. Turnout in 2016 was 68.98%.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina is one of seven consensus battleground states that collectively pivot&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/electoral-college\/allocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>93 electoral college votes<\/strong><\/a>. Few prognosticators believe either candidate can win without the state or Pennsylvania, and perhaps need to take both.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania has 19 electoral college votes, North Carolina and Georgia 16 each, Michigan 15, Arizona 11, Wisconsin 10 and Nevada six.<\/p>\n<p>The 78-year-old&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trump has a 20-point platform<\/strong><\/a>, led by a return to enforcement of securing national borders. He chastises the Democrats for inflation that at 2.4% is nearly double &ndash; up 71%, from 1.4%&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;when he left office in January 2021, yet is considerably lower than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usinflationcalculator.com\/inflation\/historical-inflation-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the 9.1% high of June 2022<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;in the era of Bidenomics. Energy independence and &ldquo;manufacturing superpower&rdquo; are also in his top five.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old Harris, second in command to President Joe Biden, says her top issues are an opportunity economy and lower costs for families. Tax cuts for the middle class, affordable rent and home ownership, and growth by small businesses also top her list. On abortion she favors federal regulation over state authority, meaning a return to Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1848267\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1848267\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unaffiliated voters make up 41% of same-day registrations in NC, with over 56,000 registering recently, raising the total to nearly 7.8 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Trump-Kamala-Harris-polling.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43933,43931,43930,43932,32076],"class_list":["post-2360948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-electoral-trends","tag-same-day-voter-registration","tag-unaffiliated-bloc","tag-voter-statistics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donald-Trump-Kamala-Harris-polling.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}