Gee, I wonder if Howard Dean had anything to do with it?

MORE DEMOCRATS FILL IOWA VOTER ROLLS    

(Des Moines)-  Record turnout at the Presidential caucuses has fueled a surge in Democratic voter registration.  Numbers released by the Iowa Secretary of State show 24,000 more Democrats are currently on active voter rolls than in March of 2003. 

At the same time, Republican voter rolls decreased by nearly 14,000.  

Also fueling the Republican decline is an increase in No Party registration, which rose by over 14,000 voters.

As of April 1, 2004, the state records 1.83 million registered voters, up slightly more than 23,000 from a year ago.

The Democratic gains represent a significant shift from a year ago, and narrow the gap in party registration to a near dead heat.

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