Change in PA

Kit Seelye reported on The Caucus that serious change is happening in the counties surrounding Philadelphia. From her post:

History is being made in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

The four suburban counties have long been Republican strongholds, with more Republican voters than Democratic ones. The last time there were more Democrats than Republicans seems lost in the mists of time.

But a new day is here. Voter enrollment in both Montgomery and Bucks Counties has flipped from Republican to Democratic.

The registration deadline was March 24, and tens of thousands of new registrations flooded in, from both new voters and party switchers. Elections officials have been counting them since, and posting the changes in drips and drabs.

Today, the new tally in Bucks shows 185,413 enrolled Democrats, compared with 181,941 enrolled Republicans.

In Montgomery County, the new tally shows 245,209 Democrats, compared with 238,208 Republicans.

While both counties have been voting Democratic periodically for more than a decade, the registration figures have not reflected that trend until now.

I've been one of those who believes this nasty fight within the party has been bad for the Democrats, but news like this seems to prove me wrong. I think this is more anti-Republicanism, more anti-Bush, more anti-war than anything else. But whatever it is, it's good news.