More good news for Democrats in voter numbers

Is it more evidence of a blue wave building off Iowa’s shores?

Iowa Democrats have added more than 24,000 registered voters to their ranks and closed the gap on their Republican counterparts, says Iowa Secretary of State reports.

One cannot predict whether the Democrats’ bump, which came after Iowa’s primary elections in June, portends a similar bump in support in this fall’s General Election, experts say. At the very least, however, it’s the type of news that’s better that no news at all for Iowa Democrats.

“It’s better to post an increase than not,” said Dennis Goldford, a political-science professor at Drake University. “But it’s still no guarantee of what’s going to happen on Election Day.”

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