Boone County Democrats claw their way back from obscurity

[theHandpuppet]

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Boone County Democrats claw their way back from obscurity

FLORENCE — As a Democrat, Carole Register blended in where she lived and worked in York, Pa.

She found blending in harder when she moved to Florence in Boone County nine years ago.

“I kind of feel the Democrats have ground to a halt here,” Register said. “My neighborhood here is almost totally Republican, which was a real shocker for me when I moved here.”

Register, who took over the reins of the Boone County Democratic Party in July, hopes to return the party from obscurity.... MORE

[blueknight]

1. well

good luck with that. i live in the next county over (kenton) and it too is a red neck, republican voting,catholic, anti abortion bastion of neanderthals. it never used to be this way.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Yeah, it will be a tough road

Lived in Cincy for 10 years and in Newport, KY for a couple more. Can't say that I disagree with your assessment.

[gopiscrap]

3. good for them

[theHandpuppet]

4. The effort to unseat Mitch McConnell could get nasty

I think the race will be tight. Delivering Boone County votes for Alison Lundergan Grimes could make all the difference.

[iamthebandfanman]

5. the district

voted for democrats during the FDR years.. but has been struggling ever since.
im afraid its going to take a pretty conservative democrat to get it back for the party these days...
which is sad.. given that democrats in the district out number republicans.. even still after redistricting in the state (tho the numbers are WAY closer than they used to be... it was 52%-40% in our favor until the new lines... now its 47%-42% in our favor)....