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Democrats registered 106,508 new voters from January through May, while the Republican Party picked up just 16,686 new voters during the same period, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Saturday.

Marian Johnson, political director for the Florida Chamber of Commerce, called the trend a "huge swing."

"I looked at that and said, 'Wow,'" she told the newspaper.

The upswing in registered Democrats could contribute to a potential wave of support for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and could signal a shift in the balance of political power that could affect Florida politics for a generation, the Sun-Sentinel said.

Mitch Ceasar, chairman of Broward County's Democratic Party organization, said the Republican Party downturn is a consequence of President George Bush's unpopularity, but he also said the "Democratic brand has cycled back."

State GOP officials said the registration numbers could change between now and Election Day.

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