“The pattern of new registrations appears to favor Democrat Barack Obama, and the largest percentage increase was in heavily Democratic Richmond.”
This is absolute garbage, Richmond and the surrouding vicinity will go big time for McCain. Obama will poll well in Northern VA, but not Richmond.
Are you referring to Chesterfield, Midlothian, Mechanicsville, Chester, Powhatan, Highland Springs and the rest can out-vote/out-turnout the Af-Am population of Richmond?
Richmond city will go Obama...it is full of black and white Democratic state workers as well as having a large black population. The surrounding areas will go McCain!