Via Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, we learn that while GOP party identification held steady or actually increased over the last few months, the Democrats find themselves bleeding membership. Rasmussen: The number of Republicans in the country increased by a percentage point in December, while the number of Democrats fell back two points to the lowest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports. During December, 35.4% of Americans considered themselves Republicans. That's up from 34.3% in November and just below the high for the year of 35.6% reached in May. At the same time, just 32.7% of adults said they were Democrats, down from 34.9% in November. The previous low for Democrats was 33.0% in August of this year. As Morrissey points out, some of the growth in GOP membership could be due to the fact that the Republican primary process is the only one that's competitive and that to participate, one must register as a Republican. But this trend has been active for three years. Morrissey: As...(Read Full Post)