Comments | nightswatch: Attn: Republican Primary Voters

nightswatch

Attn: Republican Primary Voters

Jan 30, 2008 09:03

What the hell? You're all supposed to be a bunch of raving nutjobs. You have a field with an unrepentant totalitarian, a preacher-man who knows nothing about the world at large -- Christ, even America's first cyborg with a real shot at the presidency! What's with this crap about coming to your senses and falling in behind McCain?

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salieri January 30 2008, 17:48:01 UTC

War! War! War! All other issues are secondary.

nightswatch January 30 2008, 20:09:40 UTC

A propos of nothing, did you see Mitt Romney bonding with the black people on Monday's Daily Show? It is a wonder anyone can resist his empathic charm.

userj January 31 2008, 14:45:33 UTC

Oh wow, yes... that was embarassing. What did he say again? "I'm jive to the fro-yo?"

When does one make the call to go "Off the Grid"? asiajohn January 31 2008, 00:19:06 UTC

The thing is McCain has yet to win a primary by carrying registered and self-identified GOP voters. He's winning primaries by carrying independents (who have skewed to the GOP in recent elections, but don't like all the social conservative nonsense) and in states like Florida and Michigan he's getting an added boost from dems who realize that their primary vote won't yield delegates ( ... )

lenulus January 31 2008, 07:17:41 UTC

maybe they're pulling a democratic move and trying to elect the person they think the other side will like best?

userj January 31 2008, 14:47:09 UTC

If that were the case, everyone have voted for Edwards.

salieri January 31 2008, 20:34:43 UTC

Do you really think that's a big factor motivating democratic primary voters?

lenulus January 31 2008, 22:09:45 UTC

As a reply to both you and Josie: I should've said they're pulling a 04 democratic move, because that's what i was intending.

But now that you mention, I don't think it's as much of an issue this election, because there are several strong candidates (again, my opinion, I realize that not everyone thinks so), but I do think that's a factor in moving people away from Hillary, at least initially. On this board, even, and amongst others I know at Penn State I heard a lot of talk about how "Hillary is so polarizing" and that no independents will vote for her, etc. I remember getting into an argument with Marissa because she had said something about that, and I think that anyone who choses a candidate based on that is shooting themselves in the foot. But a "big factor"? No, not at this point. Perhaps at one time, but it's not talked about as much these days.

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