Comments on: Heart-ache: Texas Republicans crossing over to vote for … Obama; Update: Statistical tie in Ohio?

By: SimplyKimberly

SimplyKimberly — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:24:07 +0000

Well, THIS Texas Republican isn’t going to vote for Obama, Hillary OR McCain.

Fred! gets my vote today.

By: ivybelle1

ivybelle1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0000

So I gave myself a stomach-ache. When they asked what party I’d be voting in, I muttered “Democrat”. Then, they stamped my voting card, saying that I voted “Democrat” so that I could get into tonight’s big party free. I feel so ashamed.

I voted Hillary, because Obama scares me. He won’t keep us safe. I’m a Republican through and through, but I’d pick Hillary over Obama every time.

By: txstar

txstar — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:43:49 +0000

I am a Republican, I voted for McCain this morning in Houston Texas. Every candidate was listed on the ballot, I am not sure why since most have dropped out. However, I sure wanted to vote for Mitt, perhaps he will run with McCain for the vp slot. Last night, my home recorder received a political message from Obama! I could not believe it – they are calling republicans, too? No cross over for me! I cannot stand Obama and his wife. All they do is give false hope. If Obama does win, it will be a fast track to impeachment with all the false promises they give to everyone!

By: Think_b4_speaking

Think_b4_speaking — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:41:33 +0000

This from Pew Research via NRO:
“A quarter of Democrats (25%) who back Clinton for the nomination say they would favor McCain in a general election test against Obama. The “defection” rate among Obama’s supporters if Clinton wins the nomination is far lower; just 10% say they would vote for McCain in November, while 86% say they would back Clinton.”
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Some other points to consider:
1. Neither of these candidates can lock up the nomination by delegates alone, unless one of them takes the remaining primaries by 75% or more.
2. Hillary is not going to drop out if she loses tomorrow.
3. The maneuvering to reinstate the MI and FL delegates has officially begun.
4. Obama is by far the weaker candidate in the general – see above as a starter.
5. I would crawl across a half mile of broken glass to vote against a Clinton, and so would most conservatives.
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Ergo, I vote tomorrow in the dem primary for the the Big O.

By: TooTall

TooTall — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:07 +0000

infidelpride on February 29, 2008 at 3:38 PM

A word of warning. Don’t count her out just because the house landed on top of her. You have to wait for her legs to shrivel and then curl up so you can get the ruby slippers.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:08:01 +0000

Zetterson said: “I would encourage Republicans to continue to vote for Obama throughout this primary season.”
I’m a non-partisan but i did vote for Obama because the RNC in CA closed the primary to only Repubs. It was the best I could do given the choices.
As far as McPain is concerned, he isn’t even a Republican but I will have to put on my hazmat suit and fill in the bubble next to his name in Nov. If he chooses Romney for his running mate then it will be easier to do so. The bottom line: he’s the only one of the 3 who holds any conservative values.

By: TooTall

TooTall — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:46:25 +0000

I have friends in Texas who are torn between voting for Hillery because of their extreme distrust of her and the desire to vote for her in order to prolong the Democratic infighting a la Rush. I’m not sure which I’d do if given the opportunity.

By: Texas Mom

Texas Mom — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:08:42 +0000

My daughter and I both crossed over to vote for Hillary because I believe she would be beaten by McCain in the GE. Unfortunately, there are so many uninformed voters in the US that I believe Obama would beat McCain. If that happens, hopefully we would only have to endure 4 years of socialism, and it would not have a sufficient chance to ruin the country long term.

By: darwin-t

darwin-t — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:24:00 +0000

I BIG thumbs up to the people that take, find and post these pictures of the lefties looking like the lunatic freaks that they are.

By: thebookkeeper

thebookkeeper — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:27:34 +0000

Interesting…dick turbin just threw the beast under the bus on fox news a little while ago.. apparently they don’t love her, either. Keep it up, people, even if we need a new thread. Ohio, what say you?

By: Al in St. Lou

Al in St. Lou — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:10:17 +0000

I wouldn’t vote for a Democrat in an online poll, I’m sure as hell not going to do it in any election.

I don’t vote for Democrats, let them decide on their own worthless candidate.

Now that’s wisdom! The Dem voters are making enough of a mess. Why inflate their vote counts during the primary? I don’t think I’m being naive. With proportional delegate selection, the Dem convention is going to be decided by the “superdelegates.” So vote in your own primary. There are plenty of state and local races.

By: NoDonkey

NoDonkey — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:33:40 +0000

I wouldn’t vote for a Democrat in an online poll, I’m sure as hell not going to do it in any election.

I don’t vote for Democrats, let them decide on their own worthless candidate.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:48:19 +0000

I told my son and daughter in law to vote for Hillary. Our race is all but finished and I’d like to see a brokered Democrat convention. They’re both Republicans and in the end will support our ticket in November, but why not have a little fun making a mess of the Democratic convention?

By: Connie

Connie — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:29:27 +0000

When will Hillary and Obama quit this act ??

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:28:17 +0000

After that combination perhaps the GOP and America will learn a thing or 2. DannoJyd on March 1, 2008 at 7:42 PM

Danno, perhaps is the key word. Do not let this country slide into irretrievable socialism based on a perhaps scenario. It's not a given that a Reagan will emerge.

By: DannoJyd

DannoJyd — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:42:51 +0000

I’m not as well educated as most here but to me it doesn’t take much to understand that a Obama President, a Dem House, and a Dem Senate is a very scary prospect.

Limerick on March 1, 2008 at 7:28 PM

Yes it is, and IMHO that will be a good thing. After that combination perhaps the GOP and America will learn a thing or 2.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:28:30 +0000

philwynk on March 1, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Boom-bada-bing. Nice post. I’m not as well educated as most here but to me it doesn’t take much to understand that a Obama President, a Dem House, and a Dem Senate is a very scary prospect.

By: philwynk

philwynk — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:18:39 +0000

By the way, anybody who does not regard Obama as dangerous, does not understand who he is. Obama has spent practically his entire life among radical Marxists. His mother was one; his boyhood mentor was one; his friends in college were radicals; his first employer was a radical, he was trained in Chicago by radicals. He met with radicals on his way to power. He continues to meet with radicals, to think like a radical, and to sound like a radical organizer, preying upon peoples' fears. He votes like one, too; he's got the farthest-left record in the Senate, as far to the left as Ron Paul is to the right. I write about this on my blog; come take a look. Now, will he be able to govern? Probably not; he's got no chops, he'll be a repeat of Carter. But I remember the Carter years; 16% inflation, 20% prime rate, humiliation before Iranian students, ridiculous restraints on business. Think that's bad enough? and what he will manage to accomplish will be to turn our sovereignty over to the UN in half a dozen places (.7% of our GNP in foreign aid from our government to the UN? please) and plant a radical presence on the Supreme Court for the next 30 years. Still think he'll be harmless?

By: pullingmyhairout

pullingmyhairout — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:05:05 +0000

I’m voting for the beast on Tuesday, for reasons philwynk just stated.

By: philwynk

philwynk — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:29:39 +0000

Guys, guys…

Obama is going to win the nomination, period. That is, unless Clinton completely backstabs him at the convention. I’ll cover that in a moment.

Given that we’re running against Obama regardless of what happens in Texas, the very best thing that can happen to the Republican party is a contentious Democratic convention. That can only happen if Hillary stays in the race, for which she must win Texas and Ohio.

Therefore, if Republicans cross over in Texas, they are not voting for who they want to run against; that’s already settled, we’re running against Obama whether we like it or not. What they’re voting for is an extension of the bloody squabbling within the Democratic party. That only happens if they vote for Clinton.

I repeat — it does not matter who’d be worse or better for the nation; the only reason for Republicans voting in Texas is to make the Democrats fight each other longer. That’s why Republicans must vote for Clinton if they’re voting in the Democratic primary. (Mind you, I don’t approve of the strategy — I think we should let the Democrats pick their own candidate. But that’s a different conversation…)

Now, if Hillary does manage to steal the nomination from Obama — and that’s what it would be, stealing — the Democratic party will simply burst into flames, and McCain will win in a walk. Again, nothing better could happen to the Republicans.

(Unrelated to this topic, please visit my political blog, “Plumb Bob Blog: Squaring the Culture,” at http://www.plumbbobblog.com. Thanks.)

By: Macksquared

Macksquared — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:44:26 +0000

This Texan held his nose and voted in the Democrat primary. When the official asked which primary ballot I said “Democrat – for the day.” It was even more painful casting a vote for hillary.
We are hoping she wins and stays in the primary long enough to make a total mess of the party. We are still trying to decide on whether or not to caucus Tuesday night.

By: unclesmrgol

unclesmrgol — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:10:57 +0000

When you vote, even if you are voting for the opponent of the person you intend to vote for, you should vote for the best of the matchup. Those people who are voting for clinton or obama based on them potentially being the worst candidate in a matchup may get their worst wishes — they may be voting for the next President of the United States. Be that a Democrat or a Republican, one hopes it’s the best we have, not someone who made the lineup because of someone’s idea of revenge or kneecapping of the opposition.

By: bluestater

bluestater — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:56:46 +0000

Excellent idea, TexasBella!!

By: TexasBella

TexasBella — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:46:13 +0000

I feel dirty, we all do I think, voting for a Democrat. McCain isn’t much better. Our principles are compromised and it shouldn’t be this way, but it is.

Rest assured we will be voting Republican come November, unless we have an independent Newt/Mitt ticket thrown out there and then all bets are off.

By: TexasBella

TexasBella — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:33:13 +0000

Add 43 more votes for Hillary, yes, I’m counting. We’re getting in touch with our family and friends, we’ll see what we can do here. I suggest the other Texans do the same.