Should Allison Lundergan Grimes have answered who she voted for?

[Logical]

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[Rosco T.]

1. Why is the concept of "secret ballot" so hard to understand?

Her proper answer should have been "none of your dammed business"

[Logical]

3. How about that answer on debate questions also? Perfect! nt

[kentuck]

6. But Chuck Todd disagees with you...

And Andrea also.

This is an ad that could have been running in Kentucky today:

"Yes, I voted for Barack Obama and I am very proud of that vote." I'm Mitch McConnell and I approve this message.

Do you think that would have been a winning answer in Kentucky??

[Rosco T.]

58. Chuckie FUckie can kiss my shiny metal ass... n/m

[Debra919]

14. She says she's a Clinton Democratic. Isn't she telling us who she voted for.

[riqster]

29. +1

[KamaAina]

2. Yertle was trying to get Alison to say the O-word

she has been distancing herself from Obama the whole campaign.

[Logical]

5. Imagine a GOP candidate doing this! The DU would laugh their asses off! nt

[bigwillq]

4. No (nt)

[belzabubba333]

7. i'd like to hear from the yes people as to why a secret ballot should be on display for all

[Travis_0004]

32. Because she is running for congress

I wouldnt ask a new employee if they are pro chice, but its a fair question to ask a Senator.

She is allowed to avoid the question, but Mitch is allowed to try to use that against her.

Its not like people dont assume she voted for Obama anyway. If she would have said "I voted for Obama because I thought he was a better choice than Romney, bit I disagree with Obama on A B and C, nobody would have said anything. Instead she might spend the next three weeks avoiding the question, which huts her ability to get her message across.

[TheKentuckian]

8. It seems a goofy thing to bother with dancing around on to me

Will it prove to be the best strategy? Maybe but I don't see it. She needs to drive over vote in the black community far more desperately than she needs anti Obama marginal Democrats from what I can see because I don't believe she can get too many of them. They will stick with McConnell for pure pork power his position and longevity help drive.

Also, while I think they will turn around there are those who rankled at the obvious hedging and likely their enthusiasm is dampened with little opportunity to recover.

This is not a Presidential year which means it is much more a base turnout driven situation.

[Blue_Tires]

9. No, but let's be honest -- That was really a "Do you support PBO"? -question

Instead of trying to dodge and evade it, she should have made a definitive statement one way or the other...

[Dawgs]

10. Should be, 'Was it worth it for Grimes to not answer the question if it costs her the election?'

Because that's what should matter.

[kentuck]

11. The correct question:

"Was it worth it for Grimes to answer the question if it costs her the election?"

[Dawgs]

12. OK. Yours is good too. n/t

[kelly1mm]

26. Well her non-answer does not seem to have swayed the PTB in DC as they are pulling her

funding for ad buys. Maybe it was a damned if you do, damned if you don't decision?

[kentuck]

30. Can you post that link, Kelly1mm?

That is an interesting development. I don't think it will hurt her that much. It will only point out her independence, which will help her in Kentucky, in my humble opinion. Also, does Hillary cancel her appearance with her this week??

[kelly1mm]

40. Sure. Here you go.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/national-democrats-halt-investment-kentucky-senate-race-n225686

I do not know if Hillary is still a go (I would assume yes).

[Blue_Tires]

53. The problem with that is those thin-ice questions are going to keep coming

Now that she has shown her reticence in answering

[Politicalboi]

13. Yes she should have said who she voted for

We would not have this poll had she done that. It's a distraction that she doesn't need.

[CK_John]

15. Does it matter now????????????

[Logical]

22. Huge story still in the news, so YES! Nt

[scarystuffyo]

16. Yes

and right now she's thinking the same thing and wishes she could do it over again.

She knows she messed up and people who are defending her non-answer is weird

[The_Commonist]

17. Of course she should have. And she should have done it proudly.

It might be a "secret ballot," but she's not a secret person.
She's a public figure running for office on the Democratic ticket.
She should have said "Of course I voted for Obama, you nit-wit! I'm a Democrat, and I'm proud of it."

[jen63]

18. No way, it's the principle of the thing,

and I don't care if she's running in a political campaign or just walking down the street. Our rights have been eroded enough and answering McConnell's question would set a dangerous precedent. The frog is almost at full boil folks.

[yeoman6987]

33. As long as she sticks to her principles

Which should have been, "I loved for President Obama". It might have been I one commercial that McConnell made, but now she is getting much worse slack that does not seem to be going away.

[jen63]

41. It's nobody's business,

that's what everyone is missing. It should be obvious to everyone any way. Ridiculous.

[yeoman6987]

42. It is our business if she voted for Romney

Or worse didn't vote at all. Sorry it just is.

[jen63]

45. Oh please. It's not.

[yeoman6987]

51. Well since I am from Maryland

It totally doesn't matter. Only voters in Kuntucky and the heads of the Democratic Party have a decision to make. They only matter when deciding if she was wrong or not.

[pansypoo53219]

19. PURE GNEWZ BULLSHIT. she should vcote romney??? is she a democrat? its BULLSHIT.

reminds me of that question at the 1st 1984 debate by that black guy. BULLSHIT!

[Logical]

21. Not even close! Legit question. And one all candidates would answer! nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. it's more important to have her in the senate, than to have her pass a fake loyalty test.

[Logical]

24. And her no answer might cost her the win! nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. but she didn't say no, she said respect the privacy of the ballot box

[Logical]

46. Bogus answer! And hurt her. Nt

[lpbk2713]

23. I don't think "kiss my ass" would have been proper for TV.

But it would have been appropriate AFAIC.

[riqster]

27. I picked "No", because

...there was no option for "Oh, HELL no!"

[B Calm]

28. Yes and then turn around and ask Mitch if he voted for Sarah Palin!

[Travis_0004]

34. Mitch has already said he voted for McCain.

At least he isnt ducking an easy question.

[B Calm]

36. She should have said, I voted with the vast majority of Americans and you Mitch voted for a LOSER!

[3catwoman3]

54. Ooohh, I like that...

...choice.

[Kalidurga]

31. No

Because not answering the question drives the right more insane.

[kentuck]

35. But the "independents" love it.

I don't think she loses anything with her response. In the short term, a bit of confusion. In the longer run, a net positive for her.

[Kalidurga]

38. I wish she would have asked about Mitch's voting history.

I would like to see what he does if someone asks his history from 1952-to present.

[JVS]

37. Someone who is running for the US senate should be an established enough politician that who they...

supported in the most recent presidential election should be a matter of public record. We shouldn't even need to ask.

[jen63]

43. You believe a private ballot

should be public record?

[JVS]

49. What did I say that would even make you think that?

[jen63]

52. Hilarious. n/t

[riversedge]

47. Wonder why the dem senate committee pulled out today? Timing

Wonder if she did not vote for Obama?? Just asking--or wondering...

[PeteSelman]

39. She should have just said "of course I voted for the party's nominee".

"The idea of voting for Romney was absurd."

Pretty simple.

[blogslut]

44. What I find ridiculous is that this is even a thing.

[moondust]

48. Completely optional.

Secret ballot, private matter.

"None of your business." Game over.

It reminds me of the grotesquely biased hit job the media did on Al Gore in 2000. Everything he said or did was presented in a negative light while everything Bush did was presented in a neutral or positive light or simply ignored.

[JonLP24]

50. To me she did answer it by not answering

Distancing herself as far away from Obama as possible (while McConnell doing exactly the opposite) is obviously the main component of her campaign strategy, by not answering the question she told me she voted for Obama.

Personally, I feel candidates should be more straight forward and those candidates I trust more to do the right thing but if you're going to play the middle better be good at it. I remember in the height of SB 1070 it was difficult to pin where a Democrat running for top Arizona offices on where they stood on it they still suffered crushing defeats while Felicia Rotellini (who I voted for in the primaries that year because she appeared to be the most progressive candidate) took a clear stand & was outspoken on it and suffered a very narrow defeat. It took a few days to determine the winner.

She is running again this year for AG again and while I constant ads basically suggesting that the 3 main targets (Kirkpatrick, guy running for governor, and Kristen Sinema) are going to open up the border and let the terrorists run free Rotellini's attack ad basically is limited to she has never prosecuted violent criminals (her area was more fraud and white collar type crimes) & "liberal agenda".

Though I respect Kristen Sinema a lot so I don't lump her with the play-the-middle Democrats that still get attacked badly. Like Rotellini, I voted for her in the primary because she appeared to be the most progressive and winning in my district which was luckily redistricted to include most of Tempe & ASU campus.

On edit - I also really don't like the question itself because a real journalist would simply question Lundergran Grimes on her strategy to distance herself rather than something that appears to be a trick question relating to that topic.

[customerserviceguy]

55. Its a sign of her willingness

to stand up for what she believes in. We have enough Democratic-in-name-only types in the House and the Senate.

If a Repuke failed to say that he'd voted for McCain and/or Romney, we'd lambaste him for being a weasel, trying to play it both ways. I don't see anything unfair about the question, and the re-questioning.

Stand for something, or you'll fall for anything.

[Erose999]

56. The ASSUMPTION is she voted for Obama. But what if she really voted for R-Money?

"Clinton Democrat" = potential backstabber.

[Puzzledtraveller]

57. What would she fear answering the most?

I voted for Obama? Why? Her supporters, democrats and people who came around to favoring her all probably assumed she did. It is quite possible that she did not vote for Obama, that would explain the silence and the support being pulled, especially if it is factual. Something fishy here I think.