MadBadger
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:14 PM
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Breaking: 1st round results for Repuke WV caucus: Romney 41, Huckabee 37, McCain 16 |
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They have to go to a second round because somebody needs to get a majority of the vote.
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:16 PM
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1. Huckabee is really hurting Romney. nt |
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:17 PM
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5. Don't be so certain. A lot of Huckabee's voters vote on personal character. |
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McCain is far closer to be a good person than Mittens.
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:19 PM
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a lot of the flat-Earthers are not too fond of Mormons, despite the fact that Mormons are often flat-Earthers too...
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:16 PM
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2. Huckabee will. McCain's supporters hate Romney. |
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:16 PM
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:crazy: or am I just being stupid?
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:16 PM
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Tue Feb-05-08 01:19 PM
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6. Look for McCain to partner with Huckabee |
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They go out of the way to be complimentary of each other and would shore up some of the lost conservatives that McCain alienates.
McCain/Huckabee - mark it down
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:04 PM
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...it'll be McCain/Lieberman...
In the General Election, it'll be more important to garner "crossover" appeal than to secure the growingly marginalized and nutty far right wing fringe.
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:13 PM
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9. That's another good point |
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However, it wouldn't account for the right-wing "base" that may sit this one out (as per their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh). Dobson and his ilk are also saying that they won't vote for McCain in a primary or a general. At the end of the day, that's a huge chunk that Republican's could always rely on before. I don't think there will be enough crossover to account for that loss.
It could be Lieberman though, but I'm not sure if there's anything about him that would pull voters in to vote for that ticket. He did nothing for Gore in 2000.
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:17 PM
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hrough 30 of 55 counties on the second ballot:
316 Huckabee 275 Romney
I don't know where the other counties will go, but I'm told that most of the Paul people are going with Huckabee.
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