This was a matter of time. John McCain’s lead was insurmountable after Super Tuesday.
Read more. This shows the importance of Elections in a YouTube world. Apparently, a lot of what Romney had said in the 1990s has come back to haunt him. He’s now trying to be a conservative answer to McCain, but clips would pop up suggesting otherwise. Huckabee surely damaged Romney’s odds, no doubt. McCain is now the front-runner.
What remains to be determined is who will McCain choose as running mate for Vice President? Would probably choose
- Rudy Giuliani
- Mike Huckabee (for the conservative vote)
- Joe Lieberman?
I don’t think Lieberman makes sense, McCain is already liberal enough, why bring on a semi Democrat (Lieberman is a sell-out, but that’s another post). Giuliani might be a choice… but he did so poorly that I doubt he would be a plus. Lastly, Huckabee is plenty crazy but it would cement the Right wing vote, I presume.
Three primaries, three different winners:
- first Huckabee, in Iowa. He is clearly too religious and a nut. Re-write the constitution to make it jive with god? Oh-oh. Please, get him off the stage.
- second McCain, in New Hampshire. He won in NH in 2000, too… but then lost. McCain is actually a decent guy in some ways, as is Huckabee…. but much the same way that Huck is way too religious, McCain is too pro-war. Why else would warmonger and traitor Joe Lieberman back him? Because McCain would continue America on its path of destruction with stints in Pakistan and Iran.
- third Romney. I hate to say it, but Romney is the most normal guy out there. He seems like a guy who has been successful and gotten a lot of things done. Wow, who knew the Mormon would be the most normal guy out there. I do not say that disrespectfully, I am sure Mormons are good, bad and ugly like all human beings and what not… but initially, the press made Romney seem to be an alien… and frankly, he seems the most human of them all.
Yes, my top pick remains Ron Paul… and he might be the last man standing money-wise against Mitt Romney… but all I am saying is let’s send Huckabee and McCain home… Thompson could go too.
You have to love the American election system. We’re January 2008, in one year, someone will be the new President. Not only we have no real idea who it will be, but the outcome really won’t be based on who deserves to be, but everything else.
God Bless America (I’m not kidding or anything). Check this out:
In 1972, Republican voters in Michigan decided to make a little mischief, crossing over to vote in the open Democratic primary and voting for segregationist Democrat George Wallace, seriously embarrassing the state’s Democrats. In fact, a third of the voters (PDF) in the Democratic primary were Republican crossover votes. In 1988, Republican voters again crossed over, helping Jesse Jackson win the Democratic primary, helping rack up big margins for Jackson in Republican precincts. (Michigan Republicans can clearly be counted on to practice the worst of racial politics.) In 1998, Republicans helped Jack Kevorkian’s lawyer — quack Geoffrey Feiger — win his Democratic primary, thus guaranteeing their hold on the governor’s mansion that year.
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With a history of meddling in our primaries, why don’t we try and return the favor. Next Tuesday, January 15th, Michigan will hold its primary. Michigan Democrats should vote for Mitt Romney, because if Mitt wins, Democrats win. How so?
For Michigan Democrats, the Democratic primary is meaningless since the DNC stripped the state of all its delegates (at least temporarily) for violating party rules. Hillary Clinton is alone on the ballot.
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we want Romney in, because the more Republican candidates we have fighting it out, trashing each other with negative ads and spending tons of money, the better it is for us. We want Mitt to stay in the race, and to do that, we need him to win in Michigan.
Two polls the last couple of days show a tight race: Strategic Vision (R) shows Romney within striking distance with 20 percent to McCain’s 29 (Huckabee is third with 18), while Rossman Group shows Huckabee with the lead — 23 percent to Romney’s 22 and McCain’s 18.
Now here’s the thing — without a real Democratic contest on the ballot, and a lack of party registration in Michigan, this is an open primary. Anyone can pick up a Republican ballot. So Michigan Democrats and independents who want to see the Republican battle royale continue should just take a few minutes on Tuesday, January 15th to cast a ballot for Mitt Romney in the Republican primary.
Wild. Read the whole thing and here is the famous email that is making rounds:
Dear [Friend],
We’re not going to beat around the Bush. If you want to help make mischief for the Republican Party - and bolster the Democrats’ chances for taking the White House this November - read on!
Are you a Democrat or independent registered to vote in Michigan? If you are, vote for Mitt Romney in the Republican primary on Tuesday, January 15th!
Do you know any Democrats or independents in Michigan? If you do, encourage them to vote for Mitt Romney in the Republican primary on Tuesday, January 15th!
And if you don’t know anyone in Michigan, then forward this e-mail on to your like-minded friends - you never know who they might know.
Okay, so, I know - you must think I’m nuts to suggest that anyone ever vote Republican. But this situation is special. As it happens, the Michigan Democratic primary is uncontested. Barack Obama and John Edwards aren’t even on the ballot. So that means even if you’re a Hillary Clinton supporter, there’s no need to vote for her - she’s running unopposed.
But the Republican primary is hotly contested. And Michigan law lets anyone - including independents AND Democrats - vote in the Republican primary. This means there’s a great opportunity, as we say above, for us to make mischief!
So why should Dems and indies vote Romney? After his victory in New Hampshire, the press has declared John McCain the Republican front- runner. Meanwhile, Mike Huckabee, who won in Iowa, looks poised to do well in South Carolina, which hosts the next primary after Michigan.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney desperately needs to win Michigan in order to keep his campaign afloat. And the more Republican candidates who are fighting it out, trashing each other with negative ads and spending tons of money, the better it is for the Democratic candidates, of course! In other words, we want Mitt to stay in the race, and to do that, we need him to win in Michigan.
So Michigan Democrats and independents who want to see the Republican battle royale continue should just take a few minutes on Tuesday, January 15th to cast a ballot for Mitt Romney in the Republican primary. And don’t feel bad or awkward about doing so - the Republicans have done things just like this many times in the past. What’s more, if Michigan Republicans didn’t want Dems or indies to vote in their primary, they could have changed the rules. But they didn’t, so here we are.
Again, if you’ve got friends in Michigan, send this e-mail along to them. If you don’t, send it to all of your friends and relatives who want to see the Republicans booted out of the White House this year - they might know some folks in Michigan. And heck, if you live in Michigan yourself, then definitely vote Romney in the primary!
Remember, the message is simple: The more Republican candidates who remain in the race, the better it is for the Democratic candidates. And Mitt Romney is much likelier to stay in the race if he wins the Michigan primary. Democrats and independents can help make this happen - by voting for Mitt!
Good luck, and to victory in November!
[Signed]
Insane!
Hopefully Mitt Romney will be kept far away from the White House and continue to be clueless about what the people want and don’t want. It’s all about spin: yes, McCain and Hillary lost in Iowa, and they are Washington insiders… but the fact remains: the US better change quite a bit in the next 4 years otherwise it will be too little, too late.
WSJ’s Eric Savitz took the time to break down who contributed how to who much amongst the SF investing and business elite:
Barack Obama:
Hillary Clinton:
John Edwards:
Chris Dodd:
Bill Richardson
John McCain:
Mitt Romney:
Rudy Guiliani:
Multiple candidates:
Interesting…
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