Posted on 02/05/2008 12:58:25 PM PST by sdnet
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee enjoys the first victory on Super Tuesday for the Republicans as he takes all 18 delegates in the state of West Virginia, winning 52% of the vote, although rumors abound regarding the McCain campaign's possible instruction to their delegates to switch to his side.
Mitt Romney finished second with 47% of the vote, followed by McCain at 1%.
Rumors are circulating that the McCain campaign instructed their delegates to defect over to Mike Huckabee's side as to avoid a Romney victory. Nationally, McCain is significantly ahead of Huckabee and can afford giving the state's 18 delegates to Huckabee, but certainly not to Romney, who was originally in the lead when polling began in West Virginia by a wide margin and trails McCain nationally by only 17 delegates.
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It would be amusing if word of this spreads quickly enough to sway some close races and costs McCain more that the 18 delegates he wins.
.....I will vote for a democrat in this election if McCain wins and feel very good about it too...
Ditto. Anyone but McKook
If we are not giving one dime to the RNC now, just wait until they call us begging for McCain.
I can guarantee that you have plenty of company, me included.
Mr. niteowl77
Oh, if a CONSERVATIVE had done what McCain/Huckabee had done, it would be “dirty politics.”
But, it doesn’t matter...the damage is done. Romney needed the momentum.
Thank-you for cutting it to the core facts.
First vote;
Romney 41
Huckabee 33
McCain 16
Paul 10
Last vote:
Huckabee 52
Romney 47
McCain
They broke 50:50.
Mccain’s clearly all went to hackabee.
Let’s see.. McCain sees he’s not going win. The Huckster has no hope to win ANYTHING, basically because he’s a moron, but remains in the race to draw votes from Romney and help McCain. Gee, could it be that McCain has promised him a role in his administration, or, even if he hasn’t, that the Huckster expects a prid pro quo for his weasel-like actions? Nah. “It’s just politics” and why should we get upset about it?
Because it’s underhanded and dishonest, THAT’S why.
The Republican Party is dying. Regan held it together. Bigotry rendered it asunder.
None.
Grow up.
Shame on McCain and Huckabee.
What a way to treat the people of America.
One man, one vote, secret ballot.
Oops. mccain had 1 in the last vote.
Oops. That should be quid pro quo. I’m so pissed off I can’t type anymore! :-)
> Glad McCain didn’t do that when he was a POW!
Apparently he did.
See http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com/
He won.
Yes..4 states with their delegates cut in half due to their violation of RNC rules..
Why dont you answer the question Annie.. WHY hasn’t Team Romney been able to close the deal in the states they NEEDED in order to win this nomination.
Romney spent over 10 million in Iowa alone to get beat by a candidate (Huckabee) who spent only about 500,000 in the state...
Romney spent nearly 10 million in New Hampshire..to get beat by a candidate (McCain) who nearly had to resort to taking federal matching funds to keep his campaign afloat...
Combined with more failures in South Carolina, Florida, and now West Virginia..explain to me WHY Romney can’t seem to get the job done...if he is supposedly the “best” candidate..why then all the major defeats?
“What this really means is all the campaigns are thoroughly in the hands of professional strategists. no more grass roots.”
WE, no longer elect our leaders.”
And we’re so well manipulated that most of us don’t even know it.
I’m jealous over those purple fingers in Iraq. Their election was probably more legitimate than this one.
Huck will become ambassador to the Middle East so he can do some missionary work.
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