Remember that old saying "Be careful what you wish for!"...
Posted on 03/14/2012 1:01:28 PM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP
GOP being Punk’d?
We know that Democrats are crossing over in open primaries, such as Mississippi and Alabama, in order to vote for Rick Santorum, a big union candidate, their votes intended to throw the Republican National Convention into a contested balloting process.
This tactic was written up at the Daily Kos. Big union money has even invested for the Santorum campaign.
Pardon me for not having all the pertinent facts and I confess I don’t even have time to search for them all, today, to say nothing of presenting and formatting them, here. Can you help? Place further information into comments?
Santorum in Jackson, Mississippi, photo: Rogelio V. Solis, AP If memory serves me correctly, CNN’s John King last evening pointed out there according to their exit polling, about six to eight percent of Alabama voters called themselves Democrats. However, I did not find breakdown by party at the exit poll pages in cnn.com. That seems odd in itself, eh?
And if that many Democrats were willing to tell exit pollsters what they did, how many more just walked by them, refusing to be polled? If you were a prankster-voting in such a case, would you want to be examined by a pollster? Maybe some would. Maybe more would not.
CNN’s exit polls (for Mississippi and for Alabama) and the actual vote counts may be found at their site (and perhaps others have published exit polls, please tell me if you find any). Santorum’s final edge over Gingrich was approximately two percent in Mississippi and six percent in Alabama. Theoretically, both of these tallies could be within the margin of pranking.
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First of all, those organizations don't necessarily have any support in these particular states much less enough to turn the vote.
Secondly, why would they want to stop Romney? They totally have him beat and know it.
I think the reason Rick & Newt picked up so much support in the 11th hour was the candidate forum in AL. Romney pretty much said he didn't have time for their little hillbilly affair and (thanks in part to Freepers) it ended up being televised. Romney hadn't counted on that, was told it wouldn't be televised if he wasn't in it. Anyway, I know if I lived in AL or even MS and got dissed like that it would influence my vote.
It’s also possible that some southern democrats are just sick and tired of Obama.
I can confirm the same for West Tennessee and North Mississippi. Santorum signs are all over, with the occasional Romney or Paul sign (except for all the Romney signs around the polling places.) I have yet to see a Newt sign in this area.
Remember that old saying "Be careful what you wish for!"...
Then, finally how can you prove that Santorum can win against Obama?
Forget your dislike for Newt, he is no longer in the picture as far as the formal primary vote is concerned. There no way he can win, outside of a brokered convention.
Wrong on both counts. I'm not sure what the "social stance" of the President has to do with anything, the President can't create laws. There are a lot of ignorant folk out there to be sure.
As to "too ignorant economically", I suggest you educate yourself.
that would require RS being anything like Reagan. He ain’t. You should be flogged for such a ridiculous statement.
California, last week:
“The Public Policy Institute of California found 22% of likely Republican voters in the state back Santorum, just behind the 28% who support Romney. Santorum has gained 18 percentage points in support since December.”
If only 25% more of Newts voters climb on the bandwagon, this is one place that Romney is counting on where Santorum could surprise him.
This is especially true all over as some are claiming that Democrats are crossing over in droves to support Rick. He could win anywhere! :)
I also noticed that some of my neighbors who have Santorum yard signs are also Christian & Homeschoolers. Santorum won our state on issues. Not even Haslam's GOP elitist backing of Romney could overcome it. Santorum won over the southern grassroots voters.
What, his lifetime 88 ACU conservative rating, versus Gingrich at 90? His 91 ACU rating his last year in office? What?
Some people want to cut off their nose to spite their face...
Romney did surprisingly well under the outward support for Santorum.
There were even robocalls going out for dems to vote for Santorum. Kos and Huffo are as influential with Dems as Rush and Hannity are with Conservatives. They have a very sophisticated ground game.
Romney was the frontrunner in Michigan and Ohio. The goal was to weaken him and give those states to Santorum. The fact there was such a strategy should tell reasonable people that when your enemy uses their vote to skew an election, it is not to improve your chance of winning in the general.
That being said, I will vote for anyone but Obama and Romney.
The Rick bots are helpless and clueless. There boy is being carried over the finish lines by Obama’s union buds and they refuse to see it. You can research the web for just a few minutes and find hundreds of articles from credible sources about how the unions are digging in to support Rick now because they ultimately support Obama. It’s obvious.
Right, and the whole point of them crossing over, is to have Santorum the Nominee. Get it? If not, I give up.
Just keep your powder dry, and don't try to argue with them. They will try to get you banned if you do.
I’m adopting a strategy of talking about them and not to them. With one exception - there is one with some balance and perspective.
Do you sometimes feel we’re trying to reason with two year olds with their fingers in their ears?
I am being told that despite all contrary evidence, the crossover vote didn’t matter and was not organized. I’m sure that it will be a huge revelation to the unions to learn that they aren’t organized.
“Santorum at least understands the role of tariffs”
That would be a great issue if it was targeted towards the countries we have trade deficits with. But I have never heard Santorum speak about it and I’m sure he didn’t introduce legislation in favor of it, when he was in office.
I find it ironic and amusing that Newt - the Great Visionary - is reduced to populist hawking of cheap gas prices.
But go ahead and send him your $2.50 donation.
Time to face facts. Newt is just playing the role of spoiler.
Where can he win? nowhere
Newt does not engage in retail politics. He doesn’t press the flesh. He just pontificates from the podium.
Santorum is the Freedom and Liberty candidate.
And he is genuine.
Can't buy it. Romney is their dream opponent, I don't think even Democrats are stupid enough to try and sabotage the guy they know they can beat.
Believe it or not, some Democrats may actually like Santorum. There are many disillusioned Dems out there, I stood next to one at a Tea Party event, and they might want someone they can trust to abolish Obamacare.
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