I dislike having to explain myself to people who aren't up to speed.
No ones influence could have changed that outcome.
Walker had just won a recall election by stomping his opponents.
You'd have us believe that he couldn't share the love with Romney?
It was more like the Democrats bused in vote soldiers from Illinois to the Milwaukee precincts, because Illinois was a LOCK.
And Walker knew, but was too much of a candy@ss to challenge it.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin: 2016 Cruz 75123 Trump 27186 Kasich 18521 total: 120830 Sanders 26339 Clinton 24784 total: 51123 2016 total: 171953 2012 Romney 51329 Santorum 23874 other 7489 total: 82692 Obama 9442 total: 9442 2012 total: 92134 2008 McCain 28160 Huckabee 13926 other 1313 total: 43399 Obama 37662 Clinton 34009 total: 71671 2008 total: 115070
Fascinating numbers, n00b. Don't you agree?
Where did the 20,000 2008 Democrat primary voters "disappear" to, in an open primary? Hey - lookee there! Cruz got 20,000 more votes in 2016 than Romney in the 2012 primary!
“Fascinating numbers, n00b. Don’t you agree?
Where did the 20,000 2008 Democrat primary voters “disappear” to, in an open primary? Hey - lookee there! Cruz got 20,000 more votes in 2016 than Romney in the 2012 primary!”
Now let’s add some context to your numbers. In 2008, by the time of the Wisconsin primary, McCain had virtually clinched the Republican nomination with over 65% of the delegates. Obama and Clinton, again at the time of the Wisconsin Democratic primary, were virtually tied in delegates - 1,267 to 1,184. Since it was an open primary there was no reason to vote for McCain but there was a reason to vote in the Democratic primary. And that’s what republicans did.
What you are seeing in 2008 is republicans crossing over to vote democrat. They stayed home and voted in the republican primary in 2016.
Bottom line is the analysis presented in your post is flawed.