So Allen either called the guy he knew was videotaping him a 'monkey' to boost his cred with any white-power types in the crowd or was an idiot.
Posted on 08/28/2006 11:23:42 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
The results of the latest GOP Bloggers straw poll are in. The poll was posted on the Red State homepage over the weekend, and first-choice results are as follows (full results with RS results in parentheses).
Giuliani 24.6% (22.0%) Gingrich 21.1% (19.5%) Romney 12.8% (15.8%) Allen 11.5% (11.3%) Tancredo 6.7% (4.5%) McCain 6.4% (6.7%) Hagel 2.8% (3.3%) Brownback 2.5% (3.2%) Huckabee 1.5% (1.8%) Frist 1.1% (0.9%) Pataki 0.3% (0.3%)Read on...
The Macaca incident has clearly devastated Allen’s numbers in the blogosphere, his stronghold. He used to have sky-high favorability, largely because he hadn’t done anything to offend anyone. He also used to run first or second (tangling with Giuliani) with 20% to 30% in polls like this. Once undefined, he has now been defined in a hugely negative way, dropping to fourth with 11.5% support.
The only true direct comparison is the results for individual blogs. From July to August, Allen dropped 23.9% in net favorability among RedState readers. RealClearPolitics also ran the poll both months – and probably has an audience that’s even more plugged-in politically than RedState. On that site, Allen dropped an astonishing 41.6% points in a month, and now has 6.5% first place votes. Allen probably still retains some “true-believer” support among the more conservative sites of the blogosphere. Let’s see if that holds up.
Who’s the new conservative “it” candidate? Newt! The conservative mantle has shifted to Newt over the last few months. He got a huge boost last month for being all over the Israel-Hezbollah war. Allen’s implosion has given Newt’s people a reason to stick around, at least for a while. Vis Numar makes this development the headline, but inaccurately notes that his numbers went from +1% to +40% in a month. That was actually from a poll taken earlier in the year, but it highlights how far Newt has come.
Bottom line: It looks like Newt’s decision to stay out the race until November of ’07 could throw the race into some turmoil, with all the major campaigns calculating what happens if Newt gets in. He’s clearly trying to play kingmaker and anoint the preferred conservative if he doesn’t run, and numbers like this suggest he could pull it off.
Giuliani and Romney show positive movement. There’s a consistent pattern of Romney and Giuliani momentum among a few of the bigger blogs participating in the poll. Among RedState readers, Romney moved up a net 10.9% and Giuliani a net 10.8% in acceptability. On RealClearPolitics, Romney moved up 18.9% to Giuliani’s 12.5%. On Blogs for Bush, Giuliani moved up 22.8% and Romney was up 14.8%.
McCain supporters love Giuliani and Giuliani supporters are pretty fond of Romney – handy reference should either of the two offline frontrunners falter.
Men and boys by AcademicElephant Looks like the men are being seperated from the boys--but I'm still having trouble getting excited about any of them.
"I'm kind of old-fashioned. I like to engage my brain before my mouth." Donald Rumsfeld
What a sorry group again we have to choose from. Is there not one true headbanging take no prisoners conservative out there?
Might be Gingrich and the closeline clip on the nose for me.
Republicans really do know how the hurt Republicans! With "friends" like this, who needs the macaca/enemy?
couln't AH-nold run for veep?
You don't have to worry though. As the '08 primaries approach, issues in the back of many heads now in mid-'06 will surface...
So Allen either called the guy he knew was videotaping him a 'monkey' to boost his cred with any white-power types in the crowd or was an idiot.
Nope. VP has to meet the same constitutional qualifications as President meaning native born.
I recall Ronald Reagan's off the cuff remarks being blamed repeatedly for his demise in the news media in 1980. And again in 1984.
It's clearly a mullet. But you can't criticize mullets in Virginia ;)
I never thought I'd see the day when Gingrich had a real shot of winning the nomination. But it looks like he might...........................
I think what has distinguished Newt from the rest of the pack so far, and may be part of his recent appeal, is the fact that he has stated (quite accurately) that we are in the early stages of WWIII, which of course suggests a recognition of what we are up against.
So I'd give him a pass on any sort of bad intention. But singling out someone who was only videotaping him for the other side for derrogatory mention does indicate bad judgement, and perhaps a bullying streak.
Pop psychoanalysis isn't worth much, but Allen looks like the kind of guy who didn't quite fit in, and so tried to overconform to what he took to be the jock or big man on campus model, something he hasn't quite outgrown.
The real significance of the incident may be that it indicates how much the Internet has changed politics. For good or ill, things get pondered and digested, analyzed and overanalyzed a lot more now than they once did.
No.
I think it. Apparently, many posters do not think it is limited to their opinion, when their posts are peppered with....
...so and so is scum. Period.
...so and so will never secure the nomination. Period.
...so and so will be the nominee. Period
...etc., etc.
There are some 'core' things that separate Republicans from Democrats and having a prolife candidate at the top of the ticket is one this voter would very much hate to see go away.
I totally respect that and you see you stated that as something you would very much hate to see go away...you did not say a prolife candidate WILL be at the top of the ticket and you did not say any candidate not living up to what you desire is scum. Big, big difference. IMO ;^)
All I know is The Sinkmeister rolled in to town to campaign for Webb. That about guarantees Webb's defeat.
I don't think one candidate Bubba has publically endorsed has won the race.
Ding ding ding . . . we have a winner!
Yep, you got it exactly right.
The Rats are all over Allen b/c they know he's the one to beat in 2008.
Plus the Rats can't handle another high profile defeat, this time in Virginia. If Lamont and Webb get their heads handed to them in the general election (from my lips to God's ears), the Rats will have proof positive that the moonbat base is not enough to elect an anti-war moonbat candidate.
Further plus, George Allen is one of the few Republican candidates who has never been shy about supporting W when W should be supported. The Rats hate that just about more than anything.
To the Rats, George Allen is just George Bush without the W. And they hate him.
Another reason I can't wait until George is president.
And "the blogosphere, his stronghold"?
Puh-leeze.
George Allen was not created by the blogosphere and he's not sustained by the blogosphere. More hyperbole, like the fuzzy math you pointed out.
Oh, I've always wanted to see George Allen and J.D. Hayworth on the ticket. I just think that would be kick-butt fun, a sort of a good cop/bad cop routine.
I wonder how many of his critics ever heard the word “Macaca” before our “esteemed” MSM started playing it up.
Well, Allen fit in very well, thank you! His father was coach of the Washington Redskins and he always moved comfortably in many different circles.
And he was a very popular governor, too.
I wouldn't call it cratering. (I do think he shouldn't have apologized. He should have stuck to his guns that he thought it was the guy's name.)
In any case, he's in 3rd place behind Gingrich and Giuliani.
If I have to worry about Guiliani winning, then I'll go with the closest conservative. At this point, that will be Gingrich.
I'd prefer Allen/Frist/Tancredo because Gingrich has a lot of baggage with his divorce.
Ummm, ok...I think there is a vast difference in your definition of "everything" and my definition of "everything"...now, shall we try "vagueness" and guess how far apart we are on that definition?
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