Primary Voters: Vote against McCain! Vote for deadlock! Vote anyone but McCain!

Feb 9, 2008 | Jim Robinson

[Nuc1]

Jim,

Voting for anyone but McCain will IMHO dilute the conservative vote. This is what got us in this mess in the first place. We must coalesce around one candidate. Since our guys didn’t see fit to hang around and fight, that leaves the Huckster and Ron Paul. Ron Paul doesn’t have a chance. So that leaves the Huckster. He is the only rallying point left. So be it. Vote for the Huckster. Don’t believe that voting for Fred or Mitt will help. Fred is already supporting McCain. I wonder if that wasn’t the idea from the git go, we can hash that out another day. Don’t let these folks in effect assign your votes.

To those that argue that what we are doing is sour grapes I respectfully disagree. What we are doing is fighting for our beliefs. We were ambushed this cycle but that won’t happen again. The folks that support J. McCain better realize this. McCain cannot hope to win without us. With us he has a chance. So he and his people can stop whining and and come truthfully to our positions on key issues or I think we can write this election off. McCain needs us far more than we need or want him. He better start acting like it.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

What you’re mssing is the fact that conservatives will NOT unite behind either Ron Paul or Huckabee.

Clearly they were not willing to unite around anyone else either. At least Ron Paul and Huckabee are still standing.

[Hardastarboard]

I don’t know if you’ll go down in history, but you are a great American, without a doubt.

[devane617]

I'm on board Jim....FR is needed more than ever, so I say we should let the world know that "real" conservatives are alive and working.

[Cindy]

I am NOT voting for McCain.

[Gator113]

Well, I actually like ‘some’ of his ideas, but the rest of his nutcase stuff..... drops him from being a rational consideration. ;>)

Besides, how could anyone later admit to having voted for him?

It would be as if someone had found an old photo of you wearing a pair of bellbottoms back in the 60’s. ;>)

[callisto]

Let me say that a little louder for you...if someone anyone other then McCain wins 558 of remaining delegates the party wins...Yes you are correct!

[TigersEye]

This isn't about selecting a candidate any longer. Conservatives have been pushed aside on that matter. This is about yanking the GOP up by the scruff of the neck and telling them if they want the conservative vote we want a conservative candidate.

If the GOP can get along without conservatives then why did every candidate try to convince us how conservative they are? If they can do without us it would have made more sense for them to woo the voters they do want. They know darned well this country is more conservative than not. The GOP is trying to play both sides of the fence and it's time to tell them that isn't acceptable.

[supercat]

A Republican president with a Democratic congress is better than a Democratic president with a Democratic congress.

That would be true, but a Democrat mole President with a Democrat Congress is worst of all.

[Cincincinati Spiritus]

I’m just hoping they won’t sit home in disgust.

If this is your point, then I understand.

[supercat]

Ron Paul doesn’t have a chance.

If conservatives rally behind Ron Paul in Texas, I think he could have a better chance than Huckabee could. Not a great shot of taking the winner-take-all there, but if Ron Paul could pull it off (and he's from Texas) that would expose a pretty big chink in McCain's armor.

[callisto]

"It is definitely possible to stop McCain from an outright win."

Give me a few minutes to let my hands recover from hand-coding the tables and I will analyze the available delegates by state and historical tendencies, voter preferences, etc. for a better definition as to how the remaining states should vote.

[Domandred]

I’m note voting McCain for anything, but we’ll see what happens till May 27th in Idaho. McCain may be the only person on the ballot by then.

[TigersEye]

It would be as if someone had found an old photo of you wearing a pair of bellbottoms back in the 60’s. ;>)

That's the beauty of the secret ballot.

Long live the Republic! ; )

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

For maximum effect, wave these frantically over your head, while continuing to shriek in a womanish manner:

[callisto]

Well, Huckabee took 39 delegates from Kansas. It’s a start!

[Nuc1]

Conservatives need to unite behind one candidate. What am I missing here?

You are so correct. We can still have a "victory" of sorts but window is very small and time is very short to get our act together.

[exhaustedmomma]

clap...clap...CLAP!!!

Well said!

[Domandred]

Because after you listen to him for more then 20 seconds you realize he is actually a nutjob. Conservative yes, but still a nutjob.

[acoulterfan]

Huckabee is only a distraction at this point. I didn’t want Romney, Huck and definately not McCain.

I DO NOT want Hillary to even get to the General Election so I voted for OBAMA. I can’t believe that everyone is falling for the McCain can beat Hillary theory. She will cheat, lie and steal to win.

Don’t you guys remember the agonizing 8 years we went thru with the Clintons? Don’t you??? Keep her from being nominated any way you can. I know that I will be chastized for this opionion but we have a chance to keep her out!