Posted on 02/11/2008 6:02:50 PM PST by Antenna Wilde
by Antenna Wilde
As the GOP struggles to find it's "voice", the nation seems to have run off with Obama. Looking over the charts and numbers, I find it increasing difficult to come to any other conclusion.
Not only is he mopping up the blue states, he seems to be doing as well—if not better—in the red ones. Take Idaho: huge victory for the GOP in 2004 (Bush won the state with 69%). And here's Obama sweeping Idaho on Super Tuesday with a stunning 80%... to Hillary Clinton's 17.
While all of Hillary victories (except Arkansas) have been in the mid 50's, Obama's have overshadowed her—especially in the red states like Alaska, who gave him 74% to her 25%. Here's a list of the more striking RED STATE victories for Obama over Clinton, in percentages:
Colorado: 67 to 32 Utah: 57 to 39 Kansas: 74 to 26 N. Dakota: 61 to 37 Georgia: 66 to 31 S. Carolina: 55 to 27
Some people may say, "Hey, he won states like South Carolina and Georgia because of the black vote." OK, but how do you explain the rest of them?There is a logical argument to be made for people's utter detest of Hillary Clinton. True, but then why not switch over to McCain? He's been shown to be popular among Independent and swing voters. And how do you explain Obama splitting the vote with Hillary in states like New Mexico, where she (apparently?) gets the latino vote?
Finally, look at Kansas: huge red state like Idaho... and second biggest Obama victory.
It's obvious Obama should get the Democratic nomination, but would someone tell me: why is he sweeping the red states?
Wow, I guess the popular Oprah will get her way after all. People idolize her and her Obama too, so it seems.
JFK would be considered a right wing fanatic compared to today's politicians...
He's anti-Hillary, for now. She's hated more in red states than blue, I think. The general election will be just a little different in those states... and in others...
"Take Idaho: huge victory for the GOP in 2004 (Bush won the state with 69%). And here's Obama sweeping Idaho on Super Tuesday with a stunning 80%... to Hillary Clinton's 17." Oh, give it a rest. If this author thinks a Democrat is going to win Idaho in the general election, he is a fool.
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Newbie, he's winning DEMOCRATIC primaries in each state you mentioned. If he didn't win it, Hillary would have.
Geez.
wouldn’t that be 80% of the democrats that voted??? Not the population of registered voters
I don’t see the significance of this. So Obama won the DEMOCRAT caucuses in some red states. So what? Democrats always get 100% of the vote in democrat caucuses.
That’s 80% of the state’s democrats; not 80% of the state.
Speaking of Red versus Blue... doesn’t the color designations switch again so that ‘Rats go back to their True Commie Red?
Red states are naturally more conservative. Even the lefties aren’t as die-hard as the big city lefties are.
Obama naturally does better there because folks don’t see him as lefty as Hillary.
That may not be it, but it makes sense here baring any other explanation.
Obama is very probematic too. We have got the worst field I have seen in my life zeroing in on doom this November.
Are you saying that Idaho is now a Blue state because Hillary didn’t win the Rat primary?
I wouldn’t be surprised if it is indicative of the legions on the right, having nothing to vote for in the GOP primary, crossing over to at least get the satisfaction of seeing Hillary go down to ignomonous defeat. (I am certainly tempted to do just that.) It would explain which the Democrats are getting 2x the turnout the GOP is this year.
Do any of his backers have a friggin clue what he stands for? I think not.
Dems normally do win Dem primaries.
No kidding. Imagine if a Democrat was winning the Republican primaries.... wait.... never, mind.
Red states have more real men. Real men detest Hillary. They aren't necessarily voting for Osama Obama, they are voting against Hitlery.
Whoop de doo. Red and blue are all starting to look the same anymore.
BTW, the alternatives will really come into view in the landslide McCain is poised to experience in Nov.
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