[backtothestreets]

"That does not bode well for the GOP in November."

The latest I read had McCain drawing only 48% of the votes in Washington State. Over half of the Republicans placed their votes elsewhere. I'm not surprised Romney polled well there despite withdrawing from the race, considering the large Mormon population.

You're correct. It does not bode well for the GOP in November. The GOP is insistent on having a candidate that is genuinely supported by maybe half of its own party members. George McGovern had that level of support among Democrats when he ran against Nixon.

[sageb1]

McCain’s people have to bring the wisdom of the conservative grassroots to him. They are not doing that and McCain has been too long inside Washington to understand the little people. I think of him as a Bill O’Reilly sort. Generally decent views, but out-of-touch and not particularly savvy. What worries me is that he will not make the attempt to become savvy.

[CharlesWayneCT]

There is not a “large Mormon” population in Washington. In fact, other than Utah and one other state, there is not a “large Mormon” population anywhere, unless you define less than 10% of the population as “large”.

Romney got votes because of the large advance mail-in. My guess is a lot of people did vote-by-mail at around the time of the caucus, when the candidates were making their big push in the state. Of course, Romney dropped out right before that, but he hadn’t formally endorsed McCain yet.

One thing that last night shows is that Huckabee was not the right “last man standing” against McCain. Romney would have done better. He might not have won, but he had a chance.

[maui_hawaii]

I'm not surprised Romney polled well there despite withdrawing from the race, considering the large Mormon population.

Yes, oh so large. 2-3% of the population is LDS...

Please give the Mormon jibes a rest.