Posted on 02/28/2008 8:21:07 PM PST by LouAvul
One of Sen. Barack Obamas surest applause lines comes about halfway into his standard stump speech. It goes like this:
They whisper to me. They say, Barack, Im a Republican, but I support you. And I say, Thank you. Why are we whispering?
If the latest polling data are to be believed, those Republicans arent whispering in Texas, where 195 of the 228 delegates the state will send to the Democratic National Convention will be chosen in a primary and caucuses Tuesday.
As many as a tenth of the Texans voting in the Democratic contests could be Republicans, and overwhelmingly they favor Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, the polls show.
I ran for Republican precinct chair. I went to the Republican state convention, said one of them, Donald Rau of Austin, who has already voted in early balloting. In this election, I voted for Barack Obama.
GOP support no longer surprising A poll released this week by SurveyUSA of Verona, N.J., indicated that registered Republicans would make up 9 percent of Democratic primary voters next week. Michael Baselice, head of Baselice and Associates, a Texas polling firm, said that was in line with what his company was finding.
A bloc that large could make a significant difference for Obama, who holds a large lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York among Texas Republicans, especially in a close race. Polls this week were showing a dead heat in Texas as Obama began pulling even with Clinton.
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Look, if Texas is a problem for Republicans, then its a disaster for the rest of the country, he said.
Alex Johnson, minor league propagandist at MSNBC.
Pathetic liar should be embarrassed to cash his check, the real story is the McCain Democrats.
LOL!
“but they wont in the general...does the MSM really think that any republican would support Obama? Please.”
The media is intoxicated with Obama, so yes, they are stupid enought to think that Republicans would vote for him.
Free Republic was created to expose Bill and Hillary Clinton and their White Water connections. Hillary Clinton must NEVER be allowed to become President!
So, why would this tactic be difficult to understand?
He, Obama, won’t be elected if he is the nominee. Too many Democrats, Asian, Hispanic, and deep South Dems, won’t vote for a black man. I’m not the only one who has had liberals tell me - “no way will I vote for Obama!”
>> I live in Texas and this confuses me. We have a closed primary system.
I live in Texas. We have an OPEN primary system. If you have not voted yet this election cycle, you are free to choose a Dem or a Republican ballot.
Oh, and tell our Republican congressmen to stop voting in favor of laws like the VAWA for the likes of Hillary.
When the RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD... Texas is voting REPUBLICAN! PURE RED! Baaaaaaaaaaaaby!
If I lived in Ohio nd Texas I would vote for Obama. A chance to get rid (for 4 years atleast) a uniqely evil person in Hillary Clinton.
Well the other day you could tell from how many people voted and what per centage were Democrat vs Republican, that there have been MANY MANY crossover voters. When four times more Democrats supposedly voted, you know a lot of Republicans crossed over. A friend of mine told me about this a long time ago. Crossover voting. When you know you can’t change your candidate, you crossover and screw the other side. Since we are STUCK with McCain, we want to get the crappiest candidate on the other side. And Obama is an empty suit. He has pudding for brains.
Alex looks a little light in the loafers.
If they are gonna cross over, they should vote for Hillary.
Be a lot more fun to run against Hillary next fall.
Baloney.
I have had hispanics tell me that if Obama wins he will be killed just like JFK.
When you know you cant change your candidate, you crossover and screw the other side.
I have two friends in Texas who are voting for Obama in the primary (they’re conservative republicans). They figure McCain is already the repub nom (and they don’t care much for him so their vote won’t count on the repub side) so they’re going to try to get hillary out (they really don’t care for her) and will worry about the rest after next week. One said she’ll vote for McCain in the general if it’s McCain v Obama (or Hillary), the other isn’t sure yet.
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