Posted on 04/03/2008 2:35:41 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Could Rush Limbaugh be responsible for tipping the election outcome in a key Republican primary to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Roger Wicker in Mississippi?
That’s what some Republican operatives in the state are suggesting.
As part of his self-described “Operation Chaos,” the conservative talk-show host urged his listeners to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary in order to draw out the presidential nomination process as long as possible.
But in Mississippi, those party-switchers may not have realized the implications of their decision: The Republicans who voted in last month’s Democratic primary now are not allowed to cast ballots in Tuesday’s hotly contested runoff between Glenn McCullough, the former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Greg Davis, mayor of one of the fastest-growing towns in the state’s 1st Congressional District.
And given how close the race could end up being, the fact that those ticket-splitters must stay on the sidelines could mean the difference between a McCullough and a Davis victory.
An unusually high number of Republicans voted in the Democratic primary in DeSoto County, where President Bush won 72 percent of the vote in 2004. Polling places in the Republican stronghold ran out of Democratic ballots by mid-morning of the primary.
In the first round of balloting, Davis trailed McCullough by 927 votes — 39 percent to 37 percent — and more than half of Davis’ total votes came from DeSoto County, his home base.
Both campaigns believe that Davis was particularly hurt by the party-switchers, estimating that at least 3,000 Republicans in Davis’ home county alone switched sides to vote in the Democratic presidential primary.
The winner of the primary runoff will be favored to succeed Wicker, who is now serving in the Senate to fill former Sen. Trent Lott’s vacancy and will seek a full term in November.
At this point, Rush really needs to hang it up. Hillary's staying in. Mission accomplished. The longer it lasts, however, the more "unintended consequences" are likely to manifest themselves.
The MSM says Rush screwed up.
Then it must be so.
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Old.
Davis won, unofficially.
The runoff election was held on 01APR08.
Wow, you are right Davis won and will represent republicans.
“Runoff primaries Tuesday yielded good news for two Mississippi Republicans new to national politics: Each is virtually assured of a place in the House of Representatives.
Gregg Harper, former Rankin County GOP chairman, won the Republican nomination in the sweeping 3rd District with 57 percent, besting former state Sen. Charlie Ross, who received 43 percent with 99 percent of the precincts reporting.
In the northeastern 1st District, Southaven Mayor Greg Davis narrowly won the GOP nomination with 51 percent of the vote over former Tupelo mayor Glenn L. McCullough Jr., who received 49 percent.”
We don't need Hillary to win until Pennsylvania, so there's no need for Mississippians to crossover. In fact, let's hope Obama takes it. That'll lead to more chaos in Denver.
I gladly voted for Davis. He’s my mayor and even gave Southaven a property tax rebate. McCullough seem to be the establishment candidate, while Davis more the upstart. I wish him well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVe9w7stVns
“Another very important issue facing not only Southaven, but also our nation is that of illegal immigration. My office has written a draft ordinance that would enable our city to deter the hiring and housing of illegal immigrants by businesses and proprietors. As a city, we do not have the power to deport; however, there may be tools available for our code enforcement, working along side our law enforcement, to ensure that businesses and proprietors are in full compliance with our nation’s immigration laws. Illegal immigration is a very serious issue. A country must be able to secure its own borders and the City of Southaven stands ready to address this issue in a proactive way, rather than sit back and be reactive to this ever-increasing problem. Our intent is clearly not to punish those here legally; rather we will investigate situations where the legality of a worker or a tenant is in question. Upon passage of our ordinance, the City of Southaven will hold those who either employee illegal aliens or provide residency to them accountable for their actions. The City of Southaven will not be a safe-haven for illegal aliens.”
Davis on immigration:
http://www.southaven.org/page.cfm?pid=13&sid=12
It wasn’t Rush’ fault when The GOP backed Specter over a conservative challenge. We have to face that the GOP is by Rinos for Rinos
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