Posted on 05/23/2012 7:20:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
That is STILL different from obama getting beaten by a felon in some WV counties!
Newt, Santorum, Perry, etc. were viable Presidents, and some of us think they’d be good ones, so it doesnt surprise that some folks use the all-but-over primary to register support of who would have been their favorite, its not a knock on Romney, who’s won all the delegates in recent primaries and will roll them up easily while solidifying his base. Heck, I may do the same thing (vote for Newt for the heck of it). This is not new.
What IS new is Obama getting licked by ... NOBODY.
As biden would say, its a big f’ing deal.
That is STILL different from obama getting beaten by a felon in some WV counties!
Newt, Santorum, Perry, etc. were viable Presidents, and some of us think they’d be good ones, so it doesnt surprise that some folks use the all-but-over primary to register support of who would have been their favorite, its not a knock on Romney, who’s won all the delegates in recent primaries and will roll them up easily while solidifying his base. Heck, I may do the same thing (vote for Newt for the heck of it). Also you have 10% for Ron Paul who is still running. This is not new.
What IS new is Obama getting licked by ... NOBODY.
As biden would say, its a big f’ing deal.
Here are the numbers for Arkansas.
Romney got a bigger %age of the GOP primary vote than Obama got of the Democrats, even though there is only a felon on the ballot vs Obama.
Percent Votes
John Wolfe (DEM)
41.62% 67,594
Barack Obama (DEM)
58.38% 94,808
162,402
U.S. President - REP
Contest Detail Map
73 of 75 Counties Reporting
Percent Votes
Newt Gingrich (REP)
4.92% 7,453
Mitt Romney (REP)
68.36% 103,523
Rick Santorum (REP)
13.32% 20,175
Ron Paul (REP)
13.40% 20,290
151,441
There is a real possibility of dems throwing Bork (Obunga) under the bus and somebody else running. Could be the Hildabeast or Stenny Hoyer or any of 20 - 30 people.
Nobody has said that Romney didn’t get a larger share in his primary than Obama did in his.
Instead, we’re pointing out that even though he supposedly has it in the bag, he’s still having trouble getting 70% of Republicans to vote for him. That much is mathematical fact, however you’d like to try to spin it. Fact is - a large chunk of the GOP electorate still isn’t reconciling themselves to him, despite all the “Anybody but Obama/You have to vote for Romney or else you’re voting for Obama” scaremongering.
Again, you dont get it ...your mathematical ‘fact’ means little. Romney getting 70% is fine - any other candidate running would be thrilled to be there right now - he’s not an incumbent and its enough to get it in the bag.
Obama getting 60% is an embarrassment - he’s a sitting president with NO OPPONENT.
I probably wont vote for Romney in the primary, will vote Newt just to show the conservative voter strength, and will gladly walk on broken glass to vote for him over Obama in the november election. Hopefully you have the same attitude.
The left has been crowing that “not Obama” isn’t enough for us to beat him with. Yet it’s a popular option even in some rat primaries.
Keep digging your own grave, Obama.
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