Posted on 01/15/2008 4:54:05 PM PST by Checkers
All signs from Michigan point to a Romney win, and not just with the Republicans. It will be hard for either McCain or Huckabee to spin a loss in the fiercely contested Wolverine State as both poured so much of their dwindling resources into the effort. If as expected Huckabee is below 20%, it should sink his South Carolina effort as his narrow base recognizes he has no appeal beyond, well, his narrow base.
And if John McCain cannot win in a state that allows its Democrats and Independents to vote in the Republican primary --even as the Democratic contest slips into irrelevance-- then it is hard to see him rallying GOP voters in the states after South Carolina.
When you win Iowa or New Hampshire, you are supposed to generate momentum, not go into reverse.
One other note: It is bad form for both Huck and McCain to flee Michigan rather than stay and concede as Romney was obliged to do in Iowa and New Hampshire.
(Excerpt) Read more at hughhewitt.townhall.com ...
This helps Fred in South Carolina. He needs to go after McCain and Huckabee on immigration. And he needs to go after them hard, with passion. He *gets it* and they don’t.
Amen brother...what you said...
“And if John McCain cannot win in a state that allows its Democrats and Independents to vote in the Republican primary —even as the Democratic contest slips into irrelevance— then it is hard to see him rallying GOP voters in the states after South Carolina.”
Er, McCain won in New Hampshire where just independents could vote. And I bet the majority of the Democrats, if voting in Michigan at all for Republicans, are voting for Romney. From NRO:
“NRO Contributor and Arkansas political columnist David J. Sanders just sent out a copy of an email making the rounds encouraging Democrats in Michigan to go out and vote for Romney. From the email:
So why should Dems and indies vote Romney? After his victory in New Hampshire, the press has declared John McCain the Republican front- runner. Meanwhile, Mike Huckabee, who won in Iowa, looks poised to do well in South Carolina, which hosts the next primary after Michigan.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney desperately needs to win Michigan in order to keep his campaign afloat. And the more Republican candidates who are fighting it out, trashing each other with negative ads and spending tons of money, the better it is for the Democratic candidates, of course! In other words, we want Mitt to stay in the race, and to do that, we need him to win in Michigan.”
Democrats know who the ONLY Republican candidate is that has a chance in November. A McCain win tonight, if it’s still possible, was their worst nightmare.
The way I look at it, Romney is probably the slickest, but he’ll need every bit of that against a Hillary or Obama who will throw down all kinds of racist and/or sexist land mines down to blow up in his face.
I guarantee McStain would be setting every land mine off on a weekly basis.
Fred and Romney have the best overall temperament to withstand such a tricky campaign.
fill another bowl and pass the bong...
There was also that nut from KOS that wanted rats to vote for him. If that is what happened here I don’t know. Alot of those votes could have just as well went to “uncommitted”, McCain or Paul for all we know.
Romney! Romney! Romney!
If you truly support Ron Paul, I’m not sure whether to be afraid of you...or feel sorry for you...
I guess the answer is a little bit of both...
Dude, don’t harsh their buzz...
First, I would have to give a crap.
good call...thx.
Don’t tase me, bro.
:)
What you said.
open convention
Who cares about momentum? it's all about the SCOREBOARD.
Talking about freepers in the open forums and not pinging them is bad form and in your case cowardly.
lol
Shes new here guys...be nice.
Having said that...
Heres the lighter.
I am changing my name.
I don’t see McCain begging for Paul’s delegates. Just as I don’t see Paul giving him them.
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