Posted on 01/18/2008 8:06:19 AM PST by dangus
Huckabee, 22% McCain, 21% Romney, 19% Thompson, 12% Giuliani, 10% Ron Paul, 3% Some other Republican (named Duncan Hunter), ?%
My own notes Please note that any Republican is likely to do better in the electoral college than in the general election. Ohio is much more solidly Republican, after they've tasted Democrats running the state; Michigan is sick of their own female, liberal chief executive. And I predict Hillary "beats the spread" in very conservative states (leaving them comfortably Republican), and wastefully piles on the victory margins in very liberal states (NY, etc.), but underperforms in the purplish industrial states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and the aforementioned Michigan and Ohio.
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McCain is collapsing in SC.
Should have the mod change it.
Ohio is much more solidly Republican, after they’ve tasted Democrats running the state”
Can you elaborate on that, with specifics???
If true, that is great...because at the end of the day, Ohio is the only state that really matters.
I hope. Why would Republicans support John McCain?
Because the liberal MSM tells them he can win.
Generally people vote for the best candidate among those they think have a shot to win. That is why I'm not writing in "Ann Coulter".
If Fred still seems to have a shot when it gets to Super Tuesday, I will vote for him. If he seems to have no chance, I will vote for the least lousy of those that have a chance. Maybe Romney.
Naw, what it means is SC, like the majority of the rest of the USA, has lost it's freaking mind and is voting for socialism and free stuff.
The bus we’re in is looking to make a hard left turn, dumping us off at the curb.
Man, how do you see that? Fred needs to win in SC to stay alive. Squeaking into third spells the end of him.
The Friends reported that Fred is campaigning in Florida today and Molly H. said he’s surging in SC.
...thats it, me and always right have to sit in the corner the rest of the day *smiles*
see#51
Also he’s charding.
Huh? I’m just reporting what I heard.
And I didn’t think these polls could get more confusing! lol
McAmnesty has been campaigning in SC for eight years and has excellent name recognition. South Carolinians respect his military service and sacrifice.
Huckabee wears his religious beliefs on his sleeve which
appeals to the evangelical base in SC. Also the evangelical base seems tired of giving support to so called conservatives in past elections only to see their hot button issues being ignored along with fiscal and defense conservatism. They see ‘ liberal light ‘ policy stances among all of the candidates, so this time they are gravitating to the candidate who espouses his religious beliefs.
Thompson has only really campaigned in the state for two
weeks and 12 to 17 percent in the polls is not bad given his late start. Thompson has started a media campaign but he is still being drowned out over the airways by the other candidates including Paul, at least in the Upstate.
South Carolina is conservative only on the Pro Life issue.
Except for Jim DeMint, the rest of the GOP in SC are really
Democrats dressed up as Republicans. Just my opinion.
It is a difficult thing for FR to accept, but it is largely true and slowly it is being understood.
South Carolina is not important. It is going to define nothing this year. This is 2008, not 2000.
Its only chance to be significant was if Thompson outright won it, and that looks extremely unlikely at this point. It may now have a different significance . . . as where Thompson either drops out or becomes a Hunter or Keyes, i.e., completely irrelevant to the contest. Even hard core supporters can read neon tea leaves and the money will dry up.
Michigan has proven to be this year’s equivalent to 2000’s South Carolina. Do not think the states will not figure this out. If the GOP loses the presidency this year, you can bet there will be a mad rush of states to be The Big One After New Hampshire in 2012.
For this year, Nevada looks like a big Romney win tomorrow. He’ll place third in SC without trying particularly hard and probably pick up a delegate or two to go with the 25+ he’ll get in Nevada. The only question will be now if he heads to Louisiana before they caucus on Tuesday or goes straight to Florida, where they are already voting.
Heads up, folks...Rush about to talk about polling indicating a Fred surge!
Survey of 895 Likely GOP Voters
January 16, 2007
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Election 2008: South Carolina GOP Primary |
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John McCain |
24% |
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Mike Huckabee |
24% |
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Mitt Romney |
18% |
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Fred Thompson |
16% |
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Ron Paul |
5% |
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Rudy Giuliani |
3% |
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