Posted on 01/19/2008 6:18:39 PM PST by Aristotelian
Sen. John McCain won Saturday's South Carolina Republican presidential primary, AP projects.
Fox News and NBC News exit polls ranked the economy as the top concern among South Carolina primary voters, followed by illegal immigration, the war in Iraq, and terrorism.
Columnist and Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol commenting on Saturday's results on the Fox News Channel said that the Republican field is now winnowing down to just three viable candidates: McCain, Mitt Romney, and Rudy Giuliani.
Will that matter when we have an even larger terrorist attack because the Democrats are soft on foreign policy and military matters? I don't want a Democrat anywhere NEAR the Oval Office, and I won't allow one to be elected by not voting, just because my guy didn't make it as the nominee.
The media's going to be pumping up McCain now more than ever but Florida's a closed primary and he isn't winning the Republican vote as of yet. Things are about to get real interesting...
No, they don’t pay attention. They follow the latest soundbite or vote for the guy whose name they’ve heard the most. It makes me want to scream.
I’ve voted not for the Republican, but against the Dem in every election except 1984, and I’m d*mned sick and tired of it. I’m not at all sure I’m going to be willing to do it this year. If McCain’s the nominee vs. Hillary I’ll be in the same position I’m in when the Indianapolis Colts play the NE Patriots: as a Steelers fan, I want them both to lose. For the first time in my life, I may very well sit this one out.
“Huckabee is gracious in defeat”
It’s all a pose. He’s a push-polling sleaze-bag.
You FredHeads need to stop acting like two-year olds. Yes, Fred was a great candidate, but he lost. By saying you won’t vote, you are giving the election to the Dems.
From CNN in Dec 2005:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/15/presidential.poll/index.html
They called it back then - Hillary and Rudy
So which is it MD? Are you a political fool or a political fraud?
“I’ll take McCain (gag) over Flip Romney or Gungrabiani.”
No, I like Mitt and Rudy better than John. If any of them is stupid enough to pick Mike for VP, then forget about my vote.
Nice. Then you’ll be happy when she select the next 2 SC judges.
They called it with 92% not 32%.
Only on the war on terror issues. Remember there was some hard thinking to become Kerry’s running mate.
The inability to become aroused over any of the choices for president put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.
South Carolina is a joke today. This is the home of Lindsey Graham and there was no Democrat primary going on so all the rats could show up and vote for McCain today. This is the most meaningless primary vote ever.
With the tight contest in the rat primaries, the approaching contests won’t have nearly as many rat crossover votes helping McCain.
Well I might have to think about that statement after I get over my mad on or Fred keeps on running.
The latest polls show Giuliani, Romney, and McCain all pretty much running even.
Giuliani 21
Romney 20
McCain 20
Huckabee 13
Thompson 7
Paul 5
Heaven knows I’m not going to be calling for Fred to back out after tonight. He’s earned the right to fight all the way through if he wants. But seeing him back out and endorse Romney would look pretty good in my eyes...
That said, I’m not sure if I see Thompson backing out. Or endorsing anyone if he does.
I guess you like the global warming and immigration thing with McQueeg? Or maybe it was all the stabs in the back on GWB?
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