[NavVet]

Romney needs to start cutting ads tomorrow that feature him and his chosen running mate Fred Thompson if he wants to have a chance on Super Tuesday.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I don’t know but i guess an independent voter could properly register republican before the election, then vote and walk out of the place telling CNN they are an independent.

[CPOSharky]

Who would “lie” to a pollster? (Tee, hee)

[mikeus_maximus]

It doesn't matter. None of the candidates are viable, and conservatives can't vote for any of them in clear conscience.

What was particularly galling was Mel Martinez shilling for McCain on Fox last night, calling him the "only true conservative candidate" and "following Reagan."

Laugher.

But the GOP knows that's still a desirable label, and they've slapped it on their quasi- liberal nominee in every election cycle since 1988!

[SE Mom]

I read the article- but I’m STILL not certain what it means. I thought originally that Republicans who say they’re independent or moderate thinking...but are still Republican. If actual Independents voted in yesterday’s primariy in any significant numbers it will have to be investigated.

[silent_jonny]

ping

[barb-tex]

In Texas we declare our party in the polling place. There are two lines 1 demo and 1 pubbie.We choose which line we want to vote in. Since there are no local candidates in the pubbie ballot, we have to choose the demo side to vote for them.
barbra ann

[kevinm13]

Of course Soros is trying to influence the election.

If 20% admitted in polling after an election that they were not Republican, imagine how many actually were plants paid to influence a primary who lied to the pollster.

Support your candidate and don’t let the drive-by media or Soros decide for us.

[advance_copy]

Mitt Romney signed English-only in schools and vetoed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. John McCain tried to push shamnesty. That alone is more than enough reason to vote Romney.

But you can bet that these 20% non-republican voters broke at least 80% for McCain. With 1.6 million voting, 20% is 320,000 voters. That gives McCain about a 190,000-vote boost, which is more than his margin of victory.

So much for McCain winning an “all-Republican” primary. His minions jumping for joy in the press should remember that the the Democrats and Independents are going to be voting in the Hillary vs. Obama race on Super Tuesday, not the GOP primaries.

[PGalt]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

[alloysteel]

Where do you think the winning margin for McCain came from?

More slickster politics from the Eastern seaboard counties in Florida, where “independent” voters were converted, at the polls, on Election Day, into “Republican” voters. The integrity of the vote there is still suspect.

A very clever fraud. And just another example of “vote rigging”.

[Neu Pragmatist]

There was a property tax cut on the ballot that any registered voter was allowed to vote on . I wonder if those were the independents that were being exit polled .

If the so called Independents were getting Republican ballots , they and the poll workers clearly violated election law . You have to change party affiliation at least 29 days prior to an election to vote in that party’s primary .

[ex-Texan]

The Florida primary is a joke. McCain won by the thinnest of margins (5%). Oldsters from the Northeast probably threw him over the top. After all, McCain looks like other retired, white haired oldsters who live in Florida. Most of these retired folks switch parties at the drop of a hat during the primaries. Democrats voting Republican helped McCain.

The Clintons may have a significant impact on this primary. It would be very easy for the DNC to write to long-standing Democrats and strongly suggest they register 'independent' and vote for McCain.

On Guiliani: Why he pulled out of other primaries and chose to run in Florida is not great mystery. Giuliani ran a New York investment firm and then joined a international law firm as a name partner: Bracewell & Giuliani I believe Rudy really did not want to be president. His law partners would be twisting his arm. By running in Florida he would be keeping his name in front of wealthy people from NY with second homes. New Hampshire, Ohio and Michigan were not high on his list of priorties.

[NavyCanDo]

I heard a poll this morning that in FL conservatives overwhelmingly voted for Romney, while moderates, liberal, and independent thinkers voted for McCain.

[Redmen4ever]

McCain will grow the Republican Party. It will again be strong in the states like Colorado and Pennsylvania, and we will regain our former advantage in the Congress, in Governors, and in state legislatures. Having said this, McCain has to better connect with the base of the party. Obviously, he has to tab a running mate from the base.

[ElectricStrawberry]

Shenanigans? Not surprised one whit.

[TKDietz]

What’s the big deal about this? Isn’t it common? I’m an independent and I always vote in Republican primaries because by far and away I vote mostly for Republicans. I think there are a lot of people who do not want to register with either party who will vote mostly Republican or mostly Democrat. Independents aren’t generally voting for independents, they’re voting either Republican or Democrat and odds are they have a preference, a party they’ll vote for most of the time.