LIVE THREAD II- SUPER TUESDAY

5 February 2008

[SE Mom]

LIVE THREAD II

LIVE THREAD I

cnn.com

foxnews.com

msnbc.com

Politico.com

townhall.com

realclearpolitics.com

[DrewsMum]

i admit i am not as educated on his shady religious background as i want to be so if anyone can enlighten me, i welcome the info

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

How and why have we abandoned the issue of illegal immigration?

Because the establishment (both parties) and MSM are completely ignoring the issue.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The delegates are split and the base is certainly NOT in favor of him."

Maybe the base isn't the base anymore. Maybe the base has shifted. Look at the votes. The candidates supported by "the base" - Thompson and Hunter - got so few votes they dropped out early. The problem isn't that "the base" has been screwed by the RNC, the problem is that the "base" candidates generated no larger appeal, and that the three remaining candidates each have major defects that render them weak in a general election: Romney - charisma deficit and Mormonism; McCain - temper, age, and too many liberal positions; Huckabee - narrow base, no grasp of international issues, and pre-disposition for flaky comments.

(Note: In calling Romney's Mormonism a "defect," I am not stating my own position, but the fact that many - we have seen it here tonight - will simply not vote for a Mormon, and that includes secularists and conservative evangelical Christians.)

[cookcounty]

Georgia: Fulton County only 44% reporting, VERY HEAVILY Romney, large population, also significant votes in Cobb and Gwinnett.

McCain will drop to 3rd, and possibly Romney take 1st.

[LightBeam]

Kiss my behind. The President doesn’t enforce religious doctrine, he guides national policy.

National policy which is determined by .... religious doctrine. Would you trust a Muslim to formulate national policy? An atheist? I sure wouldn't.

[westmichman]

I’m glad you will think about Romney. I’ve already made up my mind about McCain.

[LdSentinal]

LdSentinal is projecting Hillary will win California.

[TheLion]

I saw origional projections that McCain would win 600 total after tonight. He could still get there but if he doesn’t, it is still a real horse race!

[Alkhin]

No youre not alone in hating Huckabee...I hate all of them right now. I hate the RNC.

Its going to be a BAD five years.

[listenhillary]

Jim Robinson’s pick. I didn’t vote for him. I knew better.

[rbmillerjr]

“I thought you posted that you wouldn’t use the Lord to engage in sophistry.”

I’m making a special exception in order to try to save hardened souls.

[jabchae]

I am not understanding your answer. Do you think that there is never a situation in which what a candidate believes should influence whether a voter chooses him.

I also don't understand what you are saying about Europe. I thought people left Europe because they were persecuted for their beliefs. I don't think that someone not agreeing with my beliefs is persecution.

For example, some people believe that a candidate who believes the world was created in six days is not scientifically grounded enough to be President. Do you think such a candidate would be being persecuted for his religion?

No one is entitled to be President.

[Petronski]

As I said, I meant bitter-sweet wistfulness.

[glock rocks]

There’re no winners tonight. I’ll go with Charlie.

[Rumierules]

Mccain takes lead in MO.
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I’m calling MO for McCain.

[CindyDawg]

He deserves some credit for being a vet.

[TCats]

You are not alone!

[La Enchiladita]

You don’t need all those words, just write “Religious Bigot” in your tagline.

[marajade]

Do you know anyone who is absolutely conservative on every issue? I don’t.

[goodnesswins]

You need to put down the bong.....