Posted on 02/28/2008 6:48:09 PM PST by jveritas
Democratic Base Fissures
Although attention has been focused on McCain's problems with the GOP base, there are indications that some Democrats might defect if Obama is the party's nominee. Overall, 20% of white Democratic voters say they would vote for McCain if Obama is the Democratic nominee. That is twice the percentage of white Democrats who say they would support McCain in a Clinton-McCain matchup. Older Democrats (ages 65 and older), lower-income and less educated Democrats also would support McCain at higher levels if Obama rather than Clinton is the party's nominee.
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Blacks are totally BRAINWASHED to be Democrats. You tell them the Democrats USE them and LAUGH at them, and they look at you blankly.
Maybe not. You get nailed by white men, you won’t win much of anything.
This just seems like another attempt to stir up concerns about racism.
Michelle needs PROZAC, and even that wouldn’t evenout that lunatic.
The “Bradley Factor” raises its head again.
The Joe Six Packs in the NE and Midwest Rust Belt may have pulled the lever for Clinton, Gore, and Kerry, but they are not going to do so for Barry O, for the wrong reasons in many cases.
Even though Barack won my county with 52% of the vote, it is telling that he lost Hamilton and Ewing to Hillary. If you know anything about those two towns, you will know why.
Along ths same lines, yesterday on a FOXNEWS show, it was said that the white male swing vote could go for Obama. I think both Hillary and Obama are really bad news but I think he is more dangerous because so little has come out about him. I hope MCCain has a staff that is doing some serious digging on him.
The elephant in the room (more properly, the donkey in the room) is the "Reagan Democrats".
THAT'S what made the 49 state landslide.
It is POSSIBLE that RR would have been elected sitting on the "three legged stool" (socons, fiscons, and neocons), but it was his huge crossover vote that was the rocket fuel which powered his victories.
There is no group in the population which is more alienated from the modern conservative movement than "Reagan Democrats". They LOATHE Dobsonites and Schaivo savers.
A candidate who cannot figure out why this is and what to do about it cannot win a national election against Obama.
McCain may be the man. We'll see.
Obama will have a VERY rough time getting Jews AND Hispanics to vote for him. For many reasons.
My Black friend thinks McCain will win.
Correct. Hillary won heavily Hispanic Hudson County and the majority-Hispanic precincts in Passaic and Essex counties as well.
. As do I, but the so-called Reagan Dems also loathe Friedmanites/Hayekians as well. Try getting a member of the building trades union in Philly or NYC to agree to "open bidding" of contracts.
Also remember that in those blue collar burgs where Reagan won in 1980 and 1984, turnout was low relative to other years. Nixon only won said areas in 1972 due to the "bussing" crisis that was an obsession among proletarian whites back then.
—McCain will take Obama in a landslide. Hes a mess.—
Wait until the debates. McNutty will windup looking like Captain Queeg on crank, while Obama plays rational and cool. Women voters will flee McCain like a house on fire.
I know lots of democrats who will probably stay home or vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee.
First of all, McCain is sort of apealling to them (after all, he’s almost one of them). Second, as many posters have noted, there is a great deal of racism amongst democrats, especially older democrats.
Note to self: buy Orville Redenbocker stock...there’s going to be a lot of popcorn sold in the next 8 months.
Now THAT makes sense! :-D
Stand down while your enemy is destroying himself.
Wait until the debates. McNutty will windup looking like Captain Queeg on crank, while Obama plays rational and cool. Women voters will flee McCain like a house on fire.
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