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Why did Santorum's totals in MS and AL differ from the last polls which showed him in 3rd place?
March 14, 2012 | Ralph Mitchell

Posted on 03/14/2012 4:30:33 PM PDT by mitchell001

Did open voting which allows Democrats and Independents to vote in the GOP primary account for difference in Santorum's victory totals in MS and AL over the last polls which showed him in 3rd place? In other words, the MS and AL polls only polled likely GOP voters and the real voter population included Democrats and Independents. Also, did the Democrats sway the GOP primary results? Did Santorum robo call Democrats to vote for him?


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To: Christie at the beach
You believe CNN? I have a question for them and you.

What proof was there of dems were misbehaving and voting to stop Gingrich or Romney for that matter? It's not hard to find where the dems are in Mississippi and Alabama. One look at vote totals and counties will tell you if there was mischief.

Romney people and CNN were spreading that same BS about dems voting in Michigan for Santorum. It did not happen.

61 posted on 03/14/2012 8:33:22 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Time for brokered convention)
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To: imemyself

The reason I ask which state is, in Alabama 205,000 people voted in the Democratic primary. So there would be quite a few names on a “democrat” list for the democrat primary in any particular precinct.

Mississippi has an open Senate seat, and there are primaries on both sides, so about 100,000 democrats showed up for that race. Al Gore won that primary.


62 posted on 03/14/2012 8:35:06 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Kartographer

There is always a reason why Gingrich didn’t win, and it’s never that he can’t get enough people to vote for him.


63 posted on 03/14/2012 8:37:55 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Psalm 144

Mississippi had a contested Democrat senate primary. Why would democrats show up and vote in the republican side, when they had an active contest on their side?


64 posted on 03/14/2012 8:42:55 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

I saw only one person vote in the Democrat primary. Why I do not know. Probably they find it as hard to get excited about some of their down ticket contests as I do about ours.

Now, I was only there for about 15 minutes, but in that time 9 people voted. 2 were white, 7 were black, and 8 voted in the Republican primary.


65 posted on 03/14/2012 8:50:10 PM PDT by Psalm 144 ("I think we ought to listen to Alinsky." - Governor G. Romney, father of Bishop Willard M. Romney.)
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To: napscoordinator
Nap, both these guys are having trouble and its name is Romney GOPestablishiment. They thought it would be a cake walk for their boy Mitt. They see it is not, and they have been playing hardball, with every rotten dirty trick up their sleeves and borrowing some from the Democratic playbook.

I trust that NEWT has his plan that will TWART Mittens, even if NEWT does not win in the long run. When it is all over at the convention we will have Newt or Santorum. That is a win for us no matter which side you are on.

Remember Newt as Speaker knew better than anyone how to get what he wanted, he did it and made Clinton look good. Newt knows what he's doing now. His mind is brilliant. I'm with NEWT.

66 posted on 03/14/2012 9:01:53 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: Psalm 144

100,000 people voted in the Democratic Senate Primary.

Maybe you didn’t see anybody vote, but 100,000 of them did.


67 posted on 03/14/2012 9:01:53 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: mitchell001
Seriously? You honestly believe the polls?

Some of you need to get this through your thick heads once and for all. The polls are not about measuring public opinion. They are about shaping public opinion.
68 posted on 03/14/2012 9:07:38 PM PDT by Antoninus (Goal #1: Defeat Romney. Goal #2: Defeat Obama. If we don't achieve both goals, 2012 is a loss.)
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To: deport
I HATE ALL MANDATES, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE CALLED, FEES, TAXES, REGISTERING. (not screaming at you, just the Gov.lol)

The Government I/we deserve was to mean the Politicians. With so much voter fraud, no I.D's, crossover voters, etc. That just is not fair to us. No, we do not get the government we deserve, we deserve better than what the liberals and socialist are giving us, by illegally voting ins our primaries..

Who is big enough to make then stop? Close the primaries and stop all caucuses. Maybe most of us are just to honest to think of tinkering in their elections.., that's how we lose.

69 posted on 03/14/2012 9:08:31 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: mitchell001

Santorum’s grassroots efforts are growing in numbers everyday. The excitement is spreading. It works every time. When the average American gets behind the candidate who is most like themselves the formula works.


70 posted on 03/14/2012 9:16:07 PM PDT by God'sgrrl (twitter.com/Women4Santorum)
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To: JediJones

You couldn’t be more wrong.


71 posted on 03/14/2012 9:17:07 PM PDT by God'sgrrl (twitter.com/Women4Santorum)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Sorry that what I saw is not consistent with what you imagine in your skull.

To reiterate - perhaps you should read it slowly this time - I was at the polls for 15 minutes. In that time I saw one (1) person vote in the Democratic primary. In that time I saw eight others vote in the Republican primary. For what it is worth, I think that crossovers were voting for Bishop Willard, if that will ease your mind so that you do not cry about it.


72 posted on 03/14/2012 9:25:33 PM PDT by Psalm 144 ("I think we ought to listen to Alinsky." - Governor G. Romney, father of Bishop Willard M. Romney.)
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To: mitchell001

Because you can’t trust polls, duhh...


73 posted on 03/14/2012 9:54:17 PM PDT by Kevmo (If you can define a man by the depravity of his enemies, Rick Santorum must be a noble soul indeed.)
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To: Psalm 144
Sorry that what I saw is not consistent with what you imagine in your skull.

Sorry that I didn't make the facts clear enough for you.

Mississippi Democratic Primary Results:

   Name       Party   Vote    Percent
Gore, Albert   Dem   56,680    57% 
 Weiner, Roger Dem   24,075    24% 
 Oatis, Will   Dem   19,174    19% 
                     99,829    100%
As you can see, 100,000 Democratic votes.

Don't you feel just a little stupid now, claiming I made that up?

Wouldn't it have been smarter for you to do at least a few minutes of web search before making a fool of yourself?

74 posted on 03/14/2012 10:27:17 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Albert Gore? I had to look that up. I thought it might have been Al's kid.

Probably a distant relative.

75 posted on 03/15/2012 9:35:18 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (Time for brokered convention)
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