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Raffensperger won Republican primary against Trump-backed rival From the moment Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defied Donald Trump, his chances of reelection were in serious doubt. How could the man who famously refused the president’s demands to “find” more votes and overturn the 2020 election results win a Republican primary against a Trump-endorsed challenger? Not only did Raffensperger survive, he won the primary outright without a runoff by earning a majority of the vote against four candidates, including Trump’s choice, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice. Instead of bending to Trump, Raffensperger campaigned as a principled conservative, an engineer and...

From an office suite on the 26th floor of the iconic Frost Bank Tower in Austin, Texas, a little-known recruiting firm called Crossover is searching the globe for software engineers. Crossover is looking for anyone who can commit to a 40- or 50-hour workweek, but it has no interest in full-time employees. It wants contract workers who are willing to toil from their homes or even in local cafes. “The best people in the world aren’t in your Zip code,” says Andy Tryba, chief executive of Crossover, in a promotional YouTube video. Which, Tryba emphasizes, also means you don’t have...

A group of voters that once supported President George W. Bush before defecting to back President Barack Obama is once again switching sides and getting behind Donald Trump, pollster John Zogby told Newsmax TV Monday. During an interview on "Newsmax Prime," Zogby told host J.D. Hayworth the race for the White House is "very, very close." "What's very interesting here is that initially, weekly Wal-Mart shoppers who we have been tracking for a decade and a half now, and NASCAR fans, they were solidly with George W. Bush," said Zogby, whose most recent poll has Democrat Hillary Clinton leading Trump...

Illinois Democrats might be tempted to cross over in March By MARK BROWN mbrown@suntimes.com January 25, 2012 9:56PM Updated: January 26, 2012 2:15AM As someone who normally votes for Democrats, I’ve been following the battle for the Republican presidential nomination with a mixture of detachment and indifference. I figured I didn’t have any say in the matter, so until it’s over, why worry about whether Republicans pick Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, Paul, Tweedledee or Tweedledeedee. We’d know soon enough, it seemed, and probably well before the campaign trail reached Illinois on March 20. In recent days, though, I’ve started having second...

I understand Mitt Romney is unpopular on FR. But I was just reading a series of posts on a conservative website and in a discussion of the GOP candidate, a poster made the comment, "Romney is the only possible candidate who can deliver enough cross-over votes and actually win a national election." The gist of the discussion was that if, specifically, Rick Perry or any other candidates perceived as "too conservative" were the nominee, the Democratic base would be "energized" and insure a Dem victory. (Note: I'm a Perry supporter.) Can anyone comment on the validity of the above speculation?...

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's last-minute order demanding strict application of a law that two years ago she said was unenforceable is an invitation to trouble in a state that has seen too much of it around elections. Brunner on Friday directed Ohio's 88 county election boards to make all voters switching affiliation to the Democrats or Republicans for the May 4 primary sign affidavits vowing allegiance to their new party. Would-be switchers voting by mail also have to sign the pledge; their votes won't be counted if they do not -- or even if they do sign and...

I certainly hope so. I mean, how insane is it to allow your opponent to help pick the person they'd like their candidate to run against? It's been said that without the crossover votes in open GOP primaries, John McCain would not have won the Republican nomination. If one looks at things objectively, McCain would probably come in no better than third among all the 2008 GOP candidates in both popularity and the ability to defeat Obama or Hillary.

Because of distorted sales figures, Ford's Escape cross-over SUV, not the Focus small car, tops the list for most popular 'clunker' buy. What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you ask. The government's results showed small cars as the top choice for shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the top-ten buys. The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model....

SUVs, crossovers dominate at 2009 New York auto show ___ The smart set here in New York has long declared the SUV dead. That gas-guzzling, pollutant-spewing darling of suburban and rural America is a passé relic of a bygone era, according to the book editors, fashion photographers, literary critics, Broadway choreographers and other practitioners of the bedrock industries that built this country. They’d better stay away from the New York auto show this week because there they will see car manufacturers showing off their latest off-road contenders, and the majority of the new models unveiled at the show’s press preview...

Who was (were) the idiot(s) that suggested crossing over and voting for Obama during the Demo primaries? Who actually listened to that advice? What have we now? President Obama. Who is the moron that said Obama is more easily beatable than Hillary in a general election? Thanks to those morons who crossed over and voted for Obama. Thanks to Rush Limbaugh and other morons who advised the sheeple to cross over and vote for Obama during the Demo. primaries!

Sen. Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, faces dissent from dozens of top fund-raisers and other supporters of former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, who are angry over how she was treated during their bruising primary battle and are hesitating to back Sen. Obama. ...Meanwhile, an analysis of campaign-finance records conducted for The Wall Street Journal by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics shows that in May, when Sen. Obama was widely believed to have clinched the Democratic nomination, only one Hillraiser had switched allegiance to the Obama campaign. And while 115 individuals who had donated at least $1,000 to...

FALSIFICATION QUESTION OVER PRIMARY 'Crossover' voters won't be investigatedWednesday, April 2, 2008 2:53 AM By Mark Niquette THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH No one who switched parties in last month's primary in Cuyahoga County will be investigated for possible prosecution, county election officials decided this week. And although the Ohio Democratic Party is satisfied with the current primary process in Ohio, the state GOP is willing to discuss whether to change state law before the next major primary in 2010. Thousands of voters statewide switched parties on March 4. Most were Republicans taking Democratic ballots to participate in that competitive presidential race....

Lansing, Mich. (AP) -- One of the sticking points holding up a possible do-over election in Michigan is a rule that would ban anyone who voted in the Republican presidential primary from voting again. That ban would apply even to Democrats or independents who asked for a GOP ballot because Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was the only major candidate left on the Jan. 15 Democratic ballot. To cast a ballot, voters would have to sign a statement that they hadn't voted in the GOP primary. The effect of blocking those voters could be greatest on Sen. Barack Obama, since his...

Crossover voting in Tuesday's primary elections figured prominently in the races for the 1st District congressional seat -- in both parties. Unofficial returns from both Democratic and Republican primaries indicate April 1 runoff elections will be needed for the 1st District party nominees. And those who crossed over in Tuesday's voting must vote in the same party for the runoff, election officials said Wednesday. In the Democratic Party primary, Travis Childers, Chancery Court clerk in Prentiss County, will face state Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville. In the Republican Party primary runoff, former Tupelo mayor Glenn McCullough Jr. will face Southaven...

The total of McCain and Huckleby votes in Ohio yesterday were approximately 955,000. The total of Obama and Clinton votes in Ohio yesterday were approximately 2,150,000. Clinton won by approximately only 227,000 votes. Where were the Republicans? Did at least 227,000 Republicans crossover yesterday and vote for Hillary? In Texas, Clinton won by approximately only 98,000 votes. There in Texas there was also a much smaller number of Republicans voting for McCain and Huckleby. It's sure very reasonable to think that at least 98,000 Republicans crossed over in Texas. Did the Republican voters keep Hillary in the race?

With all of the acrimonious dissension and vitriol among many Freepers aimed at Rush as well as those Republicans/Conservatives who crossed over and voted for Hillary (YES MYSELF INCLUDED) claiming among other allegations, that he/we were/are “stupid,” “morons,” “idiots;” “turncoats,” “don’t know what we are doing;” “will rue the day and be sorry;” had an opportunity “to bury The Witch once and for all”; that Barrack ("Peace Be Upon His Middle No Name") Obama “would be much easier to beat in November,” etc., AND, what this displayed was underhanded as well as disgraceful and something the Dhumies would do; “we”...

Click Your Pick If you are a Republican, are you considering voting for the Democrat in the presidential race, or, if you are a Democrat, are you considering voting for the Republican? Yes. I'm considering crossing over. 28.7% No. I'm loyal to the end. 36.8% Not sure who I'm considering yet. 25.5% I'm considering a third-party candidate. 9.1% Total votes: 1387

Before the Michigan primaries, many of us wondered whether the lack of a meaningful Democratic primary would create a flood of crossover votes into the Republican contest. Such a turnout could have boosted the performance of John McCain, who remains popular with independents and Democrats in that state and elsewhere. However, despite a campaign by Markos Moulitsas and others, the crossover vote turned out to be insignificant: McCain captured 41 percent of Democrats who voted in the Republican primary, 10 points more than Romney. Mike Huckabee meanwhile, only captured 14 percent of Democrats. Though the Democratic primary race was rendered...

McKinney hints at challenging Georgia voting lawsLawmaker says 'malicious crossover' voting by Republicans disenfranchised black voters in her district By Ben Evans ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted on Fri, Sep. 08, 2006 WASHINGTON - Outgoing Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney hinted Thursday that she or her supporters might try again to challenge the legality of state voting laws that allowed Republicans to vote in the Democratic primary where she lost her House seat last month. McKinney, the first black woman elected to Congress from Georgia, said "malicious crossover" voting by Republicans disenfranchised black voters in her district from picking their candidate of choice,...

By RON FOURNIER (AP) Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., rests his arm on the shoulder of Ray... Full Image John Kerry battled hard-charging John Edwards in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, a surprisingly close contest that established the North Carolina senator as Kerry's sole rival as the Democratic presidential race thunders toward a 10-state showdown March 2. The senators - Kerry from Massachusetts, the first-term Edwards - were running even, according to early results. Fallen front-runner Howard Dean trailed far behind, his candidacy doomed. Close race or not, Kerry said, "A win is a win." Edwards, his dream...