What's a Fredhead to do??

1/20/2008 | Skully

[skully]

Fred Thompson's distant third in last night's South Carolina primary, has me re-thinking my support. I say this with disappointment, " I don't think Fred can win the nomination". Part of me wants to support him to the bitter end. Another part feels that in doing so I may only be helping McCain or Huckabee; my least 2 favorite candidates. I live in a Super Tuesday state, and my vote may actually matter this cycle, so I want to use it wisely. The only other candidates who seems like they can stop McCain or Huckabee is Romney or Rudy. If McCain wins in Florida, then he's in good shape to be the nominee. Polling analysis, done before Nevada and South Carolina primary; has him in the lead in Florida at around 23% about a 2 point lead over Rudy whose at 21-22%. Romney is around 18%, Hucakabee 15%, Fred 7%, and Paul 5%. Florida is a winner take all state, so whoever wins will have solid delegate count. Romney has the most delegate at this point, counts vary from source to source, but I put him at 72 to McCain's 38. So a win from Romney in Florida would give him a solid lead going into Super Tuesday. A win by Rudy would knock McCain into 3rd in the delegate count. So my quandry is do I continue to support Fred, or put my support behind a candidate who has a better chance of stopping McCain. In the end I will vote for the GOP nominee regardless. This is only because the troops are deployed, and they don't deserve a Commander-In-Chief from the party that tried to lose the war for them. So the primary is where my vote counts the most, and I want to put the "best man possible" for the job on the ticket. Unfortunately it dosen't look like the "best man" for the job will be at the top of that ticket, but there's is another spot on that ticket. Hey it might be wishful thinking, but what's a Fredhead to do??

[Paladin2]

Well, then question you have to ask is: “Is McCain a Democrat?”

[Reaganesque]

What’s her record like? I’ve never heard of her.

[underbyte]

Fred should have got Huckabee’s votes. You always have a 30% problem with every group (approx 30% repub 30% dem 30%middle grounders nationally) and each party has has a subset with the same kind of a break down.

Mcain got the 30% liberal portion of our party. Huckabee got 30% of the conservative mix. Huckabee is an anomaly, IMHO he just does not seem to be nominee material after looking at his background, I think he will fade as people get to know him.

Fred has got to take the turkey out to win.

[Reaganesque]

Ain’t it the truth! LOL!

[gogogodzilla]

No, you vote your conscience.

If you’re a conservative... you look at the list of candidates and vote for the one that best fits your beliefs.

End of story.

(If your candidate loses, then the obvious conclusion is that there are more voters in your community that think differently than you.)

[Hoodat]

The best strategy I can think of would be to back the candidate that the Drive-by-Media and the DNC hates the most. So far, that candidate appears to be Mitt Romney. Yesterday’s media lovefest with McCain and complete snubbing of Romney’s more significant victory in Nevada only confirms it.

[jdm]

McCain's goal is to destroy conservatism.

And Mitt's goal is to eliminate it.

So, what shall it be, destroy it or eliminate it?

[allmendream]

By always showing support for the most Conservative and principled candidate in the primary, and then the general election. If conservative voters are crybabies who stay home then conservative issues become a big looser across the board. We are barely batting 50% here, and most Americans are not fully on board with conservatism, they just get scared by liberalism.

We are on a team. You may not like all members of the team, but you’ve got to support their plays once the decision is made to hand them the ball. Now some people/issues are nonstarters. I wouldn’t hand the ball off to a Michael Vick even if he was going to score a touchdown, I wouldn’t want to be seen in public wearing the same outfit. But unlike Democrats we tend to kick our lowlifes off the team when we find out what they are.

Romney Rudy Huckabee and McCain are unpalatable to me as well (but I’ll eat that crow, and give more to Hunter next time), but if conservatives cannot get their nominee as a candidate, how are we going to get him elected President?

[Delacon]

My last comment wasn’t in support of McCain. McCain locked arms with John Kerry and pushed normalization with Vietnam over the loud objecttions of families of POWs/MIAs. I just could not trust him as commander and chief. My point was we have to unify behind a candidate and beat the dems. I am an ex Fredhead for Romney at this point.

[wolfcreek]

If Thompson drops out, will he throw his support to his goof friend McCain?

I ask this because that might be enought o put him over the top.

With Hunter out of the race, I’m leaning towards Romney. (not a sure thing, just leaning)

I will NOT vote for McCain under any circumstance. (don’t see the point) McCain/Clinton: a toss up for most F@$ked Up.

[txhurl]

Pretty good. Squeaky clean.

I’d like her, but I feel we need to bust out Mike Pence first for VP ‘08. We don’t have time for him to graduate thru the ‘process’.

[I see my hands]

Google for a man and he hear's about Palin, teach that man to Google for Palin himself and he votes for her.

I'll tell you this: Politically speaking she can dance just as good as she walks.

[sourcery]

A vote for anyone but Fred becomes a vote for Romney. Either Fred will be the nominee, or Romney will. At this point, the probabilities strongly favor Romney.

[skully]

org.whodat wrote:
It is always good to read the thoughts of someone without principle.

Excuse me. You question my principle?? There’s a lot at stake in this election, and I want my vote cast wisely. What’s wrong with that principle??

There’s troops in 2 war zones, and they don’t need a Commander from the “cut N run” party. So many of my principles have to take a back seat in this cycle..I don’t think we have the luxury of voting solely on principles this election.

You can disagree, but don’t question my principles. I’m not questioning yours, we probably agree on more things then not; or we wouldn’t be Freepers. Have a nice day.

[devere]

“after I voted for Schwartzenegger. He is the same type of b”

Ahnold tried to restrain spending in California by a referendum. The voters defeated it, and then Ahnold turned Liberal to get reelected. The stupid voters crave government handouts the way junkies crave heroin.

[libh8er]

Fred's problem was that for much of the pre primary season he was asleep. And during the time he was not, he sounded like he was.

[netmilsmom]

I’m with you!

[Rational Thought]

It appears the “Progressives” have control of the two major parties. I will not support a Liberal agenda. I refuse to compromise my values anymore.

In terms of the team, I will likely ask for my release (football analogy) and play for another team. I’m a Conservative first...a Republican second.

[gruna]

I know that’s the way Rush usually is, but I hope he’ll come out and say it, instead of thinking people are smart enough to understand. I think he will endorse, this time. It’s too important that McCain not get the nomination.

[gruna]

Absolutely correct.