mcCain will not have 50% of the delegates @ convention.
Posted on 01/22/2008 8:38:59 PM PST by neverdem
Slightly more than half on this forum prefers Romney as I write this.”
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Only 683 members voted for Romney in the Forum oll...
Thats 52% of people who voted, members and non-members...only 1,194 altogether out of 2,264 voted for Romney.....
Look at the details...
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I think the media has everthing to do with it. Most people just pay peripheral attention to politics (if at all). The only basis they have for a decision is how the media presents their darlin’s
It's not that hard to figure out. Huckabee IS an evangelical, rabidly is opposed to abortion and the homosexual agenda and has a great record on social issues.
Like or not, Fred came off as not being particularly interested on those issues.
Some people actually believe these values issues are more important than other issues and want someone to champion them rather than give lip service to them.
and Fred’s 100% pro-life record meant nothing. the NRLC endorsement meant nothing. Welcome back, Carter.
That's the $64,000 question. I think a lot may stay home without a genuine social conservative in the race. They'll think he's a phony or dislike his religion. I don't have problems with his religion, just him as a politician. I think I'll vote for Dr. Paul. At least I agree with his domestic proposals.
I need a brokered convention. I made a bet that neither Rudy, Mitt or McCain would get the nomination, and another bet the the GOP would win in November. None of those guys seem to believe in anything except themselves. Drat!
I am hugely disappointed now that Duncan and Fred are out.
I am a Catholic and Romney's religion is small potatoes compared to Huckabee, a Baptist that lies; Guliani, a Catholic who isn't and supports abortion and 'gay rights'; and McCain who is a democrat.
If the choice has to be made, it's Romney.
Maybe the donkeys will have a brokered convention too! Pass the popcorn, please.
This isn’t aimed at you, neverdem, but I’ve been wandering the net tonight reading comments, and I’ve learned something. I thought liberals were the biggest whiners in America, but I was wrong.
Finding a Candidate, that respects the strongest “plank points” of each major Candidate could be hard to do. Letting the delegates pick a VP to fill the weaknesses of the Top Dog, would be a show!
Finding a pair {pres & vp} might be do-able. Forcing a VP on McCain could be tough, he seems to want GORE.
As an Evangelical, let me just say that Huckabee is transparent, and easily identified as a phony and a hypocrite. I won’t be voting for the likes of him. Don’t like any of ‘em now.
That's the way I broke it down. But God help me if I have to vote for a Massachusetts Republican who started a socialist revolution in healthcare.
If I understand it correctly, the delegates are committed for the first vote and then free to vote whomever after that? We are picking a lot of delegates who support Ron Paul even though they are committed to others (Romney here in Nevada). Do I have that right?
They may get it, and it would make things much mor einteresting.
NOBODY is going to “sweep teh board” on February 5. And that’s a good thing.
mcCain will not have 50% of the delegates @ convention.
Actually, Rasmussen has Romney ahead of McQueeg by 5%, and I suspect Romney will pick up most of Thompsons voters that don't stay home and pout.
The GOP needs a “hookered” convention so that we can see if they have any balls to confront the Democrats, or whether they are now political eunuchs.
If tehy do, watch Algore make a move.
I believe so.
We are picking a lot of delegates who support Ron Paul even though they are committed to others (Romney here in Nevada). Do I have that right?
Maybe someone who knows more than me can comment on that.
The power brokers in the party horse trade {ethical and otherwise} for votes and keep voting until a compromise candidate is reached. C.Coolidge & A.Lincoln were selected this way.
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