Posted on 01/31/2008 5:12:36 PM PST by rmlew
Those dang Hispanics shouldn’t be allowed to vote, I tell ya.
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Of course it was Hispanic. But on the author’s part, it wasn’t.
That is an absolutely incorrect statement and if there is any evidence such changes occurred, it should be reported to the authorities ASAP.
Goshdarnit, I meant to say of course it was sarcasm, not of course it was Hispanic.
First liberalism, then liberal fascism/socialism including disarmament of the sheeple, then communism.
And who will look into this? RINO Crist?
Here's how that can make sense in a closed-primary state such as Florida. Those self-identifying "independents" registered as Republicans 30 days or more ahead of the primary. For that matter, Democrats could change their party affiliation to Republican as well, as long as it was done 30 or more days ahead. Now they can either go back to being registered RATS or drop their party affiliation.
I believe that was part of the strategy once it was clear that Florida's RAT delegates wouldn't be seated to cross over to select the weakest republican. That had to be done back in December and when Hillary suddenly wanted to put the state in play, it was too late to switch back to get a RAT ballot and vote for Obama or the Silky Pony.
“However, i have a problem with alienated minorities voting based on a group interest inimical to the country as a whole.”
I have a problem with minorites feeling “alienated” in this the land of historically unprecedented EQUAL opportunity.
Heck I have a problem with the whole concept of “minorities”; at root a divisive term that falsely implies an ungoing, societal bias toward white success at their expense.
ungoing =ongoing
Rush said that in certain districts independents were told they couldn’t vote until they declared a party. Several Democratic leaning ones gave interviews they asked for a Republican ballot and voted McCain.
Now I wonder where that directive came from. People, the fix is in. The PTB (powers that be) in the Republican party have decided this is the year to wrest control from those neanderthal conservatives.
McCain’s ability to get Hispanic votes is a major factor in his favor, at least in terms of electability. McCain’s position on amnesty will keep the GOP from getting less than 20% of the Hispanic vote. Bush got 44% in 2004 and currently only 16% of Hispanics support the GOP. McCain will get between 25-35% of the Hispanic vote. He’ll also do better among Independents than Bush ever did. For proof, see every McCain election since he’s run for office.
McCain’s whole bet is that conservatives will fear another Clinton co-presidency so badly that they’ll have no choice but to go with him. Everyone knows that some Republicans will sit it out. Only a small percentage would actually vote FOR Clinton.
“McCain won because of the votes of non-Republicans and Hispanics”
That’s how the Wall Street Journal put out this morning.
I just hope that other states will prevent libs and so called “independents” to come vote in GOP race.
I can’t stand McCain’s claim that he’s real conservative.
This story is idiotic. Even the smallest amount of research would allow the writers to know that the Hispanics in Florida are mostly Cubans not Mexicans. All this open borders crap is irrelevant. Here is what is relevant: what has Romney said about how he wants to handle Cuba? McCain has been concrete and has vocally pushed for prosecution against Raul Castro for the 1996 shootdown of the Hermanos al Rescate planes which resonates very strongly with Cuban exiles. Romney just gives generalities. McCain has been supporting Cuban exiles in Congress for years. Romney just discovered them this year when he had to run for election in Florida and then decided to group them into a comprehensive Latin American Policy Group (basically equating their legitimate struggles against communism with those of illegal Mexicans in the country).
Conservative Hispanics in Florida voted for McCain because the Romney campaign completely ignored them. Romney could have won them if he would have paid attention. He didn’t and lost.
A caller to Rush (who claimed to be a Florida poll worker) said that any party switches had to be made 30 days in advance of the election. Apparently poll workers were either not trained on the law or deliberately disobeying it.
I don't think it was a conspiracy, I just think the Republican PTB are just dumb. They get duped by the corrupt local Democrats time and time again. Republican poll watchers and workers are usually well-meaning blue-haired old ladies whereas Democrats hire shady lawyers and union types to do their poll watching.
Lets legalise 20+ million aliens inimical to conservatism and just kill our traditions and liberty!
I think that amnesty Mel Martinez’s endorsement helped too.
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