Alex looks a little light in the loafers.
Posted on 02/28/2008 8:21:07 PM PST by LouAvul
One of Sen. Barack Obama’s surest applause lines comes about halfway into his standard stump speech. It goes like this:
“They whisper to me. They say, ‘Barack, I’m a Republican, but I support you.’ And I say, ‘Thank you. Why are we whispering?’”
If the latest polling data are to be believed, those Republicans aren’t whispering in Texas, where 195 of the 228 delegates the state will send to the Democratic National Convention will be chosen in a primary and caucuses Tuesday.
As many as a tenth of the Texans voting in the Democratic contests could be Republicans, and overwhelmingly they favor Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, the polls show.
“I ran for Republican precinct chair. I went to the Republican state convention,” said one of them, Donald Rau of Austin, who has already voted in early balloting. “In this election, I voted for Barack Obama.”
GOP support ‘no longer surprising’ A poll released this week by SurveyUSA of Verona, N.J., indicated that registered Republicans would make up 9 percent of Democratic primary voters next week. Michael Baselice, head of Baselice and Associates, a Texas polling firm, said that was in line with what his company was finding.
A bloc that large could make a significant difference for Obama, who holds a large lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York among Texas Republicans, especially in a close race. Polls this week were showing a dead heat in Texas as Obama began pulling even with Clinton.
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They're scum.
Pretty simple answer.
Oh please M(ore)S(ocialist)N(azi)B(ull)C(rap).
Just Say No to Hillary!
although viewed as useful in this instance, is allowing crossover voting in a primary really a good idea ?
What would be interesting is the percentage who plan to stab their country . . . I mean vote for Obama in the general election.
I live in Texas and this confuses me. We have a closed primary system. My voter registration card is marked “Republican” and I can’t vote in the DemocRAT primary election. I voted before early voting as I left on a business trip that last beyond election day. I had to tell the election officials my party affiliation before they would send me an absentee ballot. I don’t see how Texas can “cross over” - we don’t have an open primary like several of the earlier states.
Much as I dread hillary, I’m not sure if this is the smart thing to do.
It’ll be easier to take out Obama in the general? Get the wicked witch out of the race as FAST as possible?
Stupid Chris Matthews probably thinks those Republicans will stick with Obama in the general election.
Yea...Republicans are voting for Barak in the primary...but they won’t in the general...does the MSM really think that any republican would support Obama? Please.
Maybe they don't favor "He Whose Middle Name Must Not Be Mentioned" as much as they despise "She Whose Last Name Must Not Be Spoken".
I think more will cross over to vote for Hillary so that Obama does not win in Texas. It will be easier to defeat Senator Clinton in the general election, believe me!
Faced with McCain? I’d take Hillary too. :D
Personally, I think it's pretty lame.
Lots of Democrats won’t vote for a black man, that’s why.
Crazy. It will be tougher to bit Obama than Hillary. I plan on voting for Hillary (in the primary only, OK). I want to see the Democratic party divided and, while a Hillary as Commander in Chief is scary, Obama as Commander in Chief is a nightmare.
Oh, I don't know, why don't you ask the democrats and independents in the early primaries that helped give us McCain? Personally, I don't think open primaries are a good idea. Ours was closed in Louisiana.
Yep.
“Look, if Texas is a problem for Republicans, then it’s a disaster for the rest of the country,” he said.
Alex Johnson, minor league propagandist at MSNBC.
Pathetic liar should be embarrassed to cash his check, the real story is the McCain Democrats.
LOL!
“but they won’t in the general...does the MSM really think that any republican would support Obama? Please.”
The media is intoxicated with Obama, so yes, they are stupid enought to think that Republicans would vote for him.
Free Republic was created to expose Bill and Hillary Clinton and their White Water connections. Hillary Clinton must NEVER be allowed to become President!
So, why would this tactic be difficult to understand?
He, Obama, won’t be elected if he is the nominee. Too many Democrats, Asian, Hispanic, and deep South Dems, won’t vote for a black man. I’m not the only one who has had liberals tell me - “no way will I vote for Obama!”
>> I live in Texas and this confuses me. We have a closed primary system.
I live in Texas. We have an OPEN primary system. If you have not voted yet this election cycle, you are free to choose a Dem or a Republican ballot.
Oh, and tell our Republican congressmen to stop voting in favor of laws like the VAWA for the likes of Hillary.
When the RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD... Texas is voting REPUBLICAN! PURE RED! Baaaaaaaaaaaaby!
If I lived in Ohio nd Texas I would vote for Obama. A chance to get rid (for 4 years atleast) a uniqely evil person in Hillary Clinton.
Well the other day you could tell from how many people voted and what per centage were Democrat vs Republican, that there have been MANY MANY crossover voters. When four times more Democrats supposedly voted, you know a lot of Republicans crossed over. A friend of mine told me about this a long time ago. Crossover voting. When you know you can’t change your candidate, you crossover and screw the other side. Since we are STUCK with McCain, we want to get the crappiest candidate on the other side. And Obama is an empty suit. He has pudding for brains.
Alex looks a little light in the loafers.
If they are gonna cross over, they should vote for Hillary.
Be a lot more fun to run against Hillary next fall.
Baloney.
I have had hispanics tell me that if Obama wins he will be killed just like JFK.
When you know you can’t change your candidate, you crossover and screw the other side.
I have two friends in Texas who are voting for Obama in the primary (they’re conservative republicans). They figure McCain is already the repub nom (and they don’t care much for him so their vote won’t count on the repub side) so they’re going to try to get hillary out (they really don’t care for her) and will worry about the rest after next week. One said she’ll vote for McCain in the general if it’s McCain v Obama (or Hillary), the other isn’t sure yet.
Oh brother, another media story glorifying the greatness of Barack Obama. Now even Republicans in Texas are falling under the spell of Barack the Magnificent according to them. Give me a break.
There is a certain logic to this. They want to prevent a second Clinton Presidency, so they’re voting in Democratic primaries. And their support for Obama in primaries doesn’t mean they’ll support him in the general election.
In which county do you live. I think someone was pulling your leg. Texas has no party registration. If an election official actually said that, report that person the the Texas Secretary of State.
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
You can vote in any primary you want. When you vote in a primary, your registration card will be stamped with the name of the party in whose primary you voted, and the county database will be updated indicate the party primary in which you participated. If you vote in the Republican primary you won't be allowed to participate in the Democrat runoffs and vice versa. If you are a candidate for office, you must only vote in your party's primary. Also, if you vote in any partisan primary, you can't give a valid signature for a third party candidate to get onto the general election ballot.
They hate the Clintons so much they want her out now. They love seeing Hillary being humiliated.
They will deal with HUSSEIN Obama in November.
I’ll pull the lever for both of us. I have talked to more people about this and feel that it would be best to get sHillary out of the game early, regroup and then go after Obama on his record....oh, wait he doesn’t have one....except “change” WTF?
Yes, sir. That's right.
Which is precisely what we did when most of us were still Democrats way back when . . .
I do know Republicans who voted early in the Democratic primary . . . for Clinton. They even got receipts to get in the precinct convention when polls close on 4 March. That might be fun to watch a Democratic caucus infiltrated by diehard Republicans.
As I understand it, you can declare which party's primary where you wish to vote, and they stamp your voter registration card with the party designation. You should have received a new registration card since the last primary, so your new card won't have any party stamp until you vote. If you want to go to the republican caucus, you must have voted in the republican primary. Otherwise, no one cares.
In my case (Texas resident), I will vote in the republican primary, for Huckabee. Not that I like Huckabee that well, but McClain needs to recognize he has some fence mending to do.
I agree, but it should be the General. The primary is our time to lay the foundation by getting the witch out now so she can take her ball and go home, along with all her votes and hope they “sit this one out.” no?
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