Polls: Obama makes inroads with Clinton voters

Newsday ^ | Sept. 3, 08 | NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON

[impeachedrapist]

I hope this will end the ludicrous, time-wasting fantasy that any Republican could ever gain Hillary's votes.

Amen to that. Most of them WILL come home to the Dems, or at best stay home.

And there have been threads here asking us to withhold criticism of that corrupt, lying POS and her rapist husband, in the hopes that a handful of them may vote for McCain/Palin.

Uh, no thanks. They're welcome to vote however they like, with or without my blessing.

[impeachedrapist]

The fact that 100 percent won’t vote for him shows that 20 percent of her 50% will stay on the sidelines or vote for someone such as McCain.

You're hopelessly optimistic. There are still two months to trash McCain/Palin. Most of those folks will wind up back on the plantation by early November.

[impeachedrapist]

Since then all the Republicans have done is react to the Obama teams scandal of the day. Nobody has laid a glove on Obama in four days and what do you know he is up 8 points in the poles.

Poll results trail actual events. His 6-8 point lead reflects a convention bounce.

[tobyhill]

If McCain pulls as few as 4% of the Hillary vote there's no way Obama wins.

[beckysueb]

I think it was probably the choosing of Palin to be the running mate. She is very prolife and Hillarys supporters are prodeath. Thats ok. Even if we lose, at least we stood up for life.

[beckysueb]

They are saying 81% of Clinton voters will go with Obama which means McCain may get 19% of Clinton voters, which was what they were reporting last week. Its all in how they present it. Headlines——19% of Clinton voters will vote for McCain. We respond oh goody goody! Headline——81% of Hillary voters voting for Obama. We respond oh no!

[beckysueb]

I tend to agree with you.

[chimera]

So, this is saying the 'Rats will support the 'Rat candidate. BFD. Anyone with a brain will know that in the end the 'Rats always 'come home'. It is usually conservatives/'Pubs who abandon their candidate (e.g., he isn't 'conservative enough').

McCain will have to win this race as all of our candidates have, by holding his base and capturing enough independents to put him over the top. We can't count on disgruntled Hillary supporters. That's like leaning on a rubber crutch. Focus on appealing to those who are disposed to support you plus convincing enough undecideds to make a difference.

[PghBaldy]

Republicans WILL get some Hillary votes, but also some wil stay home. That’s the ones who need to be reminded that what Obama did to Hillary he’s doing to Palin now.