Posted on 11/13/2008 9:10:01 PM PST by cdchik123
This just CYA after they got burned for not vetting her for VP.
This just CYA after they got burned for not vetting her for VP.
That’ll have Putin rolling around the floor laughing, as well as all the Islamic dictators.
Hillary and Kerry would be equally ineffective, but Kerry would be more entertaining.
MSM Confirms what we already knew; PUMA Delivered, GOP didnt
MSM Confirms what we already knew; PUMA Delivered, GOP didnt
November 7, 2008 by PUMA Pundit
Earlier this week, we stated that as promised, PUMA delivered, a lot of folks thought we had lost our marbles. Well, it seems the MSM itself has validated our claim that the reason McCain/Palin lost the election is because the GOP base did not come out and vote.
Firstly, it seems despite all the hype of new voters coming out to vote, turnout in 2008 was the same as in 2004, or at best slightly higher:
A new report from American Universitys Center for the Study of the American Electorate concludes that voter turnout in Tuesdays election was the same in percentage terms as it was four years ago or at most has risen by less than 1 percent.
The report released Thursday estimates that between 126.5 and 128.5 million Americans cast ballots in the presidential election earlier this week. Those figures represent 60.7 percent or, at most, 61.7 percent of those eligible to vote in the country.
and then this:
A downturn in the number and percentage of Republican voters going to the polls seemed to be the primary explanation for the lower than predicted turnout, the report said. Compared to 2004, Republican turnout declined by 1.3 percentage points to 28.7 percent, while Democratic turnout increased by 2.6 points from 28.7 percent in 2004 to 31.3 percent in 2008.
Exit polls however showed that:
Democrats who supported Sen. Hillary Clinton during the primaries overwhelming voted for Obama in the general election, 84 percent to 15 percent for McCain.
In other words, by conservative estimates, there are close to 3 million PUMAs (2.88 million to be precise ) for that is what 16% of 18 million is. More importantly, 2.7 million put country first and actually voted for John McCain / Sarah Palin.
Lets recap. In 2004:
George Bush: 62,040,610 (an increase of 22.96% fpr the GOP)
John Kerrey: 59,028,444 (an increas of 16.99% for the Democrats)
in 2008 with all states reporting (NC and MO havent finalized numbers yet, but this is with 100% of precincts in both states reporting:
Obama has 65,002,864 (an increase of 10.12% for the Democrats)
McCain has 57,143,022 (54,443,022 if the PUMA vote is removed) (a decrease of 12.25% for the GOP)
All that was required to win the popular vote for McCain was a 1% increase in the GOP vote (620,000 more votes than 2004), and the PUMA vote of 2.8 million would have put him over the top.
I guess in the final analysis, the reason Obama won the election is because he played one hell of a mind game on the GOP base, a mind game that ensured a 12% decrease in the number of votes over 2004.
2 years max, + they’ll be replacing her.
I’d like to thank all the folks who couldn’t stomach voting for McCain. Thanks so much, you !!!*&^#%$#@s!
That's true, but also many GOP voters wouldn't vote for McCain.
Kerry will be all our enemies "goto" boy for nuclear materials, DU tipped RPGs and tank shells, and troop movement schedules.
NO WONDER she’s been so quiet since she lost.
I am sure the people who could not stomach voting for Mccain are VERY happy!
Well, I posted it at FR so I’m talking to the Republican version of the PUMAs. For some reason, I don’t see many vanities of the “Why I refused to vote for McCain” stripe lately.
Yup, it takes a woman like Hillary to fill ole Maddys seat.......
Better Secretary of State than sitting on the Supreme Court for the next 30 years.
Well, it’s one way to keep her out of the country...
I would be a little surprised if she takes this job.
Frankly, for a person whose entire campaign was wanting change, all he does is appoint Clintonistas and having this albatross and her hubby around his neck would serve him right. I look forward to finally getting a Senator in my State who earns their $$$$ working for it.
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