Michigan Republican Primary

[SentinelMind]

What do you think will happen?

EDIT: Actually, its a primary...I confused this with Nevada...

[The Senator]

What do you think will happen?

McCain will probably win by a few points. Romney will come in second, and Huckabee will finish third.

Romney will say he'll go on to win the gold even though he won the silver (despite that fact that he was all but a shoe-in to win this state a few weeks ago) and will stay in the race, while John McCain will get enough momentum to carry him to victory in South Carolina next week.

[strikezone89]

Obama needs to win

[The Senator]

Obama needs to win

Wrong party.

[hippie_hunter]

This is going to be close but I'm starting to think that McCain will end up winning.

Conservative Democrats and independents will obviously vote for McCain because not only is Michigan an open primary, the Democrats f**ked the state over and took away their delegates. Voting in the Democratic Michigan primary is completely pointless because of that.

[Excel]

And....Romneys winning.

[cookiva]

Romney? He is up by 10 points over McCain right now. I kind of like the way that the Republican primaries are going. No clear winner, meaning that the conservatives dont know what/who they want. Do they want a evangelical again? Do they want a much more moderate candidate? Do they want a douche bag (Romney)?

Looking good there....

[The Senator]

I'd rather have Romney as the Republican nominee. He'll almost hand the Democrats the White House. If you think Kerry was bad when it came to flip-flopping... this guy has to be twice as bad.

Maybe it's a Massachusetts thing?

[hippie_hunter]

I'd rather have Romney as the Republican nominee. He'll almost hand the Democrats the White House. If you think Kerry was bad when it came to flip-flopping... this guy has to be twice as bad.

Maybe it's a Massachusetts thing?

I'd agree that Romney is the Hillary Clinton of the Republicans. I'm actually surprised that Romney won by such a large margin. I thought McCain was going to win this one.

[cookiva]

Same here. 9 points right now is alot....

[Apollo]

Obama needs to win

obama and edwards didn't do this one, their supports voted uncommitted.

[cookiva]

.....uh?

Michigan was a republican primary. Thats why Obama and Edwards didnt run, just like all other democrats.

Uncommitted doesn't mean that....

[The Senator]

.....uh?

Michigan was a republican primary. Thats why Obama and Edwards didnt run, just like all other democrats.

Uncommitted doesn't mean that....

Actually, Michigan's primary was for both parties. But because the state went against the DNC's wishes and held their primary two weeks ahead of when they were suppose to, the DNC removed Michigan's delegates from the nominating convention.

Hillary and Dodd were the only two Democrats whose names appeared on the ballot.

[cookiva]

Oh, well it still doesnt change the fact that it was called teh Michigan Republican Primary by all news outlets...

[Venom'sDad]

I think we all knew, at least some of us did, that Romney would win..... and I do think it is may be a Massachusettes thing, we can agree on that.

[cookiva]

I thought that Romney would win, but not by as big of a margin as he had...

[Venom'sDad]

I thought that Romney would win, but not by as big of a margin as he had...

I agree with that.... I thought he would win by 4 or 5 percent.

[hippie_hunter]

I think we all knew, at least some of us did, that Romney would win..... and I do think it is may be a Massachusettes thing, we can agree on that.

I thought that McCain had a clear advantage in Michigan due to independents and Democrats not going to the Democratic primary and would vote for him instead.

[The Senator]

I thought that McCain had a clear advantage in Michigan due to independents and Democrats not going to the Democratic primary and would vote for him instead.

Same here. I could have seen Romney winning by two or three percentage points, but nine caught me completely off guard. I wonder what this means for the national Republican contest?

[cookiva]

I thought that McCain had a clear advantage in Michigan due to independents and Democrats not going to the Democratic primary and would vote for him instead.

I thought that for awhile, but realized the real strong roots the Romney family has there....

[hippie_hunter]

Same here. I could have seen Romney winning by two or three percentage points, but nine caught me completely off guard. I wonder what this means for the national Republican contest?
I don't think it'll mean too much. Sure it gave Romney a much needed boost, but I think that McCain will end up winning South Carolina and Nevada.

[Matt]

Huge win for Romney. This Republican primary just gets more and more interesting.

[Super_Ludacris]

Obama needs to win

Sweet Jesus if this doesnt some up our country's perception of politics, I dont know what does.

Intresting win for Romney, the Republican race is tighter than the white man's wallet, figurativley and somewhat appropriately speaking....

[Matt]

Sweet Jesus if this doesnt some up our country's perception of politics, I dont know what does.

I don't understand why everyone thinks Obama will go into the white house and suddenly everyone around the world will join hands and start singing. The fact of the matter is, if Obama were to win...he is destined to failure as he cannot live up to the promise of change he has based his campaign on. Hell, no president could. Its just not realistic. Look how fast the Democratic Congress' approval rating dropped. They ran a campaign on reform...and then when they took office, they didn't really reform anything. Their approval was nearly as low as Bush's in no time. The same will happen to Obama as he is building up way too much hype that he cannot live up to.


Intresting win for Romney, the Republican race is tighter than the white man's wallet, figurativley and somewhat appropriately speaking....

Haha, analogy of the day :up:

[Super_Ludacris]

I don't understand why everyone thinks Obama will go into the white house and suddenly everyone around the world will join hands and start singing. The fact of the matter is, if Obama were to win...he is destined to failure as he cannot live up to the promise of change he has based his campaign on. Hell, no president could. Its just not realistic. Look how fast the Democratic Congress' approval rating dropped. They ran a campaign on reform...and then when they took office, they didn't really reform anything. Their approval was nearly as low as Bush's in no time. The same will happen to Obama as he is building up way too much hype that he cannot live up to.

Haha, analogy of the day :up:

Barack's my dude and I think he has the potential to be a good leader but I need that confidence to show forth. Until that " I would bomb Pakistan" statement, I was cool with him, now I need to be sure he knows what he means oir doesnt.
Having said that, I do hope for him to be that next step in the progession of American Politics that he promises and comes across with confidence of bringing. He may not promise everything but hey its better than this administration right? Im not too suprised by the approval drop, I mean Polowski's a polarising figure and I guess the party still feels they need one of them in the office to really take charge. Im holding out hope for Barak but then again Im voting for all the wrong reasons.

[Venom'sDad]

I thought that McCain had a clear advantage in Michigan due to independents and Democrats not going to the Democratic primary and would vote for him instead.

Yeah I know, and that's why many felt he would win. However, those Independents who voted for a Republican candidate are now registered as Republicans. Most Independents want to maintain their status or classification as Independents voters; the reason why so many voted Uncommitted and retain their Independent status.

With that said(wts), I know, that many Independent want to retain that status for the General election; so, it was inevitable that McCain wouldn't be able to secure the number of Independents that he hope for. Also, keep in mind, because most Independents are Moderates, some are Liberals and Conservatives or just Moderates who tilt more to the Left/Right. So there was always no guarantee that McCain would court the majority of them.

[Super_Ludacris]

That and McCain doesnt really have clear cut policies. I mean my damn posts make more sense that him sometime and that's saying something.

[rdh007]

Heeeey, he's on the Straight Talk Express, bub. He's Straight Talkin' You. He's going to be honest and straightforward and bring the Straight Talk.