Zero Sum Gain
Posted by Andy on May 21st, 2008
From FOX’s Kentucky primary round up.
REPUBLICANS
Precincts Reporting: 100%
winner: John McCain
Candidate # of votes % of total # of delegates John McCain 142,855 72.30% 42 Mike Huckabee 16,239 8.22% 0 Ron Paul 13,439 6.80% 0 Mitt Romney 9,151 4.63% 0 Rudy Giuliani 3,126 1.58%
How’s that going for the independent voter thing working out? Will it make up for the voter you lose from your own base?
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May 21st, 2008 at 8:30 am
Maybe you should ask how’s that thing going where the “base” won’t vote in their own best interest, for the ONLY candidate even close to what the base wants. Sure, it’s a crappy deal that you can’t get everything you want in a candidate. There are going to be two candidates on the ballot, pick one and kwitcherbellyachin.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:21 am
That’s not so telling. Have you noticed the Democrats results? With Obama basically wrapped up the nomination, he still loses Kentucky by a huge margin. Now, if McCain lost by that margin, I’d pay a little attention to the results. McCain’s Kentucky results are really not a big deal.
May 21st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
J:
Is it in their own interest?
B:
Neither party’s base is 100% settled and satisfied.
What if we see a 15 to 20% drop off in November for McCain, just like these Primaries. Has McCain broke 85% yet?
The reality is that McCain is our candidate, I know that. Unfortunately he doesn’t realize he is OUR candidate. That’s the problem.
May 21st, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Even if McCain was winning in every state, I would want to “run up the score” as high as possible. There’s no sportsmanship in politics.
May 21st, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Unfortunately he doesn’t realize he is OUR candidate.
Maybe he really isn’t “our” candidate.
Regardless, conservatives have an easy, simple, straightforward decision this fall. Would they rather be represented in the Whitehouse by McCain or Obama? Then go vote.
It would be better if we’d have a Republican majority in congress, but I know that conservatives won’t help with that
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:28 am
Bm, I really like that clear, concise definition of our choices. Too many conservatives seem to think there is some magical, mystical third choice on the ballot that will be much more conservative and can instantly garner 50 million votes in all 50 states.
Actually, what I would prefer is to elect a Republican Congress as a first priority, so that regardless of President the conservative agenda gets preserved– better with McCain than Obama, but both better if Congress is in the “right” hands.