NorthSideSox72 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Returns should start in a few hours. Discuss the Michigan primary here. Romney and McCain appear to be in a close race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Heh. Someone posted this in one of the Huffington Post blogs on the Michigan Primary: Vote McCain or Thompson to provide the Republicans with a fresh face and new vigor. Made me chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 McCain is the one GOP candidate who seems to have a good shot at winning a national election against the Dems. If there is any effort by the Dems in the GOP primary to effect that, they will vote for Romney or Huckabee. If there is no organized effort, then the independent voters will make McCain a winner. My predictions... McCain 33% Romney 30% Huckabee: 16% Thompson: 8% Paul: 6% Giuliani: 4% Others/non: 3% Independents make the difference with no Dem primary that matters, and that gives McCain the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I bet hillary wins the dem. side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) I bet hillary wins the dem. side I think it would be hilarious if "Uncommitted" won for the Dems over Hillary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 01:52 PM) I think it would be hilarious if "Uncommitted" won for the Dems over Hillary. oh me too. I'd laugh so hard. it wont happen, but it would be great. It'll finish a VERY strong second though. I think that would tend to bolster the "if you aren't voting for Hillary, you are voting against her" idea. They dislike her so much that even though she runs unopposed she STILL doesn't get 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 11:54 AM) oh me too. I'd laugh so hard. it wont happen, but it would be great. It'll finish a VERY strong second though. I think that would tend to bolster the "if you aren't voting for Hillary, you are voting against her" idea. They dislike her so much that even though she runs unopposed she STILL doesn't get 100% If it wasn't an open primary I think that might well have happened, that she'd get below 50%. But because they'd even let me vote in the Republican primary there, I may as well make my vote count for something, so I'm not going to bother with an "Uncommitted" vote when there's actual voting to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Romeny has to win, but that being said, I just don't see it happening. He doesn't come off as authentic. In a union state like Michigan they don't want someone they can't trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I am not as poitically savvy I suppose but what is the deal with the Michigan primary regarding Democrats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Lemon Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I predict a stronger-than-predicted 3rd place finish for Huckabee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 03:01 PM) I am not as poitically savvy I suppose but what is the deal with the Michigan primary regarding Democrats? basically, rules in the democratic party are that only Iowa and NH are allowed to hold primaries before Feb 5th. (NV is excluded because it is a caucus) Therefore, the DNC stripped Michigan and Florida of their delegates... rendering their primaries pointless. All the canidates agreed not to campaign in Michigan and Florida and many pulled their names from the ballots. I believe in Michigan hillary and Kuchinich are the only ones on the ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 So, the one suggestion so far seems to be low turnout across the board, not specifically in areas favoring either person. If true, one would hypothetically expect this to benefit Romney out of the 2 possibles, since polls show Romney winning amongst the most likely republicans, while McCain had his advantage in the independents. Although, until results come in, really who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Early Returns from Michigan... Republicans (3% reporting) Romney: 35% McCain: 32% Huckabee: 17% Paul: 6% Thompson: 4% UNCOMMITTED: 3% Giuliani: 2% Hunter: 1% Dems, for what it matters: Clinton: 62% Uncommitted: 31% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Rudy is currently losing to Chris Dodd. And is giving Mike Gravel a run for his money right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Romney holds small lead in early Michigan returns http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Romney_holds...higan_0115.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Election called for Romney and Clinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 According to the Fox exit polls, in the Democratic primary tonight, Clinton took 25% of the African-American vote and "uncommitted" is getting 69% of the African-American vote. Now remember, Hillary is only major candidate on the ballot. Blog link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 It'll be interesting if Romney's win can give him a boost in Nevada and South Carolina. The only recent poll I've seen for Nevada shows him in fourth and he seems to be well behind Huckabee and McCain in South Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 QUOTE(The Bones @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 06:15 PM) It'll be interesting if Romney's win can give him a boost in Nevada and South Carolina. The only recent poll I've seen for Nevada shows him in fourth and he seems to be well behind Huckabee and McCain in South Carolina. Here are results from today for ARG in Nevada. Romney: 29 (28) McCain: 21 (7) Thompson: 13 (11) Giuliani: 11 (17) Paul: 9 (3) Huckabee: 8 (23) Unsure: 10 (11) The numbers between each poll are all over the map. The one you saw with him in 4th was Research 2000 a couple days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Clinton, alone on the MI ballot, is currently only pulling 56% (with 84% reporting). Not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 So how does winning Michigan help Romney in the whole scheme of things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 10:10 PM) So how does winning Michigan help Romney in the whole scheme of things? A loss would have been devastating, not only because that would be 3 states with no victory, but also Michigan is his home state and where his father was a governor. If he couldn't win there, that would look really bad. Now, he won there, and has a decent-size lead in delegates going into South Carolina and Super Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 A vote AGAINST Hillary... In race race that didnt feature 2 of the top 3 contenders on the ballot, Hillary Clinton only received 55% of the democratic vote in Michigan. 40% voted, "Uncommitted". This doesnt include people who may have crossed party lines to vote for Romney... who many believe would be beneficial to run against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Damn, Romney lives to sell used cars another day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro1983hat Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 08:37 AM) Damn, Romney lives to sell used cars another day... Could not agree more. Everytime he is on, I feel I need a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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