Letters to the Editor
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Pittsburgh at one end, Philly at the other, Kentucky in the middle
PA is a pretty redneck state overall. It would give Stephen King's Maine a run for its money. If you folks think Jesubama will have a walk over victory there, you are mistaken. That's just reality.
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Double standard
So, when Republicans vote for Hillary, that's because Limbaugh is sabotaging the Dems, but when Republicans vote for Obama, that's because he has broad appeal?
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52000 Republicans Voted in Mississippi's Democratic Primary - 41000 of Them Voted for Hillary!
The Republicans know who they want to face SINCE McCain locked up their nomination. Her name is Hillary Clinton. In Mississippi the Republicans voted 78% (41000 votes) for Clinton and only 22% (11000 votes) for Obama.
Obama folks are signing up Democrats in Pennsylvania.
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Yeah, Hutman, I'll Have To Vote For McCain
Though I'm not crazy about him. As for the change sell, yes, it's true that any Democrat would be a change - which is why it's dishonest for him to act like he would somehow effect way more change than Hillary. What makes him the change candidate? Both, I take it, are for withdrawal from Iraq (big mistake), both want healthcare (I'm fine with that), both tout "green jobs," both have some plan to subsidize college tuition, both want to raise taxes on the upper bracket, or as they say, repeal Bush's tax cuts for the rich (big mistake in a recession), both claim that they'd take vaguely protectionist measures to protect manufacturing jobs, though Obama's leading the way here with his absurd "Patriot Employer Act" (mistake), both have plans to decrease oil dependence but aren't willing to drill in ANWR or offshore to do it (mistake), both want to scrap No Child Left Behind (mistake), and that's about it... is there a single substantive policy proposal on Obama's side that Hillary doesn't have a very similar, and in many cases, more threshed-out version of? As for Obama's registration drive, I have no problem with it, though I think it's telling that his campaign thinks he can't win unless he gets non-Democrats to masquerade as Democrats for the primary. If the party's interested in nominating someone who party members actually like, Hillary's the clear choice - though I'll grant you that Obama might have more of a shot in the general election. Then again, it'd be a closer race than you'd think and McCain could get him with experience and this whole Wright business.
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Xrandadu Hutman
Don't worry, even if Obama loses by 10 - 15 % points the DNC will find a way to allocate proportional delegates in Philadelphia...Maybe Obama can hand out personalized Jeremiah Wright DVD's...Oh, sorry I forgot that Obama decided today after 20 years that he "strongly condemns" his personal "Religous Advisor"...Well, gotta go...I have batch of HIV to cook up...Shhh, please keep this to yourself cuz it's a White people secret...
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Sunddenly Replicans for Hillary
The reason republicans are suddenly starting to vote for Hilary is clear. Rush Limbaugh has been encouraging his right wing republican listeners to get and vote for Hillary. The republicans want Hillary for the nominee as they believe she will be easier to defeat than Obama.
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OB = Alan Keyes.
But both the Politico and the Los Angeles Times have published stories recently about the Obama campaign's efforts to register thousands of independent and Republican voters as Democrats before the March 24 voter registration deadline. The vote itself will be held on April 22; as it's what's called a "closed" primary, only registered Democrats will be allowed to participate in the Democratic half of the primary.
Exactly what he's been doing everywhere. "Winning" by adding huge numbers of Republican voters who have NO intention of voting for him in November.
He's gotta be getting BIG cash from the GOP. The toad is just a more expensive version of Alan Keyes. What a scumbag - any real Democrat would kick him to the side of the road in a heartbeat.
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Bullshawn, Again
Tell us again about the fact that billary won 77 percent of the rethugs crossing over in Mississippi. How does that support your theory, mr "real democrat". Who died and left you the arbiter of who is and is not a real democrat? What you're leaving on the thread is what the sea gull leaves on the rock. We're not that gullible. Save us the self righteous act. It's not convincing. Or are you channelling Gerry "those lucky coons" Ferraro? hard to tell the difference sometimes. love heywood
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Cross over Republikans for Hillary
This generally means that Republikans would rather McCain run against Hillary than against Obama. Hillary would be soooo easy to beat. Republikans hate her, Clinton fatigue keeps increasing and Obama supporters will most certainly either sit out the vote or vote for Ralph Nader, because Hillary would have gotten the nomination through very foul means.
Obama would be a harder candidate to beat in the general election. McCain would certainly lose just on the issue of war.
Voter registration is democratic. Let's have democracy work here instead of Hillary stealing the elections.
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Such an awful thing
...this bringing new faces into the Democratic party. Obama should be stopped.
I've never been part of any party until this year, and I registered to vote for the guy.... which, for me, is really something.
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I think it is a mix
I think both Obama an Hillary have caused some registered Republicans to switch parties, at least this year. They both had some help with that by W. and the slate of candidates that the Republicans rolled out last year.
I also think that some Republicans are voting for Obama because they think he will be weaker against McCain, while some Republicans are voting for Hillary for that same reason. Some may just like the idea of stretching out the contest.
Ring wing pundits have been pretty consistant about thinking Hillary is the weaker candidate, but they were also pretty consistant in telling Republicans not to vote for McCain. So I question how much influence they have.
While I am biased, I do think Barack has been getting more of the sincere Republican converts. Barack had a pretty solid advantage of Republicans voting for him in the contests leading up through Super Tuesday. During that time those Republicans had to choose between voting for which Democrat they wanted to see in November or which Republican they wanted to see in November. They had more to gain by voting for their favorite Republican than the Democrat they thought would lose.
That said, rules are rules. If Republicans want to play spoiler they are free to do so if the state's rules allow it.
If both candidates want to ensure that their independant and Republican supporters can vote for them in the upcoming primaries they should feel free to do so as long as they don't break any rules. As far as I know, there isn't a minimum time as Pennsylvanian has to be a Democrat before registering as a Democrat.
If either campaign wants to make the argument to the remaining superdelegates that another candidate is being propped up by Ditto-head they are free to do that too. Superdelegates are allowed to use their own judgement and either campaign can present their side of the case to affect that judgement.