We all knew what happened to the Democratic primaries a few nights ago in Indiana and North Carolina respectively.
What’s interesting is that McCain is still fighting to be the outright chosen candidate in November.
He lost 27% of the Republican vote in North Carolina and 23% in Indiana.
Concerns because he still has thousands of registered Republicans not liking him in the contest? OR were voters assuming McCain will be the eventual nominee and no use in voting for him?
Either way, McCain or the NRCC need to figure something out.
4 Comments
May 9, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I wonder how much of that lost support is from the base? Couldn’t some of this be mitigated by selecting a running like say… Sanford from South Carolina? I bet his numbers would see a bump in the southern states.
May 12, 2008 at 6:57 pm
the percentages look larger because most McCaine votes did not turn out (since he is presumed the winner). Only the quacks who want to vote for Ron Paul would go to the poll to vote for him. Look at the numbers. the democratic votes totaled aroun 1.2 to 1.5. mill, while the republican vote totals came out to be about 450,000. In the general election, even if those quacks vote for Ron Paul again, the percentages would be lot less than 23 percent.
I do not think he will be a southerner as VP–why? he will win the south no matter what. He needs someone from a swing state this year . . . like Nevada. I hope Romney was nice to him . . .(Nevada has the second largest number of mormons)
boom. BJP out. Peace
May 13, 2008 at 6:42 pm
mike, i am gonna havta agree with bjp that McCain will win the south no matter in november.
hate to burst your bubble, bjp, but it would be political suicide if he picks Romney as VP. the public is still hungover with the recent fundamentalists in west texas. even though Romney is not a fundamentalist, the public does not want more religious zealots taking hold of any high office. also, McCain would lose tons of moderate republicans and just might drive them over to the dems.
my guess? Sanford would be a nice choice, but so would the plethora of other southern governors (Riley (AL), Barbour (MS), Perdue (GA) ).
Crist (FL) is too much like McCain, although he would be a great choice, especially trying to carry an important swing state.
Perry (TX) won’t be picked just bc of where he hails from.
Lingle (Hawaii) and Palin (AK) are too small.
Same rule applies in the midwest with the dakotas, nebraska, nevada, utah, idaho.
so what’s left assuming that McCain is going to take a Governor:
1. Mitch Daniels of Indiana
2. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota
3. Matt Blunt of Missouri
Matt Blunt of Missouri surprised everyone when he said he won’t run for re-election. can’t be too sure why but maybe bc during his first term, he was suffering from terrible poll numbers.
if we can safely assume that Indiana will go red like it normally does, then why not take a chance with a likable, young guy from Minnesota who has a lot of promise in politics: Tim Pawlenty.
now that’s game, set, match.
May 14, 2008 at 5:26 pm
MN? what??? that would be the worst choice since Perot picked stockdale in 92 — when you guys were barely out of diapers. I was kidding about Romney as VP, but he is going to have to win Navada (the new Ohio). I will bet you a beer that your three will not be picked. How about Lieberman???
Boom.