I'll kick it off with
this one
Here's a quote from said link:
Obama is seen as the most electable Democratic candidate. Eighty-seven percent (87%) believe he would be at least somewhat likely to win if nominated. Seventy-six percent (76%) say the same about Clinton and 75% think Edwards would have a chance. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Likely Democratic Primary Voters believe Obama would be Very Likely to win. Just 38% have such confidence in Clinton.
Yes, it seems that a lot of people on all sides are just anti-Clinton.
Romney Wins Wyoming Caucuses
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Mitt Romney captured his first win of the Republican presidential race on Saturday, prevailing in Wyoming caucuses for a much-needed boost to his candidacy three days before the New Hampshire primary.
The former Massachusetts governor won eight delegates, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson got two and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one, meaning no other candidate could beat Romney. Caucuses were still being held to decide all 12 delegates at stake.
The victory was a welcome development for Romney, coming two days after his loss to Mike Huckabee in the Iowa caucuses and three days before the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire. Those two states have attracted most of the political attention. Wyoming had scheduled its GOP county conventions earlier to attract candidates to the state but had only modest results.
Romney visited Wyoming in August and November and three of his five sons campaigned in the state. One son, Josh Romney, owns a ranch in southwest Wyoming.
"Number one, he campaigned here," delegate Leigh Vosler of Cheyenne said of Romney. "I think that helped while some other candidates ignored us. But also he's the right person for the job."
Hunter, Thompson and Ron Paul all stopped by the state - visits they probably wouldn't have made except for this year's early conventions - and candidates have sent Wyoming's GOP voters a flood of campaign mail. Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, did not visit Wyoming and drew little support. Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also did not visit and received little support.
"I think we're encouraged that the voters in Wyoming value that my dad had spent time here," Josh Romney said.
The traditional leadoff nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire have dominated the attention of both candidates and the national media in recent months, and no candidates had visited Wyoming in the four weeks leading up to the caucuses. Hunter was the last to visit the state on Dec. 4.
Tom Sansonetti, the county convention organizer, maintained Saturday that moving the state's caucuses ahead was the right thing to do.
"The ultimate goal is not how many times we appear on Katie Couric," Sansonetti said. "The ultimate goal was to have attention paid to rank-and-file Republicans by national candidates."
In addition, he said more Wyoming Republicans have become involved in the process.
Wyoming Republicans also paid a price for jumping ahead. The Republican National Committee has slashed half of Wyoming's 28 national convention delegates. National party leaders similarly penalized Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and South Carolina for moving up the dates of their nomination contests.
RNC rules require the punishment for states that hold their nominating contests earlier than Feb. 5. Iowa, which held caucuses on Thursday, will not be penalized because, technically, the caucuses are not binding on convention delegates. Nevada, which plans to hold its caucuses on Jan. 19, will not be penalized for the same reason.
Besides the 12 delegates chosen at Saturday's county conventions in Wyoming, two delegates to be chosen at a statewide convention in May will also be sent to the national convention in Minneapolis.
I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't even know this was happening. I thought NH was next. :(
I'm embarrased to say that I didn't even know this was happening.
As you go though life you'll find that's true about alot of things.
lol - thanks Buster - perhaps I should have edited that comment to -
I'm embarrassed to say that was another thing I didn't know was happening.
Based on the polls vs. the actual results in New Hampshire, one could suggest that Hillary's people tampered with the voting machines ...
Based on the polls vs. the actual results in New Hampshire, one could suggest that Hillary's people tampered with the voting machines ...
Never! that lying power hungry bitch would never do such a thing just to win!
Would she???:rolleyes:
There are no touchscreens in New Hampshire, so if she did, it's at least possible to find out.
I think it was more that the polls were skewed than the election was bought. There was supposedly a very large margin of error in the polls so that was probably it.
The reports I saw on TV about this said that in NH a very large number of people made up their minds at the very last minute - that morning, or even in the actual polling place.
When people are that undecided, there is a tendency to opt for the familiar which at least feels safe.
Edit: Changed "poling place" to "polling place". Then thought about changing it back, all things considered...
An article I read said that 18% were still undecided the day of the vote. That's a huge number of uncertainty.
The thing that irritated me was all the pundits talking about how it was a "critical win" for Hillary--Democratic delegates in NH are awarded proportionally, not winner-take-all. They each got 9. She didn't win crap. If their voting percentages were reversed, everyone would be calling it a "huge loss," but she'd still have the same nine delegates.
Thanks Clod - glass you noticed that too. The media should have reported it more as a tie than a "win". That would have been much more accurate.
The reports I saw on TV about this said that in NH a very large number of people made up their minds at the very last minute - that morning, or even in the actual polling place.
An article I read said that 18% were still undecided the day of the vote.
Yeah? Well an article I read said Hillary was nervous watching the polls the day before so she sacrificed 8 virgins to pay homage to her pact with the devil. guess it paid off.
Never! that lying power hungry bitch would never do such a thing just to win!
Would she???
Where in hell did she get 6 virgins? Certainly not NH.
So Howard Dean gets fired up and is thrown out of the race, but Hillary creates an emotional moment and gets all the white women votes in New Hampshire. weird
Muskie cried... as he defended his wife from attacks.
Bill Clinton and G W Bush cried... at memorial services for those killed in the service of their country.
Hillary cried... when she was behind in a poll. She recovered in time to attack her competitor in the same sound bite.
but she seemed very sincere.:right:
Actually, she did seem sincere to me. But I was a little disgusted how easily she transitioned into her talking points against Obama.
i think the most sincere bone she ever had in her body is named Bill.
i think the most sincere bone she ever had in her body is named Bill.
Thats frightening. If the sound was off she seemed sincere, but once I listened to what she was saying it became very contrived to me.
Speaking of acting, the writers' strike came at the worst possible time for poor Fred Thompson's campaign.