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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:02 am Post subject: Nuisance vote eludes McCain |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080509/pl_politico/10220_1
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It's hard not to notice: In each of the last three Republican primaries, roughly a quarter of the vote went to someone other than John McCain.
Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee got a combined 27 percent of the vote in Pennsylvania last month, long after the GOP nomination had been settled in McCain's favor. On Tuesday, Paul, Huckabee and Mitt Romney received a combined 23 percent in Indiana. Alan Keyes, Huckabee, Paul and "No Preference" took 26 percent in North Carolina.
On the surface, it would seem that McCain, the party's presumptive nominee, still has some distance to go in winning over his party. But aides to McCain and other observers say the results are less than meets the eye.
They argue that the lingering votes for Paul and Huckabee--who together won about one-fifth of the vote in Indiana and North Carolina--represent vestigial passion for two candidates who developed a fervent, if narrow, grassroots following.
Still, for a candidate viewed with suspicion by some in his party's base, the dissenting votes are a nuisance he could do without. |
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traveler81
Joined: 18 Mar 2008
Location: Byeongjeom, Gyeonggi-do
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I'm sorry but I think that all of this talk of a "nuisance vote" is a lot of political posturing by pundits.
It's still the primary, you know McCain's going to win the nomination, so why not vote for the guy you like more?
1) It's a vote for your voice to be heard. "Hey, Ron Paul wants a non-interventionist foreign policy. So do I! I'll vote for him." "Huckabee wants to get rid of the Federal Income Tax. So do I! I'll vote for him!"
2) It positions your candidate better for a shot at the VP spot, cabinet position, or higher position in the party. Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney probably benefit the most from this.
Presenting it as an entire dissatisfaction with McCain is preposterous. People vote for the others because they feel more strongly about making a statement to the party and or fel strongly about their candidate than making McCain feel good or staying home.
Where are the exit polls questions asking who those people will vote for in November: McCain or the Democrat nominee (Obama barring all hell breaking loose)? I think most will vote for McCain. Which makes this whole thing a moot point. |
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