[MLUG - DISCUSSION] election results

[Jim Locke]

A large number of Rs being unhappy with Bush (or more generally the
Republican administration), coupled with the fact many Rs won't vote for a
dem I think may have contributed to low R turnout.
I know several Rs who were not thrilled with any of the choices on either
the D or R side.
A co-worker said her husband (a R) considered voting for Obama.
My dad, who's a pretty staunch R (especially fiscally) had some good things
to say about Obama this past December when we visited.

On another note:  something's up with the NM reporting, and that race is
very tight!

On Feb 6, 2008 9:35 AM, Vern Green <hayvern at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> > I know that several people here have said that they will probably hold
> > their nose in November and vote McCain.  But that is precisely how I
> > feel about Rush Limbaugh or Ron Paul type candidates.
>
>
> >
> > I have also felt uncomfortable at the strong influence that right wing
> > talk radio had.  But now it seems not to be as strong as I feared.
> > People really are capable of making up their own minds!
>
>
> Rush particularly has good ratings and have a strong influence because
> there are a great many people who do agree with him. This is a problem for
> republicans and while there are a lot of republicans who are capable of
> making up their minds, including a lot of Rush and Hannity fans, there are a
> great many that agree with them and are not participating.
>
> >
> >
> > My guess is that the low Republican turn out was caused by this split in
> > the Republicans.  Obviously it is a cause of concern for Republicans,
> > but it is definitely something that can be overcome in the next nine or
> > ten months.
> >
> With Dobson coming out and claiming that there is no way he will ever
> support or vote for McCain, I think McCain loses some votes there. Can
> McCain still win the nomination without his support? Yeah, can he win the
> general election, perhaps, there are a lot of people in McCains own party
> that simply do not like him and will not vote for him.
>
> The low republican turnout could mean many things, but I think it mainly
> comes down to two:
>
> Either republicans were too busy working their jobs to get out and vote
> yesterday, or they are staying home because they are unhappy with the
> candidates we decided to put up. Ultimately, I think it comes down to
> republicans not being as excited about McCain as Steven is.
>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks
> > F Vernon Green
>
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- Jim Locke.
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