Independent Voters Abandon McCain

apotropoxy · #1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2007, 11:14 AM

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McCain no longer rocks in Granite State
By Brett Arends
Boston Herald Business Columnist

Thursday, January 18, 2007 - Updated: 12:17 PM EST

... Manchester, N.H.-based American Research Group finds that McCain’s popularity among New Hampshire’s independent voters has collapsed.
“John McCain is tanking,” says ARG president Dick Bennett. “That’s the big thing [we’re finding]. In New Hampshire a year ago he got 49 percent among independent voters. That number’s way down, to 29 percent now.”
American Research Group, which is New Hampshire’s leading polling company and has been operating in the state since 1976, polled 1,200 likely Granite State voters in the survey. http://news.bostonherald.com/editori...ticleid=177706

Worry not Repugnacans. You've still got:

1. Rudy: Uh, how many divorces for the Pro-Choice Italian?
2 Mitt: Expect the fundi religionists to expose the bazaaro theological beliefs of Mormons.
3. Newt: Hillary's new pal. Didn't he notify his wife who was still groggy from the cancer operation that he needed a divorce?

Maybe Birdshot Dick would accept a "draft." (pun explicitly intended)

Bluedoggy · #2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2007, 12:25 PM

McCain is trying to strengthen his republican base but at the same time he's alienating his independent supporters. He needs them to win. I like McCain but his support for the "surge" makes me second guess his judgment.

apotropoxy · #3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluedoggy";p=&quot

McCain is trying to strengthen his republican base but at the same time he's alienating his independent supporters. He needs them to win. I like McCain but his support for the "surge" makes me second guess his judgment.

McCain has been Bush the Lame's stoutest supporter of the Iraq Fiasco.

JP5 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-20-2007, 06:58 PM

I KNEW that was coming. Back in 2000 when all my liberal and Democrat friends told me, "Oh, if you Republicans will just run McCain I'll vote for him!" I knew it was a lie then.

JP5 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-20-2007, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluedoggy";p=&quot

McCain is trying to strengthen his republican base but at the same time he's alienating his independent supporters. He needs them to win. I like McCain but his support for the "surge" makes me second guess his judgment.

McCain has been Bush the Lame's stoutest supporter of the Iraq Fiasco.

Yes, John McCain doesn't abandon ship when the going gets tough. He and Lieberman are two elected officials that are rare anymore. They both do what they believe is BEST for the country; not what is best for them politically. A rare trait indeed!

rockyreagan · #6 (**permalink**) 01-20-2007, 07:47 PM

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Yes, John McCain doesn't abandon ship when the going gets tough. He and Lieberman are two elected officials that are rare anymore. They both do what they believe is BEST for the country; not what is best for them politically. A rare trait indeed!

Rare indeed, some of the last few Burkean men who believe it is the job of elected leaders to tell the people what they are going to do and then do it, and that they should be voted in or out of office based on the beliefs they tell the people they will follow. Sadly though this bread is dying and is being replaced by Flip- floppers, who stick their fingers in their mouth and wave it in the air to see the direction the wind blows. The Statesmen are dead, and the politicians have taken their place.

apotropoxy · #7 (**permalink**) 01-20-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JP5";p=&quot

I KNEW that was coming. Back in 2000 when all my liberal and Democrat friends told me, "Oh, if you Republicans will just run McCain I'll vote for him!" I knew it was a lie then.

If all your lib and Dem friends lie to you then I suggest upgrading. But think for a moment, JP. Unless you have checked in with these erstwhile pals in the last week then you are assuming that the folks on this site speak for your amigos. That's silly, isn't it?
The initiating post detailed the collapse in McCain support from independents... not Dems or Libs. I've never met a liberal or a Dem who would ever consider voting for Lord McCain.

justabubba · #8 (**permalink**) 01-21-2007, 09:16 AM

let me introduce myself ... he would have received my vote twice

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I've never met a liberal or a Dem who would ever consider voting for Lord McCain.

in 2000 he would have been such a better choice than the shrub or clueless al gore

in 2004 McCain would have been the obvious choice instead of dubya bin lyin or that wanker, kerry

would he have been great? no ... but much better than any of the other three in the running

apotropoxy · #9 (**permalink**) 01-21-2007, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by justabubba";p=&quot

let me introduce myself ... he would have received my vote twice

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I've never met a liberal or a Dem who would ever consider voting for Lord McCain.

in 2000 he would have been such a better choice than the shrub or clueless al gore

in 2004 McCain would have been the obvious choice instead of dubya bin lyin or that wanker, kerry

would he have been great? no ... but much better than any of the other three in the running

Do you claim to be a liberal or a Democrat?
If you claim to be a Dem, would you list the Dems for whom you have voted?

justabubba · #10 (**permalink**) 01-21-2007, 12:17 PM

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Do you claim to be a liberal or a Democrat?
If you claim to be a Dem, would you list the Dems for whom you have voted?

social liberal, fiscal conservative and voted for
Carter
Clinton
plan to vote for Edwards, Obama, or Clinton (if we can convince Russ Feingold to run, place his name before Edwards')

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