<p>Sen. John McCain’s narrow win in his home state of Arizona shows just how deep his problems run with conservative voters during this Republican primary battle.</p>
<p>In early returns, McCain was getting just under 50 percent of the vote. In 2004 during his most recent Senate re-election, McCain got 77 per cent of the vote in a state he has represented since 1987.</p>
<p>ABC News analysis found that in Tuesday’s primary about two-thirds of Arizona Republican voters described themselves as conservatives. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney beat McCain among those voters 47 to 36 percent.</p>
<p>Yeah, but the difference is that Democrats are trying to choose between two very similar candidates (with respect to policies). The Republicans are struggling to choose between two (or three) very different candidates with significantly different political philosophies. This suggests that it will be easier for Democrats to unite behind their eventual nominee.</p>
<p>My in-laws have always voted dem, if hillary doesn’t get it, they won’t vote for Obama…so there goes your theory. I also have a friend who says that if Obama doesn’t get it she won’t vote for Hillary</p>
<p>My point was that the everyday person is the one that counts when it comes to an election… not Oprah.</p>
<p>If I am right, Obama who had big time power players (Kennedy/Kerry) was not able to carry MA, so the power players have no effect on the avg voter. The dems should be more concerned about their voters are and getting them to the polls, not who endorses them. If Kerry and Kennedy were in my in laws home state, they just cancelled out each others vote. Kerry and Kennedy will vote for their party, but my in laws will not, and thus it hurts the dems</p>
<p>This primary election on both sides is redefining the meaning of the term “base”.</p>
<p>McCain could easily win national election on the strength of centrist and liberal Republicans like Giuliani who can form an alliance with moderate Independents and Democrats. This group could fast become a new “base” for a GOP.</p>
<p>The same can be said of Obama, if he wins the nomination. He actually has very poor support from the unions that are thought of as part of the Democratic “base”. But I can see Obama getting the support of many people who currently identify with the GOP.</p>
<p>I think that the Mass. endorsements came in too late to matter in that state, and that state had the highest voting margin for Bill Clinton of any state. It is still a question of Obama chipping away at an extremely entrenched Clinton machine.</p>
<p>I am guessing that in the end, we will unite behind the candidate who most represents our views, and not waste our vote or be churlish about it. </p>
<p>I posted elsewhere here at one point that if Hillary were the nominee I’d vote for McCain, but now I have been listening to McCain more and realize that I would vote for Hillary. I am not sure she would win the election against him, but her views on issues are closer to mine than McCain’s. </p>
<p>If she could win the general election, I think she would work incredibly hard and would do her best to advance health care reform, hopefully the economy and frankly hopefully raise taxes on the very wealthy to reduce the deficit, and so on. I do not think she would be nearly as strong as Obama on foreign policy. </p>
<p>I still think Obama is the right choice for the country because of his amazing ability to reach across all lines, although I realize that his appeal is not universal, just, I think, much broader than any of the other candidates. I think the country would remain extremely divided if Hillary were elected, and I believe that Bill Clinton’s presidency really helped to sow the seeds of the partisan politics of the last 8 years, and that will just continue under her. But, I would still stick with the party that is more in keeping with my views and I think most others will, too. </p>
<p>I can’t wait to hear Ann Coulter if she carries through on her threat :)</p>
<p>I know a few Democrats who won’t vote for Hillary if she’s the nominee, none who won’t vote for Obama. But the vast majority of people I know will vote for either of them. (Including some former Republicans.)</p>
<p>The only repubs I know who will vote for Obama is if Huck or Romney wins. They will hold their noses as they vote for Huck or Romney if Hillary wins the dem</p>
<p>Why don’t you just post an anti-Republican thread and pile all your rhetoric there and be done with it or are you trying to go for some kind of record for redundant threads started?</p>
<p>From post 17 .It appears that McCain is reaching out to us. Interesting to see what he says at CPAC.</p>
<p>So how did he do? What did you think of his speech, is it time for the right wing to stop posting I hate McCain posts or should they keep it up?</p>