2008 Primaries Thread

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Old white guys smilin'.

(McCain/Rudy 08!)

McCain's distortions are making Romney look good in this debate.

Have to agree - I don't know which one is actually giving the real story, but Romney's very organized, point-by-point comebacks made it seem like an open-and-shut case.

WELL GOOD. GO MITT.

Meanwhile, Lou Dobbs refers to the 'so-called Latino vote.' Matthew Yglesias asks the right question: "So what does he (Dobbs) call it?"

TPM seems to think Romney got beat in this debate, or at least that he faded badly at the end. Depressing if true.

Synchronized smirks!

http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photo/2008-01/35025466-30190101.jpg

Do you link every Yglesias blogpost? xpost

Sorry to over-read tea leaves, but Romney's smirk screams "despair and resignation," while McCain's smirk screams "I'm finally almost free of all you dummies."

Hardly, but I do like Yglesias.

I like to think they're both making fun of Ron Paul's nose.

He is quite the Peter Pan looking motherfucker

When Ron Paul drops out of the race, he'll have a second career as a villian in either the new Batman or Superman movie franchises.

this is by far McCain's worst performance -- why is he so snippy? He's in the lead!

ron paul 08:
i got no strings to hold me down
to make me fret or make me frown

I'm very relieved to hear you say that, Alfred.

TPM said that, earlier today, right-wing radio hosts -- e.g., Rush Limbaugh -- were cozying up to McCain (or maybe just resigning themselves to the idea that he'll be the GOP nomine), and modifying their stance against McCain. Anyone heard anything like this? I was hoping between now and Super Tuesday, those GOP forces would attack McCain viciously.

I'm going to regret this in the morning, but Romney is...civilized and cool.

I prefer "PRESIDENTIAL."

that's cant!

If Obama's the nominee, I hope McCain reprises this performance.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/104044/Gallup-Daily-Tracking-Election-2008.aspx

hilz only 6 pts above obama nationally

Yeah, and the trending is really in Obama's direction. I wonder how McCain's ascention to frontrunner status is going to impact the Democratic primary. When HRC positioned herself as the "inevitable nominee," it certainly had an effect on the GOP side, with Giuliani campaigning on the notion that he (and he alone) could beat HRC in a GE.

"interviewing conducted Tuesday night shows the gap between the two candidates is within a few points. Obama's position has been strengthening on a day-by-day basis. As recently as Jan. 18-20, Clinton led Obama by 20 points."

So now it's kinda where Edwards supporters go.

weeeellll it looks like dick wolf is an obama man

Bottom Line: GOP Voters Want To Win, which is why they'll hold their noses and vote for McCain. The article asks what conservative leaders -- who dislike McCain -- will say if he wins the GOP nomination.

Again, I found this in the context of searching for an article about the GOP's talk radio leaders' reactions to McCain's Florida victory and frontrunner status. I'm hoping that the Rush Limbaugh's of the world viciously attack McCain this week, but I'm less and less hopeful.

Today, Limbaugh made a 'non-concession speech', laid into McCain, and promised more of the same this week.

Limbaugh refused to say he'd support McCain as the nominee (although he didn't say he wouldn't). I also heard an angry "conservative" caller talk about how much she hated McCain and how she'd even vote Hillary over McCain.

I happened to tune in for 10 minutes today for this very reason

anyone know if you can watch the debate tonight online? i don't get any channels at all and i'd like to see it.

(meant the obama-clinton debate, not the repub. debate last night)

I think NPR's replaying it at some point.

Rasmussen has Hillary leading in CA only by 3 points, and in Massachusetts by 6. That's some major movement.

I'm assuming even if he doesn't win some of these primaries the change will make a big difference in his delegate count and give him a good shot

hilary has the early voters though.

well, a lot is going to depend on what happens in the debate tonight, and whether or not the three heavies who have not yet endorsed (richardson, edwards, gore) will do so before tuesday.

who's getting raymond burr's endorsement?

that guy from the milk commercial.

oh wait that's aaron burr.

also, can I say how fucking hilarious and pathetic it is to hear political analysts wringing their hands over where the PRECIOUS WHITE MALE VOTE is going to go now edwards is out of the race

tonight's debate is going to be the greatest thing ever y/y?

also, can I say how fucking hilarious and pathetic it is to hear political analysts wringing their hands over where the PRECIOUS WHITE MALE VOTE is going to go now edwards is out of the race

-- elmo argonaut, Thursday, 31 January 2008 15:03 (13 minutes ago) Link

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

i'm kind of nervous about it. it's gonna be intense, no edwards around to break up the tension a little. obama really needs to be on it, obv.

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They can invite Huckabee and Paul to sit in on that one too.

yeah, kinda nervous

They can invite Huckabee and Paul to sit in on that one too.

I lol'ed.

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it's as if hillary is literally going to crush my testicles and emasculate me! hahahahahaha!