tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post1858308629409608868..comments2024-01-15T02:56:56.912-05:00Comments on CCPSBlog: What Would Happen in a Michigan Democratic Primary Re-Vote?Brian Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-55056913895093871582008-03-06T21:18:00.000-05:002008-03-06T21:18:00.000-05:00I'm from Michigan, and Michigan, in terms of state...I'm from Michigan, and Michigan, in terms of statewide primaries, is Wayne and Oakland counties, Flint and the areas between Detroit and the Ohio border. Western Michigan has grow but not all that many dems there. Plain and simple. Obama will walk away with Michigan, and it amazes me you do not see it. At the time of the Michigan primary, it wasn't clear that he was not a fluke, not the rhetorically (if not numerically) threatened front-runner.Perkin Warbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492033739663471191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-45964457420391965882008-03-06T21:07:00.000-05:002008-03-06T21:07:00.000-05:00I'm in MI, and my parents and grandparents both vo...I'm in MI, and my parents and grandparents both voted early for Clinton.<BR/><BR/>This re-do, if it happens, caucus or primary, won't offer that option. So that's 2-4 more votes Hillary doesn't keep, but Obama does not gain. This might be common, I'm not sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-90606508026697485192008-03-06T20:30:00.000-05:002008-03-06T20:30:00.000-05:00It's more likely Republicans will cross over to vo...It's more likely Republicans will cross over to vote for Hillary, as Rush Limbaugh asked them to do on March 4th. The Republicans *know* that McCain can beat Hillary, but are afraid of McCain Obama match up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-83524187260483058692008-03-06T20:29:00.000-05:002008-03-06T20:29:00.000-05:00"turnout among Obama supporters may have been supp..."turnout among Obama supporters may have been suppressed given that they knew that his name would not be on the ballot."<BR/><BR/><B>may</B> have been suppressed??? gee, d'ya think?<BR/><BR/>Clinton barely won a majority against None Of The Above. Very hard to imagine she could do that well against Obama.<BR/><BR/>And, huge point, winning a primary by 55-45% doesn't necessarily translate into the same fraction of delegates. Look at Ohio: Clinton wins by about 10% of the vote but nets only 10-12 delegates from the 141 delegate pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-27219730413605779642008-03-06T19:09:00.000-05:002008-03-06T19:09:00.000-05:00Michiganders are notorious for crossover-voting in...Michiganders are notorious for crossover-voting in primaries in order to create mischief for the opposing party. So what happens to all those Obama and Edwards supporters who crossed over to vote in the GOP primary? (Some Dems voted for Romney in order to give the GOP a third frontrunner after Huckabeee won Iowa and McCain took NH.) I presume that they are now ineligible from voting in any new Dem primary or caucus. Plus, if there is a new primary or caucus (Gov. Granholm mentioned a caucus today), will it be open? If so, will we see Republicans who didn't bother to vote in their primary come over and vote for Obama in order to throw off Clinton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com