Why Clinton Won Texas
Posted by
tgirsch
Because Texas Republicans are afraid of Obama, and voted for her to try to stop him?
“As Republican participation increased, Hillary got more votes,” Mann said. Some of them came from Allison Cavey’s family. “My whole family actually voted for Hillary in the Texas primaries and we are all McCain supporters,” said Cavey, 32, a Dallas resident who works for a medical software company. “We all thought it would be easier to beat Hillary in the fall. Also, we all agreed that if for some reason a Democrat won the election we would be better off with Hillary than Obama… scary thought!”
It’s an interesting hypothesis, but I’m skeptical — it plays into my biases just a little too conveniently. Even though the right-wing AM radio blowhards are actively pushing the strategy, if the exit polls are to be believed, Obama beat Clinton among self-described Republicans by 7 points. I suppose it’s possible that the Republican voters who followed Limbaugh’s marching orders also lied about their party affiliation in the exit polls, but that’s just a wee bit too conspiratorial for me.
Still, it gives us something other than whose pastor said what to chew on over the weekend.
i’ve heard that before. but i really wonder if you could [get] that many people organized.
Comment 3/21/2008
Politicians from both side of the aisle encourage those in states that have open primaries to cross over and vote for them. I know I have heard McCain and Obama do it. Much of McCain’s success can be attributed to crossover voters. I personally think it is unethical, though not illegal, to try to help choose the nominee for another party. After all, these are party nominations.
Comment 3/21/2008