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Title: Gallup Poll: Many Democrats Ready to Vote McCain if Their First Choice Doesn’t Make It to November
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Published: Mar 26, 2008
Author: http://elections.foxnews.com
Post Date: 2008-03-26 11:43:54 by robin
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Many Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama supporters are ready to spurn the Democratic party and vote for John McCain in November if their candidate doesn’t win the presidential nomination, according to a new poll out Wednesday. Among people who identified themselves as Hillary Clinton supporters, 28 percent said they would vote for McCain if Obama is his opponent, the March 7-22 Gallup Poll Daily election tracking survey found. The same poll found that 19 percent of Obama supporters would switch sides and cast ballots for McCain if Clinton is the Democratic candidate. The survey interviewed 6,657 Democratic voters nationwide and had a margin of error of 2 percent. Click here to read the Gallup Poll discussion of the survey. Gallup analysts note that the results could change by November, by which time Democrats will have made great efforts to unify the party. Gallup analysts also noted that voters tend to threaten party desertion but don’t necessarily do so. A recent Gallup survey found that 11 percent of Republican voters said they would vote for a different party or not at all if McCain doesn’t pick a running mate who is more conservative than he is. Historically, the party-switch factor has shown to be less dramatic, Gallup analysts said. Less than 10 percent of Republicans and Democrats crossed party lines in pre-election Gallup polls from 1992 to 2004.
Poster Comment: Since the attacks on McCain's wicked past and present have not really started, I don't take these #s as gospel.
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#2. To: robin (#0)
The same poll found that 19 percent of Obama supporters would switch sides and cast ballots for McCain if Clinton is the Democratic candidate. Auggh, these people are addicted to pulling a lever every four years.
I'll ask you what I asked lodwick and Cynicom, Do you think we would be in the same situation right now, if Al Gore had been proven to have won in 2000? Or Kerry in 2004?
Gore criticizes Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorism
Al Gore was right to be concerned about HW Bush b/c HW Bush had been selling WMDs to Saddam Hussein. After Gulf War I, HW Bush broke his promises to the Iraqis who helped us, and left them to Saddam to kill (as traitors). al-Sadr's father was one of those killed by Saddam b/c he helped the Americans in Gulf War I. Then Paul Bremer made al-Sadr a folk hero, by shutting down his small newspaper (a readership of 5K only). And the serious chaos began. Paul Bremer was busy smoking Saddam's Davidoff cigars and drinking Saddam's Napoleon brandy, and screwing the once protected Iraqi women. For this he received the Medal of Freedom which he probably hangs prominently in one of his homes, perhaps his Swiss vacation home. I can only hope he breathed in enough DU. Al Gore in 2002: But of course you knew all this, just like you "know" I am a neo-conservative.
You is??? All this time I thought you were an American, not a furriner.
#19. To: Cynicom (#17)
The idea is so absurd.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestAmong people who identified themselves as Hillary Clinton supporters, 28 percent said they would vote for McCain if Obama is his opponent, the March 7-22 Gallup Poll Daily election tracking survey found.
#4. To: nobody (#2)
#7. To: robin (#4)
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Do you think we would be in the same situation right now, if Al Gore had been proven to have won in 2000?
"Convenient Conservatism"TM and "Compassionate Conservatism", NeoComsTM and NeoCons. You'll fall for anything the Establishment shovels your way, robin. 
#16. To: FOH (#7)
Al Gore blasts George H.W. Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorists and disregarding Iraq's attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. (1992)
#17. To: robin (#16)
But of course you knew all this, just like you "know" I am a neo-conservative.
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