talking heads are calling Mccain the man for the republicans.
Is he the best we got. I dont how many have said (at least in Tn),"i wis Fred hadnt dropped out". He didnt know how may voters he had...
In this great country we have
CLinton
Obama
Mccain
Huckabee
ROmney

None of them are STRONG leaders like Reagan or Bush or JFK or even Bill Clinton, at least he was decisively strong, albeit with wrong motivations.

Well, if it comes down to McCain or Romney, I think I'm with Romney. I have to register to vote in the primary. Right now I'm in as an Independent

I miss Fred too

I'm still waiting to see who shoots themselves in the foot by the time the primaries get around to Texas on March 4th.

Here's the delegate count so far:

Pubs (1,191 Delegates Needed to Win)
McCain - 93
Romney - 59
Huckabee - 40
Paul - 4

Dems (2,025 Delegates Needed to Win)
Clinton - 256
Obama - 181

Less than 10% in, we don't know anything yet

Ralph Nader is thinking of running?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4215961&page=1

HA! He's done so well the last 10 times he ran...

Ralph Nadar ALWAYS runs. The Green party has no better candidates.

Personally, I want to see Obama win for the democrats. I cannot stand Hilary, especially after her whole crying stint.

For the Republicans, I'd like to see McCain pull the win here. Originally I wanted Ol' Huck to win it but he's no longer contending. Romney's biggest flaw to me is that fact that he's a Mormon! Just kidding Joel. Nah, Romney seems too much like a used car salesman to me. Talks an excellent talk but there's just too many smiles and not enough to show for it.

McCain has just went so far outside what's considered a conservative vote numerous times. I also tend to believe Romney when he says being a senator doesn't really mean you are qualified to actually lead anything, your life is a series of comittee meetings. That's small fries tho when compared to what side of the issues McCain has been on.

Tomorrow's the big day, anyone get to vote?

As I said earlier I remembered that when I moved back to CT I was registered as an Independent, so yesterday I went to Town Hall to change parties and they wouldn't let me. Not only were they impatient, they were just plain rude. They originally just yelled "We're Closed" when I first knocked. They wouldn't even open the opaque glass door. I couldn't see anyone and I had to raise my voice to ask and answer questions through it. They said I had to be there before noon in order to make the change...

I was going to vote for Mike Huckabee, but they say a vote for him helps McCain and I just don't want him.

Romney won't commit to anything but being non-commital.

McCain actually believes he is a Republican.

Hillary is a publicly bitter, overly emotional, irrational socialist. With her record of ourbursts we do not need her finger on the nuke button.

Obama is wet behind the ears and is way to dodgy on his upbringing. He has no plan for anything but says we need change. He has an agenda that I don't like the smell of.



We are SO hosed!

I would almost cast a vote for Bloomberg if he ran just to show my disaproval of the party lackeys that have been offered up.

From a well-known conservative blogger:

Three Reasons to Vote for Obama

excerpts:


- If McCain gets the nomination, I just might vote for Obama.

Besides... I've thought for a while now if McCain gets the nomination by votes from moderates/independents due to his central/left leaning tendencies, it's just a throw-back to the Dole/Kemp race of 1996 - we're doomed as a party to a mediocre oatmeal candidate who wil get stomped in the general election. It will be between 2 centrist/left candidates and one of the other 2 has a lot more experience in those issues - it's kinda like arguing with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with more experience

I won't go that far - McCain definitely isn't conservative, but he's miles and miles from Clinton/Obama.

Huckabee is having a good night - much better than expected. I kind of wrote him off because the other 2 took the majority of the limelight. We'll see...

I would love to see Mike Huckabee in there. Sadly, I'm worried that if McCain gets in there for the Repubs, we will surely have Clinton or Obama as President.

The reps need to smell what is cooking. They need to put their money behind a candidate that has a chance of winning. McCain will get slaughtered by an Obama nomination. If McCain were smart he would throw in the towel and go as a VP on a Huck-McCain ticket. That would be a smart way to run.


Alas, smart and politics often do not live in the same galaxy....

well... i don't like hillary because i don't think we need to have a woman for a president. now people probably disagree with this but i don't think it's a good choice

I'd probable pick huckabee or romney

you all are just baiting me.

Huckabee is an idiot.

Romney is a conservative. I must admit the flip flopping on the abortion issue could be considered problematic, but frankly his position was never pro-life before he changed rather it was that Government shouldn't legislate morality. A position that I actually shared until I became acquainted with the horrific psychological effects of having an abortion on a first hand basis with folks I counseled as an ecclesiastical leader.

So for me, that someone has altered their view on this issue is perfectly understandable. People grow and people change.

The fact is, that Huckabee did not govern Arkansas as a conservative. Huckabee's Record as Governor is that of a Democrat. Taxes were raised, Government programs increased. He sidesteps these issues by saying crap like "I raised hope." when the fact is, he raised Taxes.

He's incredibly soft on Crime, Go to Prison and find Jesus and you'll be pardoned.

This is not the man we want.

McCain is a horrible choice also for the conservatives.

Romney is the man.

I'm not entirely certain why Huckabee, is so intent on keeping the nomination from Mitt. If Huckabee had dropped out, Mitt would be well ahead in the Delegate count today and the Republicans would have a viable alternative to Hillary. As it stands, McCain will lose in the General Election to Hillary. Beyond a doubt.

My guess as to why Huckabee seems intent on ruining Mitt's chance and the Republican Party's chance at the Presidency is that he feels he is on some sort of secret mission from God to stop the Mormon.

A Mormon in the WhiteHouse or as the conservative candidate is too much for the Evangelical Wing of the Party to stomach. They can't be politically behind a guy whose entire religion they've condemned to hell. It gives the religion viability and opens doors for LDS missionaries.

In my opinion that's why Huck is staying in. And our nation will suffer under Hillary's watered down Socialism for his supreme idiocy.

I say choose the smartest guy in the room.

Mitt Romney

I think you're reading a little into Huckabee's reasoning - he was won several states and no-body has nearly enough delegates to clinch yet. McCain has more than Romney and Huckabee put together, so even if all of Huckabee's delegates had went to Romney (no way that could be said for anyone of them) McCain would still be ahead. And... he still barely has half of what he needs.

I'm not happy with any of the candidates. Hillary is Hillary, Obama is the most liberal senator in office, McCain is not conservative, huge past liberal issues, Romney has past liberal tendencies (not just abortion) and Huckabee is no different. The only true conservative (Thompson) dropped out, so like 1996 we're left with choosing between the lesser of 3 evils.

It's entirely possible none of them will have enough delegates to clinch the nomination prior to the convention. Deals will have to be made at that point...

Anddddd - it's also entirely possible Obama will beat Hillary, he is surging in most polls.

If Huckabee was out, it wouldn't just be his Delegates that would have gone to Mitt. A large number of McCain's also would have gone to Mitt on Tuesday. For instance, California?

at this point i am a mitt guy. just cant go with mccain or huckabee.
i only hope he can debate fiercely eith either "islama" obama or clinton...
take the gloves (mitts )off so to speak and lay it down. becasue i gaurantee Obama will not play fair and hillary will have bill telling her what to say...and how to sya it.