A new Gallup Poll confirms one released by Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday. A large segment of Democrats will not vote for their Nominee should that Nominee not be their preferred candidate.
The Gallup headline reads:
If McCain vs. Obama, 28% of Clinton Backers Go for McCain - If McCain vs. Clinton, 19% of Obama backers go for McCain
A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination. This is particularly true for Hillary Clinton supporters, more than a quarter of whom currently say they would vote for McCain if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee.
These conclusions are based on an analysis of Democratic voters’ responses to separate voting questions in March 7-22 Gallup Poll Daily election tracking. In each day’s survey, respondents are asked for their general election preferences in McCain-Clinton and McCain-Obama pairings. Democratic voters are then asked whom they support for their party’s nomination.
The accompanying graph displays the results of the relationship between support for the Democratic Party’s nomination and the general election vote between Obama and McCain.
As would be expected, almost all Democratic voters who say they support Obama for their party’s nomination also say they would vote for him in a general election matchup against McCain. But only 59% of Democratic voters who support Clinton say they would vote for Obama against McCain, while 28% say they would vote for the Republican McCain. This suggests that some Clinton supporters are so strongly opposed to Obama (or so loyal to Clinton) that they would go so far as to vote for the “other” party’s candidate next November if Obama is the Democratic nominee. More
This is all good news for none other than, John McCain.
The Democrat in-fighting is tearing their Party apart and we can sit back and laugh at the bloodletting.
Hillary isn’t going to win her Party’s Nomination so we’ll gladly accept 28% of her supporters voting for John McCain because that will likely win him the White House and save our nation from the destruction that an Obama Presidency promises.
Yesterday I wrote a piece exposing an idea from a Democrat Super Delegate that suggests that High Priest Al Gore may end up being a “compromise Nominee” should the Democrat Convention be brokered. I foresee an even greater defection should that happen. Instead of disenfranchising the voters of 2 states, the Democrat Party will disenfranchise the voters of all 50 states.
What should we do? Keep up the pressure on Obama because he is the greater threat. Clinton gets herself into trouble but the press is apt to give Obama a free pass on his gaffs so it will take exposure originating from the right to expose Obama for what he is. A dangerous lefty who may (or may not) be a racist. Who may (or may not) be a Muslim in Christian clothing. Who would tax and spend this nation into the poor house. Who would hand al Qaeda a victory in the Global War on Terrorism on a silver platter. Who would hand al Qaeda their next safe haven - Iraq on a silver platter.
Hillary will not win the Nomination. So you 28% out there… You may as well sign up for McCain now.
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