I think that the finish in WV is very very suspicious
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:57 PM
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I think that the finish in WV is very very suspicious
McCain get 1%. Doesn't that seem strange from someone who was so far ahead?
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:58 PM
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1. Not strange at all. All of McCain's people threw their support to Huckabee so Romney wouldnt win
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:00 PM
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9. The truly strange thing...
It was not just McCain's support being thrown behind Huckabee. After the first round the vote was: Romney: 41 Huckabee: 33 McCain: 16 Paul: 10 Some of Paul's backers must have gone for Huckabee as well, which seems out of character for that group. Romney seems to be really disliked by his challengers.
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:58 PM
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2. No. It's a caucus. McCain was in third after the 1st round so his supporters went to Huckabee
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:59 PM
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3. I'd be suspicious too, the polls don't close for 5 hours. How can it be finished?
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:01 PM
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6. Republicans in West Virginia caucus. The Dems have a primary
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Tue Feb-05-08 02:59 PM
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4. That is weird. Much as everyone likes to think that WV is very southern, it's
actually quite like Pittsburgh, where I'm from. It's not the deep south. McCain would win PA, easily. I don't get it.
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:01 PM
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7. This could be the start of a very interesting night.
Every contest so far has had interest and curiosities. Tonight we had 22 of them at once. The stories should breed themselves.
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:02 PM
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8. I think it says the the right wing talkers are getting to the righties... nt
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:07 PM
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10. Edwards got 4% in Nevada
That's just how caucus's work. It's a test of a candidate's viability.
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Tue Feb-05-08 03:11 PM
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11. They don't even talk about him here in Alaska
he's so far down. Actually, I expect Ron Paul to do very well here. I'm really looking forward to seeing who the Alaska pubbies' choice is.
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Tue Feb-05-08 11:14 PM
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12. Thinking, rational voter kick.
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Tue Feb-05-08 11:17 PM
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13. McCain & Huckabee colluded
to take out Romney. It looks like MCain threw his WV support to Huckabee. I'm not sure how, exactly, he could do that though.
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Tue Feb-05-08 11:17 PM
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14. Those numbers are from the 2nd ballot
Edited on Tue Feb-05-08 11:17 PM by southern_dem
at the state convention. The majority of the GOP delegates are chosen there but there are more added in a later primary.
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