“If Mitt wins, Democrats win”?
Read why the Daily Kos want Dems to vote for Romney in Michigan! What do you think?
In 1972, Republican voters in Michigan decided to make a little mischief, crossing over to vote in the open Democratic primary and voting for segregationist Democrat George Wallace, seriously embarrassing the state’s Democrats. In fact, a third of the voters (PDF) in the Democratic primary were Republican crossover votes. In 1988, Republican voters again crossed over, helping Jesse Jackson win the Democratic primary, helping rack up big margins for Jackson in Republican precincts. (Michigan Republicans can clearly be counted on to practice the worst of racial politics.) In 1998, Republicans helped Jack Kevorkian’s lawyer — quack Geoffrey Feiger — win his Democratic primary, thus guaranteeing their hold on the governor’s mansion that year.
With a history of meddling in our primaries, why don’t we try and return the favor. Next Tuesday, January 15th, Michigan will hold its primary. Michigan Democrats should vote for Mitt Romney, because if Mitt wins, Democrats win.
Here’s an article on Dailykos urging people to support Paul in the Michigan primary, because if Paul wins the nomination, the Democrats win the election.
Of course that rhetoric has changed substantially since December. The left is in full bore attack mode against Paul, obviously fearing him more than any other GOP candidate in history. Lotta energy being expended to put down a candidate who allegedly hasn’t got a chance in hell.
Chris
Sometimes I’ll put quotation marks around the “left” because actually I don’t buy into that type of simplistic breakdown any more. But of course it still exists in some circles but only among the “obedient”. And as you may know since I’m off the “conservative plantation”, I’ve explored the “left” and found a few good ideas. And I’m only there to BRING HOME THE BOOTY!!!! (to the horror of the “masters of the shrinking base”)