Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Exit polling: Democrats pick McCain over Romney


Thanks to my old friend, Eric, for this tip. This headline comes as no surprise.

Despite urging from some activists like Daily Kos' Markos Moulitsas that Michigan Democrats vote for Mitt Romney over John McCain, CNN exit polling indicates the Arizona Republican won the liberal vote.

McCain captured 41 percent of Democrats who voted in the Republican primary, 10 points more than Romney. Mike Huckabee meanwhile, only captured 14 percent of Democrats....

They explain that the liberal bloggers encouraged voting for Romney, which didn't happen.

“The bloggers got what they wanted: Romney won. The Republican race is muddled. McCain’s momentum is halted. It’s just that the bloggers weren’t the ones who did it!," he said.

That's right. Romney won and McCain's momentum (if he had any) is dead.

However, they're wrong about the muddled state of the race. Look at the consistent winner among Republicans: Mitt.

Bloggers didn't hand Mitt the win. Republicans did. Isn't that how it's supposed to work? Guys in your party vote for you to win.

What does it say for McCain that he consistently outperforms Mitt among liberals and independents (some near liberals)?

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