http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/15/election-heuristics/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/15/election-heuristics/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 Charles Rostkowski Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:13:00 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/01/15/election-heuristics/#comment-2935 I hardly think McCain is ascending. Whatever lead he had was the result of Democrats and Independents voting for him in open primaries. Last night in Michigan he had to compete with Uncommitteds (Obama) and failed even though he had Leibermann trying to convince Michigan Democrats to vote for him. In the end Republicans will not allow Democrats and Independents to help them choose their candidate. McCain has spent the past 8 years offending the Republican base (the list of offenses is nearly endless) and when he enters closed primaries he will find the going very difficult. Another interesting point from last night is that Romney beat out Huckabee among Michigan's Evangelicals. The bloom may be fading from that rose as Republicans get a closer look at Huckabee's foreign policy and economic positions and realize he is nothing more than a Democrat in disguise. I hardly think McCain is ascending. Whatever lead he had was the result of Democrats and Independents voting for him in open primaries. Last night in Michigan he had to compete with Uncommitteds (Obama) and failed even though he had Leibermann trying to convince Michigan Democrats to vote for him. In the end Republicans will not allow Democrats and Independents to help them choose their candidate. McCain has spent the past 8 years offending the Republican base (the list of offenses is nearly endless) and when he enters closed primaries he will find the going very difficult. Another interesting point from last night is that Romney beat out Huckabee among Michigan’s Evangelicals. The bloom may be fading from that rose as Republicans get a closer look at Huckabee’s foreign policy and economic positions and realize he is nothing more than a Democrat in disguise.

]]> http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/01/15/election-heuristics/comment-page-1/#comment-2934 Jim Russell Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:11:34 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/01/15/election-heuristics/#comment-2934 I've pretty much lost any respect I had for Time magazine, so I'm not surprised to see them overplaying this story. I see a much higher probability of the Republicans fracturing over evangelicals than of the Democrats fracturing over race. I’ve pretty much lost any respect I had for Time magazine, so I’m not surprised to see them overplaying this story. I see a much higher probability of the Republicans fracturing over evangelicals than of the Democrats fracturing over race.

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