Romney's exit helps Obama in open primary states

[Alhena]

Now Republicans in open primary states like Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin will be much more likely to vote in the Democratic primary since they have no competitive race of their own. While I'm not particularly proud in saying that my candidate Obama is considered preferable to Hillary by most Republican commentators (e.g. Scarborough, Limbaugh *gag*) I see, that remains a fact regardless. So I see Romney's exit as helping Obama.

[cooolandrew]

1. We need a decisive win in the GE. If Republicans see the light fine with me...

Forgiving and forgetting is the way forward at least with Repub voters.

[Alhena]

2. I agree- I'll take any vote we can get

[Big Blue Marble]

6. I really do not get the vote snobs around here.

They only want certified Democratic voters picking their candidates.
And they call us cultists.

I think attracting more people into the party would be a good thing.

[Whisp]

7. I don't understand that superbowl thunk as well.

republicans are Not all karl roves and Dickless Cheneys. They are regular people, like us (except some here that think they are so la de da over us all). they are our friends, family, neighbours. Reaching out is not so repugnant as some have to say about what Obama is talking about...

good lord, are we adding another 'ist' into the fray besides sexist and rascist?.

Partyists?

[Big Blue Marble]

8. I have been saying that for weeks around here.

Some have a hard time thinking differently about regular people and the big nasties.

We have to find our way back together. It is to all our benefits, to find common ground again.

I say we all want the same things, prosperity and security. Only in working together can we
achieve these goals.

[Whisp]

9. we all have the basic wants and needs.

the dividers want to distract from that, I'm realizing more lately than ever.
it's just a game to keep us less powerful as a whole.

[Big Blue Marble]

12. I have reached that same conclusion.

As long as they keep us distracted with hate, they can still steal our democracy and the wealth of our country.

[dkf]

3. Good insight. I think you are right.

[grantcart]

4. some will vote for Hillary because they see her the easier opponent.

[Radical Activist]

10. Just what I was thinking. n/t

[McCamy Taylor]

11. Get real. Obama has benefitted from one time crossover GOP anti-Hillary votes in Red States.

These anti-Hillary votes are not going to switch parties and vote Democratic in the general. They vote for Obama in the Democratic primary for two reasons.

1. The hate Hillary and want to see her humiliated

2. Karl Rove, Pat Buchanan and others in the conservative press have been writing for months about how they want to see Obama as the Democratic nominee. They have already laid out their strategy and the corporate media Big Lies are already incubating in the right wing internet (go look them up yourself, they are not pretty). There is a tradition within the Republican Party of crossing over in the primary to spoil the Democratic Primary by voting for the candidate of the Republican's choice. Since the GOP lineup is so unappealing, this year it is particularly easy for Republicans to ignore their own primaries and head to a Democratic one instead.

Obama has been courting these voters with his "Reagan" comment and his "Harry and Louise II" ads. While some of the Independents will stick with him, the long term Republicans will either sit out the fall election or vote Republican this fall. The GOP machine is going to make it very clear that Obama is a flaming liberal with nothing Reaganesque about him.

If Obama promises that he is going to deliver a bunch of GOP votes, he is getting bum political advise. The GOP is offering a moderate candidate, one that has their own liberal wing well covered. Where in the Republican Party does Obama expect to steal the votes from? The disaffected right wing?

In the end, Obama needs Hillary's voters, the Democratic base and some Independents. Right now, he is using one time anti-Hillary Republican cross over voters to make up for the fact that she has more of the base.

[tandem5]

5. Well I'm proud to support any candidate who doesn't get the geniune

support of former Romney voters.