US Presidential selection

[chedabob]

Originally Posted by Dax

We'll just have to wait and see, but I don't think Obama is going to do as bad in the Bible Belt as you say.

I'm not saying the whole of the bible belt will dismiss him, but I'd say the majority will vote for Hilary or Huckabee.

[rounds1]

My personal opinion is that Hilary is a b*tch. I'm sorry, but seeing her yelling for no reason doesn't leave a happy image in my brain. I don't think she'll win, but who knows. I didn't think Bush would get a 2nd term either.

Anyway, look historically at how the bible belt states have voted and you'll see that it matters very little who's running for the Democrats. Most of those states nearly always vote Republican. You'd think they would change their minds from election to election, but they don't.

[chedabob]

Originally Posted by rounds1

My personal opinion is that Hilary is a b*tch. I'm sorry, but seeing her yelling for no reason doesn't leave a happy image in my brain. I don't think she'll win, but who knows. I didn't think Bush would get a 2nd term either.

Anyway, look historically at how the bible belt states have voted and you'll see that it matters very little who's running for the Democrats. Most of those states nearly always vote Republican. You'd think they would change their minds from election to election, but they don't.

That's how people are though. They stick with a political party until they die.

[Dax]

Originally Posted by chedabob

I'm not saying the whole of the bible belt will dismiss him, but I'd say the majority will vote for Hilary or Huckabee.

Huckabee will do the best overall, but I don't think the majority will vote for Hillary over Obama.

[rounds1]

Originally Posted by chedabob

I'm not saying the whole of the bible belt will dismiss him, but I'd say the majority will vote for Hilary or Huckabee.

During the caucus elections, they have to vote for both a Republican and Democrat, so you're saying both Hilary (D) and Huckabee (R) will win?

[Sheff159]

Why does everyone think huckabee is going to win the Republican nomination? He is still like 3rd in the polls. McCain won New Hampshire, and overall, Mit Romney is the top ranked Republican. Now on a personal not from me, I would love to see McCain get the nomination, and win it, he is my man, but as of right now, the Republican with the best chance of beating the democrats is Romney. But there is like a year left, and a lot can happen. Both McCain and Huckabee are coming out of nowhere, so it will be interesting to watch.

As for the Democrats, Obama is going to get the nomination, its pretty much decided. He has a sizable poll lead on bat shit crazy Hillary. And like, cant remember if it was fox news or cnn, but what does the second place democrat candidate do when they are in second? Win the African American vote and spend more money...sorry, but Obama has the African American vote by default, and he has a lot more money then Hillary.

[chedabob]

Originally Posted by rounds1

During the caucus elections, they have to vote for both a Republican and Democrat, so you're saying both Hilary (D) and Huckabee (R) will win?

I mean that either Hilary or Huckabee will get the most votes from the bible belt. I'm a little confused as to how the elections work, because in the UK, you just go to a polling station, choose Labour-Conservative-BNP-etc. and that's it. Each party elects it's own "president" and then whoever gets the most votes overall becomes PM.

[rounds1]

Originally Posted by chedabob

I mean that either Hilary or Huckabee will get the most votes from the bible belt. I'm a little confused as to how the elections work, because in the UK, you just go to a polling station, choose Labour-Conservative-BNP-etc. and that's it. Each party elects it's own "president" and then whoever gets the most votes overall becomes PM.

Well, right now they're voting for who WILL RUN for President, so you need a Republican and Democratic nomination (so they can then run against each other). Whoever takes the most states will win, but each state has to pick 1 from each party.

[webshark]

Originally Posted by Dax

There haven't been three caucuses.
I want Obama to win. Hillary is a horrible public speaker and I don't like what she plans on doing with the health care system and she voted for the Iraq War whereas Obama didn't.

The next primary is Michigan (I think) and Hillary is going to win that one. On the flipside, it looks like Obama has Nevada, and if he can reach the black population in SC (50% of the state's population is black) then he has that one too. Edwards needs to pull out, all he is doing is taking away votes from Obama (the two agree on a lot of issues).

If Huckabee wins (which he probably won't), I will move out of this country.

i love how he brings that up all the time.......HE DIDNT EVEN HAVE THE CHOICE, HE WASNT A MEMBER OF CONGRESS THEN AND COULDNT HAVE VOTED FOR OR AGAINST EVEN IF HE WANTED TO

there is a BIG difference between being in the spotlight and having to make tough decisions and sitting on the sideline heckling at those who had to choose based on given information. the fact that obama keeps beinging the fact that he didnt "vote for iraq" is probly the one thing i like least about him. 99.999999% of the country didnt vote for it, only about 600 people were eligible to vote and THEY are the only ones with any right to say i voted for/against said act.

[rounds1]

Many who were in office at the time voted pro Iraq war. I think a lot of people forget the events taking place at the time - and there were a lot of people who were for the war (especially since we were under the impression that it wouldn't last nearly as long as it has). Hell, we thought Iraq was hiding biological weapons - of COURSE we thought war was potentially necessary! Not only that, but we thought they were hiding this stuff and lying about it!

But it's great how everyone likes to chime in later and act like they were against it the whole time when that's simply not the case.