Did Crossover Conservatives Hand Clinton Her Ohio and Texas Victories?

Yes, to a significant degree
32% (809 votes)
Yes, slightly
33% (823 votes)
No, not really
27% (676 votes)
Unsure
8% (210 votes)
Total votes: 2518
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I said yes

March 6, 2008 - 11:47 ET by Cool Arrow

But really, since I decided to be a Democrat for the day before going into the polling place, I guess I didn't technically cross over.

♣ a seal

I was a dem for a day and so

March 6, 2008 - 11:58 ET by Ryan Mc.

I was a dem for a day and so was my wife. I don't see how anyone can deny that at least to a small extent, Republicans helped Hillary. Laura Ingram and Rush took calls all Wednesday from people who crossed over.

When I went to vote there

March 6, 2008 - 12:00 ET by Dan The Man 2

When I went to vote there were like 4 in teh GOP line and 30 in the Dim line.  Im surprised they had enough ballots.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

In my district they didn't have enough Dem ballots

March 6, 2008 - 13:48 ET by kenro85

We had 31,000 Democratic ballots cast in a district with 14,000 registered Democrats. Wait, for Democrat elections, that's about the right ratio.

  I said no, not really.

March 6, 2008 - 12:00 ET by Subsailor599

 

I said no, not really. So many people showed up at the polls in Texas, that I don't believe that the cross-over vote made much difference. My wife and I voted early and voted republican, our daughter voted on the 4th and decided to cross-over and vote for Hellary.

Slightly.

March 6, 2008 - 12:02 ET by mvfreeman

Here are two blogs, one says yes, the other not really:

http://reason.com/blog/show/125327.html

 http://johnschwenkler.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/what-limbaugh-effect/

 

Yes, Slightly

March 6, 2008 - 12:18 ET by Tinian

It didn't make a difference in Ohio but in Texas it did.

I'd like to think so...

March 6, 2008 - 12:39 ET by budfox

It was harder than I thought to ask for that D ballot, but I did and voted Hillary, as did many conservatives I know here in Ohio. One friend said he had to tell them "I'm a Republican, but today I'd like a Democrat ballot." They said "yeah, we've had a lot of that today."

So do you suppose the NY Times will find space for me in the fall when this "registered Democrat" goes for McCain?

I know of 1 person

March 6, 2008 - 12:57 ET by MaximusBraveheart

I know of 1 person that crossed over to vote Hillary. His daughter however voted Obama. Not sure if she was a cross over however. Anyway, they cancelled each other out per se.

K.I.S.S.

March 6, 2008 - 12:45 ET by vrwc13

...simple math:

1) Texas is by far a "Red State"

http://www.usatoday....

2) More than twice as many people voted in the Dem polls than the Republican

http://www.cnn.com/E...

so 1+2=3

3) many must have "crossed over"

btw: the preceeding polls showed it a close race for the Dems and not so for the Republicans, thus many probably felt they had more "impact" voting for (choke) Hillary to keep Ob(s)ama out.

...personally I voted for Huck as a warm-up to 2012!

v

Huckabee/Hunter 2012

K.I.S.S. ...update...

March 6, 2008 - 12:53 ET by vrwc13

"According to exit polls, of the 10 percent of Democratic votes that came from Republicans, about 53 percent of the crossovers chose Obama and 46 percent went with Clinton, the Dallas Morning News reports."

http://www.newsmax.c...

v

Huckabee/Hunter 2012

The Anti-Hillary Vote

March 6, 2008 - 12:53 ET by mom_rox

I say yes, because a few weeks ago the media was reporting on Republicans who were planning to vote against Hillary; therefore, vote for Obama (including those who voted for Obama in early voting). 

Had Rush not encouraged his listeners last week to vote for Hillary, I believe the crossover vote would have been 75/25 in favor of Obama in order to get rid of the Clintons.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw, 1944

as soon as MSM said crossovers voted BHO

March 6, 2008 - 13:20 ET by SouthJersey1953

As soon as I heard on GMA that "exit polling" revealed that those Repubs that crossed over all voted for BHO, I KNEW that the cross-over vote for Hellary was the main cause of her 'wins.' I know of no repubs that crossed over to vote for BHO

SJ... Me either from what

March 6, 2008 - 13:58 ET by bigtimer

SJ...

Me either from what I have heard, but Bill O'Reilly said according to the exit polls last night on his show 9% of the voters that crossed over from the repub side voted for Obama....well, if Bill O says so according to what people exiting to told him, then it just must be so...eh?

LMAO!

Is it Over?

March 6, 2008 - 14:38 ET by Cella

When will this woman's long and whining road be over?

cella... LOL! Hopefully

March 6, 2008 - 14:42 ET by bigtimer

cella...

LOL!

Hopefully the whining road for her will end at Denver.

I am just glad the broom rider is still in this thing.

March 6, 2008 - 14:52 ET by R D Helm

I want the rest of the dem campaign to be fought in the gutter. I am really hoping the dem convention will be a giant bar room brawl.

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!

RD... It's heading that

March 6, 2008 - 14:59 ET by bigtimer

RD...

It's heading that direction!

In my opinion that is why the msm is attempting to push with all their might the two leftists to run together...they know full well what may happen on down the road to the dem party.

heheheeee 

bt,

March 6, 2008 - 15:15 ET by R D Helm

I see no possible way those two would agree to be on the same ticket. The egos involved are just too large.

This is gonna be fun to watch. :-)

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!

My wife and I decided a

March 6, 2008 - 22:01 ET by ConservativeRex

My wife and I decided a long time before Rush jumped on the band wagon to vote for the Hildabeast. If we were able to throw a monkey wrench into the dems plans than I figure I did my job. I really don't care what happened in Ohio, I didn't leave a damn thing in Ohio. I can only speak for Texas.

Oh and to show you the intellectual superiority of the Dems when my wife and I left the polling place the dems had a professional sign out front that read DEMOCRATES VOTE HERE...we laughed our butts off!

Ohio crossover.

March 7, 2008 - 01:47 ET by Xango Annie

I crossed over in Ohio to vote for Herself for the day. I winked at the poll worker whom I know and she knows I am a Republican..said give me a Dem ballot...she just smiled and said...you aren't The Lone Ranger today...