Comments on: Obama in Mississippi

By: NMC

NMC — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:45:43 +0000

it’s some sort of online poll thing by an advertiser named NewsMax

By: DeltaNative

DeltaNative — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:42:49 +0000

I just got the ad: “Should Hillary Quit?” Is Obama a folo advertiser?

By: lotus

lotus — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:48:07 +0000

Oh, I just found this at TPM: according to MSNBC's exit numbers, the Republican crossover rate was 12-13%. In other states, that's been an Obama vote, but in MS (and TX), it was a Clinton one: Limbaugh dittoheads trying to jimmy the result. UPDATE: Here's a more interesting look at the numbers from a diary at DailyKos. Fifteen percent of Hillary's voters said they'll be unhappy if she gets the nomination (as opposed to 4% of Obama's), and she took Republican crossover votes 75-25%. Really makes you wonder about the advisability of open primaries, doesn't it?

By: lotus

lotus — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:35:44 +0000

Welcome to folo, par’coast’l!

Since Obama took it 60-37%, I guess some others agree with you. What’s interesting to me is that your open primary allowed for the “Limbaugh effect” (all those “Clinton voters” saying they wouldn’t support Obama on the Dem ticket? Limbaugh Republicans who crossed over for the primary because they want to see HRC vs McCain in the fall).

Without them, can you imagine what the result would have been? Even with them in the count, he still won by over 22%. (As in so many other states.) No wonder the Limbaugh crowd’s shakin’ in its holey boots.

By: partial coastal

partial coastal — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:21:12 +0000

Have been stewing on something all day and wondering if other folks heard – Listened to MPB this a.m. on way to work and they had MS radio interview (vs. their national org.) with Democratic candidates. They had lengthy interview with Obama, then then had lengthy interview with Bill Clinton. Bothered me greatly that Hillary could not take 5-10 minutes to speak to a news organization that was broadcast statewide and would air on election day. What – could Hillary not get her %^& out of bed this morning for the only election she had today? Did anyone hear and feel same way?

(PS – have been reading folo for a while – so, will add that I have no hidden agenda, no secret political ties, just an average gal apparently with political road rage this morning).

By: lotus

lotus — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:33:59 +0000

And droll, don’t forget droll, NMC.

By: NMC

NMC — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:31:10 +0000

I’m somewhat clever, little dog

By: lotus

lotus — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:14:35 +0000

Now, little dog, you know NMC has his own special ways of finding things out. He’s better’n the C.I.an’A. just any old day.

By: . . . and your little dog, too

. . . and your little dog, too — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:03:46 +0000

I posted NMC’s Fa(u)lkner House picture over at DU, and danged if NMC didn’t follow me over there!

How’d you find me, anyhow?

By: Sailor

Sailor — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:18:33 +0000

I was pleasantly surprised at the democratic turnout in my very small, white precinct: 59 an hour ago and normally it’d be 29 or so. Course there’s nothing on the Repub. side down here, can’t tell if Rush’s message is in play. Since over half of my neighborhood is still MIA post Katrina, I’m not sure what to make of it. I would call turnout moderate.