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11. The Democratic vote total is only 9% It was 7% in 2008. There was no operation chaos.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 11:08 PM

Feb 2012

In addition....

1) This is Romney's home state. A month ago this race wasn't even suppose to be competitive.

2) Romney is facing the weakest field perhaps in GOP primary history. He is having a dogfight with Rick Santorum? Seriously?

3) Romney has absurd money and organization benefits over his rivals. Remember, the Santorum campaign is so bad, they aren't even on the ballot in Virginia! Yet still his home state is this much of a struggle?

4) It looks like turnout for the Michigan primary will be down. This continues the lack of enthusiasm trend for the GOP. That's a bad sign for the GOP in November

5) Michigan will not be in play in November. Obama is up big.

I hope you feel better now.

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Michigan folks, talk me down.. [View all] DonCoquixote Feb 2012 OP

Cheating will do it. Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #1

So will voting for Mittens, despite what DU wants you to do FrodosPet Feb 2012 #16

How is he the lesser evil? ecstatic Feb 2012 #27

My thoughts exactly! Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #28

They don't want Santorum? Which is actually a good thing. nt Chorophyll Feb 2012 #2

Republicans voted for republicans. Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #3

I'm curious about the voting machines that were used? midnight Feb 2012 #4

In Ann Arbor we use Diebolt optical scan machines... jimlup Feb 2012 #7

So does Detroit. marmar Feb 2012 #15

Not sure if they are paper ballots and opscan or DRE but I am betting the Puke power brokers..... yourout Feb 2012 #5

The GOP establishment has shown they will Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #6

Well, keep in mind noamnety Feb 2012 #7

Not sure what you're saying. repubicans in Detroit voted for him. Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #9

In a city that votes 97 percent Democratic in elections, who cares? marmar Feb 2012 #10

The Democratic vote total is only 9% It was 7% in 2008. There was no operation chaos. aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #11

Certainly. Santorum does better in Michigan against Obama than Romney. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #17

ok DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #23

Why should he have lost? MadBadger Feb 2012 #12

Only because of the Santorum surge earlier in the month... but that has faded jimlup Feb 2012 #22

"detroit" or Wayne County....there is a LOT of money in Wayne County Windy Feb 2012 #13

They can't in their conscious bring themselves to vote for someone as crazy as Santorum. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #14

This. NT. FrodosPet Feb 2012 #21

Urban republicans are normal people XemaSab Feb 2012 #18

What you are seeing is the Reptilian estiblishment factor... the established Reptilians pushed hard jimlup Feb 2012 #19

not all of Wayne county is Detroit, all the Grosse Pointes are there too Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #20

Mitt is not a complete religious nutbag like Santorum boxman15 Feb 2012 #24

What was the turnout? nobodyspecial Feb 2012 #25

Detroit is an area that should Easily go for Romney in a Republican Primary JI7 Feb 2012 #26

why do we dems care who the repubs pick? Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #29