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LiberalLovinLug

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29. I was wanting, but not wanting, her to pull out a miracle win
Sun Feb 25, 2024, 01:56 PM
Feb 2024

I thought maybe, just maybe, Haley would attract enough never Trumpers, and home State loyalists to barely win.

That would have been a least a brief pause in Republicans race to elect a rapist and criminal and traitor as the leader they look up to leading them forward.

Make them think a little.

But I also was afraid that if she won, it may actually have emboldened and given courage to other moderates in coming States to believe Trump can lose. And all it would take was a little momentum and she wins another State. Then all hell would break lose in the Republican party. That would be fun to watch.

But the result from a Haley win for the nomination, would be a disaster for Biden I'm afraid. Against another old man, Biden can win. Against a younger quick smart woman, who can play act that she's a moderate? I'd be worried.

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Go for it GOP. The man is a winner. Botany Feb 2024 #1
It's surprising to me that she hung in long enough to lose her own state. Shermann Feb 2024 #2
Her response to that is that Trimp lost his home state, LOL. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #4
If he implodes, for any reason, she's perfectly positioned to be the replacement candidate Kennah Feb 2024 #6
Good point Shermann Feb 2024 #8
I believe it's because things implode at the bottom of the ocean after they sink Kennah Feb 2024 #9
That's what she's hoping for. Dulcinea Feb 2024 #11
I'll take either, though I'd prefer the former. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2024 #16
She's announced that she's not quitting. She must still have money to burn. littlemissmartypants Feb 2024 #13
Haley is the RFKjr of the GOP Barry Markson Feb 2024 #27
She's hanging in there because she will be his replacement Novara Feb 2024 #33
They called it like 7 seconds after the polls closed. Oh my, Nikki. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #3
She got nearly 40%. This is big trouble for the racist, sexist dog. Novara Feb 2024 #34
I want to believe that, but if history is a lesson for us it's Republicans always return home Lanius Feb 2024 #37
I agree. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #41
So he's the nominee TexasDem69 Feb 2024 #5
How many actually turned out to vote? fierywoman Feb 2024 #7
They're still counting. littlemissmartypants Feb 2024 #12
About 900,000. former9thward Feb 2024 #14
Thanks! Any idea how many registered R's there are in S Carolina? fierywoman Feb 2024 #15
There are 1,530,535 people registered as Republicans and 1,518,588 people registered as Democrats in South Carolina. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #18
Thanks! fierywoman Feb 2024 #21
That's a lot more registered democrats than I thought SC had! That's good to know!! BComplex Feb 2024 #35
With 94% reporting, 702,609 people voted in the South Carolina primary. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #17
So less than half the R's came out to vote, and, of them, approximately 40% voted fierywoman Feb 2024 #20
Which could mean different things. onenote Feb 2024 #24
A lot of Dems could have crossed over to vote for Haley. ificandream Feb 2024 #26
What I've read is that between 4 and 5 percent of the So. Car. voters were Democrats onenote Feb 2024 #32
This is not good news for him in a General though...Nikki Haley has about 40% of the vote Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #10
Correct. Biden got 96.2% of the Dem vote. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #19
An apples to orange comparison. onenote Feb 2024 #25
Both Biden and Trump are running as "incumbents." Trump got 59.8%; Joe got 96.2%. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #30
If Trump's opponents had the name recognition equal to Williamson and Phillips, he'd have gotten 80+ percent. onenote Feb 2024 #31
Williamson has plenty of name rec. She was just soundly rejected. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #36
I don't have fucking clue what the "Trump" talking points are. onenote Feb 2024 #38
Minimizing Biden's 96.2% win is Trump talking point territory. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #40
Backwards fucks. live love laugh Feb 2024 #22
Biden wins SC with 96.2% of the vote. CapnSteve Feb 2024 #23
37 months and counting republianmushroom Feb 2024 #28
I was wanting, but not wanting, her to pull out a miracle win LiberalLovinLug Feb 2024 #29
If 5% of republicans sit out the Nov 5th election Blue Idaho Feb 2024 #39
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