I commented earlier that Chris Matthews made a great point early on -- that John McCain is winning regional victories in states the GOP can't win in November. A bit more on this take from CNN's Bill Schneider:
Why is the Georgia Republican race so tight? Because, as they are elsewhere tonight, conservative voters are splitting between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.
McCain is winning easily there among Republicans who identified themselves as moderates or liberals — 40 percent of them are voting for the Arizona senator. But those voters only make up about a third of primary voters there.
The 67 percent of Georgia voters who say they are conservative may be less inclined to support McCain — but they are splitting between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, who are each drawing roughly 40 percent of the conservative vote.
If all that conservative vote went to one candidate, McCain would likely get blown out there. And this. also from CNN:
Another surprising finding in the national exit polls: John McCain — who has made the war in Iraq and the need for continued U.S. involvement there a centerpiece of his campaign — is actually winning among Republicans who are against the war. Among those Republicans who disapprove of the war, nearly half voted for McCain, while only a quarter voted for Mitt Romney — even though McCain spent the past few weeks trying to portray Romney as more liberal on the war.
Moderates — those most likely to disapprove of Iraq – seem to simply prefer McCain, even when they don't square on the issues.
Hm ... maybe Mack should run with Mike Bloomberg as an Independent...
Labels: 2008 election, John McCain, Super Tuesday |
