Ohio Republicans Crossing Over In Large Numbers
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Poll watchers throughout Ohio are noting large numbers of Republican voters crossing over to vote in the Democratic Primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
In the Republican roost of Chagrin Falls, veteran poll worker Liz McFadden was amazed at the number of people jumping the party’s ship. Democrats accounted for 70 percent of the voters in her precinct, one of seven at the village’s high school.
“That’s a complete reversal of what it normally is, even more so,” she said. “I’ve never seen a switch like this.”
The defectors had motives both pure and sinister.
One woman voted for Clinton in hopes of delivering John McCain a weaker debate opponent. Another picked Obama because her vote could help deny Clinton and her husband a return trip to the White House.
A 69-year-old Catholic nun, Sister Ann Marie, was converted to the Clinton camp because of the former first lady’s experience. John Baggett, another ex-Republican for Clinton, said he simply wanted to switch, and Clinton represented a known commodity.
“I’m happy with Republicans, in general,” Baggett, 50, said. “I don’t believe they’ve done a good job the last eight years.”
In Strongsville, middle-aged couple Lucy and Pete See — longtime Republicans — both voted for Hillary Clinton. “I like that she has more experience in foreign affairs,” Pete See said. “The Republican candidate was older than me.
Lucy See said she voted for Clinton as well. “I want to be part of makiing history,” she said.
In North Ridgeville, pollworkers said that by noon nearly 50 Rebublicans had switched to vote Democrat, the highest crossover since the 2000 election.
Voter interest was so high that a line was forming just after 6 a.m. at the polling site, the party room of the Ridgefield subdivision off Bagley Road.
In Chester Township in Geauga County, also a GOP stronghold, Democrats had outvoted Republicans by nearly 50 percent early in the going. Geauga Elections Board Director Arch Kimbrew said that trend was being duplicated throughout the county.
Kimbrew said morning turnout has convinced him that his projection of a 45-percent turnout will be too low. “There are a lot of Democrats out and at every polling place,” he said.
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Yeah, I told the ass-clown that hounded me outside of the polling place that I voted for Hillary because I felt the White House had NOT had enough sex and drugs under the George Bush administration …
I shit you NOT.
March 4th, 2008 at 5:50 pmWhat a Big Fucking Mess!!
March 4th, 2008 at 6:07 pmYes, Sidney is in real trouble among Republicans.
March 4th, 2008 at 6:14 pmRush is Right!
The longer we keep Hillary diggin up bones on Obama, the more beneficial it is to the Republicans… Hillary never stood a chance to begin with and thanks to her dirty tactics, Obama has been forced to throw his chances away by exposing his PLAN! Hahaha…………………………………< End Evil VRWC laughter here >!
March 4th, 2008 at 6:32 pmWhat a Big Fucking Mess!!
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Only in Ohio …
Been a long anti-global warming winter here.
We’re bored.
Needed to fuck something up … HEH!
March 4th, 2008 at 6:38 pmWhats the latest with the Obama-gay sex-crack smoking deal?
March 4th, 2008 at 7:04 pmdrill -
It is pretty fucked up in Texas . . . see my long rant on other thread . . . What was the reaction to your drugs/sex comment???
I voted for Romney - couldn’t cross over without leaving my Texas State Senator high and dry - He is “ultra-conservative” according to and much to the dismay of the Fort Worth newspaper . . . and was being challenged by a lesser conservative. He is ahead now with 70plus% . . .
March 4th, 2008 at 7:24 pmIt is pretty fucked up in Texas . . . see my long rant on other thread . . . What was the reaction to your drugs/sex comment???
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Yeah, I saw it and posted under you that yunz are as messed up as we are …
The pollster/reporter (I’m not sure who he was with … just clipboard in arm) guy’s reaction to my snipe was wide-eyed silence … But I swear I heard someone chuckle. I think it was my neighbor guy heading into the building …
But I really voted for McCain …
Hell, you don’t think I would EVER vote for a Clinton … No matter what!
March 4th, 2008 at 7:34 pmdrill - I really was thinking of voting for Hillary . . . I would have felt “dirty” like some of the people who called into Hannity today . . . my husband was even more serious about it because he can not stand Obama in a serious way . . . and now that the numbers are coming in, Hillary taking Ohio, he feels we should have helped her here . . . 49/49 right now.
I don’t think it is going to matter - photos from precincts all around Texas are just full of black folks . . . I forgot to mention something else funny that happened today.
When I made one of my trips to my daughter’s school there was a little old white man holding up a Hillary sign and waving at everyone just on the side of one of the streets - not even at a precinct - and then when I drove back by - a little further down the street a black man was holding up an Obama sign and waving at everyone . . . the white man was getting in his truck and leaving . . . it was like turf war or something!
March 4th, 2008 at 7:49 pmThat’s just crazy…
March 4th, 2008 at 8:21 pmI consider it a good ploy to cross over and keep the two of them wounding each other. She has many and he needs more, a lot more.
HOWEVER, something about wearing the enemy uniform would keep me from doing it. BTW, closed primary here in Louisiana a few weeks back.
Now on Sat. I get to go vote in the primary to ensure that we have a good conservative in the race and the seat held by Baker in good hands. I also get to vote against some public school taxes that keep funding ineptitude locally.
March 4th, 2008 at 8:53 pmdeathstar -
excellent question. we’ll check it out.
March 4th, 2008 at 9:14 pmNow what’s REALLY needed is a YouTube video of Oblahblah and Hillandbumps doing it. Complete with sweet scatological pillow talk sound track! How are your hidden camera skills, Pat?
March 4th, 2008 at 10:18 pm