Could Democrats give Santorum a boost in Michigan?

[Still a Democrat]

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Romney has deep roots in the state: he was raised in Michigan, and his father served as its governor. A Santorum win in the Wolverine state would be perceived as a devastating loss for the Romney campaign.


Some Democratic forces are doing their best to make that happen.


The liberal website Daily Kos is calling on "Democrats, liberals and progressives" to vote for Rick Santorum in open primaries and caucuses across the country as a way to drag out the Republican nominating process, which the website argues would be beneficial for Democrats in the general election.


Given the "razor-thin" nature of several nominating contests, alongside relatively low GOP turnout, the Daily Kos argues, Democrats could actually have a meaningful influence in some of the open nominating contests. "It won't take many of us to swing contests the way we want them to swing," reads a blog post announcing the initiative, entitled "Operation Hilarity."

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5...-michigan/

[There Is No Spoon]

I hope people will do this - Santorum is insane and that's a good thing.

[Still a Democrat]

(02-27-2012 07:03 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  I hope people will do this - Santorum is insane and that's a good thing.

I'll be there tomorrow morning with bells on. And my sweater vest.

[PoliticalTiger]

Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign is actively seeking the support of Democrats in Tuesday’s Michigan primary, running a robocall that sounds oddly like one that would be run by an organized labor group.

“Michigan Democrats can vote in the Republican primary on Tuesday,” the narrator says in a copy of the call initially obtained by Talking Points Memo. “Why is it so important? Romney supported the bailout for his Wall Street billionaire buddies, but opposed the auto bailout. That was a slap in the face to every Michigan worker. And we’re not going to let Romney get away with it.”

Then the ad closes with: “This call is supported by hard-working Democratic men and women and paid for by Rick Santorum for President.”





http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-..._blog.html

[Dimwitted Fool]

This could lead to all sorts of unintended consequences-- like a brokered convention and Jeb Bush getting the nom.

Imagine him beating Obama, thanks to our efforts in Michigan...

Just let nature take its course.

[Andy823]

(02-27-2012 07:51 PM)Dimwitted Fool Wrote:  This could lead to all sorts of unintended consequences-- like a brokered convention and Jeb Bush getting the nom.

Imagine him beating Obama, thanks to our efforts in Michigan...

Just let nature take its course.

I agree that we should just let nature take it's course, and like jaxx, you couldn't pay me to voter for one of these morons! However I really don't think Jeb would jump in if there were a brokered convention. I really think republicans like Jeb, Christie, and others who are better candidates than the clowns running now, will wait till 2016 when they don't have to run against Obama.

I think the fact that the current republican candidates are point fingers at W, would be bad for Jeb. The country still remembers who it was that got us into this mess, at least the majority does, and I just can't see Jeb taking a chance until things get better, and people forget about W.

I also think that somehow the powers that be in the republican party will make sure Mitt gets the nomination. They can't take the chance of any of the others getting the nomination because it would really make the party look terrible election someone as insane as Rick or Newt!

[jaxx]

What about the people down ticket in the primary? Are there any Democrats?

[Blue_Roses]

[/quote]This could lead to all sorts of unintended consequences-- like a brokered convention and Jeb Bush getting the nom.

Imagine him beating Obama, thanks to our efforts in Michigan...

Just let nature take its course.[/quote]

While it would be tempting, I agree. I'm a firm believer in "what goes around does indeed come back to bite you in the ass."

Plus, it's just down-right creepy to think of voting for Sanitarium.

[jaxx]

10:03 PM EST
Santorum Supporters Surprised By Dem-Targeting Robocall

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Even Rick Santorum's supporters are surprised he's robocalling Democrats and trying to boost the crossover primary vote Tuesday. But the pair I talked to were divided over whether Santorum was playing fair with the calls. Team Romney, meanwhile, is thrilled -- a Romney backer who shadowed Santorum in Michigna Monday told me that the calls are going to go over like a lead baloon with Republican voters.

Santorum addressed an overflow crowd at a Christian school here Monday, his last event of a full day in Michigan and his first since news broke that his campaign is robocalling Democrats and telling them to cast a vote against Romney by taking advantage of the state's open primary and pulling the lever for Santorum.

<..> As chance would have it, that oppurtunity presented itself very quickly. Saul Anuzis, former Michigan GOP chair and Romney backer, had shown up at Santorum's Lansing and Kalamazoo appearances to stand in the back and "bracket" Santorum's events. He said the calls were going to be a big problem for Santorum.

"Republicans believe Republicans ought to nominate their candidate," Anuzis said. "The idea of blatantly encouraging Democrats to vote for you [in a the primary] is going to backfire with Republicans."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/en...g-robocall

So the pious Christian openly cheats to get Democrats to vote for him in the REPUBLICAN primary. What kind of hypocrisy does he preach?

[There Is No Spoon]

Hmmm, after reading that, it does seem like a dumb idea - especially when your voters are hardcore right-wing whackos.

[jaxx]

People can do what they want to do, but you couldn't pay me to vote for one of the 4 assholes. Let them rise or fall on the votes of the idiots who will vote for their repub choice in November. I'm voting for Barack Obama.