Comments on: Conservative Establishment Piles On Newt

By: akadjian

akadjian — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:58:59 +0000

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By: Michale

Michale — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:23:43 +0000

dsws, Michale denies it. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, we've got an observed enthusiasm rate of 100% among Republicans -- with a sample size of one. huh? wha??? Whaaadddiii miss??? CW, Heh. It's been a fun few months, hasn't it? If Newt wins FL, look for this Republican-on-Republican violence to reach an absolute frenzy... I hate to pee on ya'alls parade (sheeya right! :D) but I am constrained to point out that we haven't seen ANYTHING close to the frenzy of the Dem vs Dem violence of the 2008 primary.. :D "It has begun. The sport ends. The massacre begins. Rihannsu has begun killing Rihannsu." -Grand Primus T’Cael, STAR TREK: Final Frontier Sick of political ads on your teevee by now? Just wondering... inquiring minds want to know... Well, I don't have/watch TV in the conventional sense, so I don't see any of the ads.. I don't see ANY commercials, for that matter... On the other hand, I do have Drudge on "speed dial" (so to speak) and was amazed at the hysterical manner in which his Anti-Newt campaign was spun... Giving everyone the benefit of the doubt, I would like to think that they are just concerned about getting Obama out of office (a goal I whole-heartedly endorse) but the desperation of the Anti-Newt campaign makes me wonder.. Since I don't have a vested interest in the Republican Party per se (at least not beyond the afore mentioned supported goal) I look upon this as simply another piece of evidence to support the claim that Democrats and Republicans are the same... "Your good and your evil use the same methods to achieve the same goals." -Yarnek, STAR TREK, The Savage Curtain Michale

By: Chris Weigant

Chris Weigant — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:23:02 +0000

dsws -

It's hard to tell. Primary participation rates are slightly up in general (in only three states, I hasten to point out, not many data points), but sometimes (as in IA) that's because Ron Paul is pulling in votes from people who wouldn't ordinarily bother in a GOP race. SC, I believe, was higher than normal, though. FL is a closed primary (Michale doesn't get to vote) so it may be a more accurate measurement. Or not -- the hype for FL must be incredible down there.

Michale -

Sick of political ads on your teevee by now? Just wondering... inquiring minds want to know...

-CW

By: dsws

dsws — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:50:23 +0000

The coverage I've read gives the impression that the campaign has been about two great theses: 1) the Republican primary electorate don't like Romney, and 2) they can't find anyone else they like for more than a week, either. The suggestion is that there's no positive enthusiasm. Michale denies it. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, we've got an observed enthusiasm rate of 100% among Republicans -- with a sample size of one. The media is prone to getting stuff wrong because it fits a story line, and same for the pundits. Is that what's going on, or is the level of enthusiasm among Republicans really as low as the media makes it sound.

By: Chris Weigant

Chris Weigant — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:16:00 +0000

Osborne -

Heh. It's been a fun few months, hasn't it? If Newt wins FL, look for this Republican-on-Republican violence to reach an absolute frenzy...

:-)

-CW

By: Osborne Ink

Osborne Ink — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:34:00 +0000

Thank you for helping me popularize the popcorn-passing :D