Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

by Todd Beeton, Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 05:59:47 PM EST

I think it's funny that CNN even feels the need to frame this data this way:

Despite urging from some activists like Markos Moulitsas that Michigan Democrats vote for Mitt Romney over John McCain, CNN exit polling indicates the Arizona Republican won the liberal vote.
McCain captured 41 percent of Democrats who voted in the Republican primary, 10 points more than Romney. Mike Huckabee meanwhile, only captured 14 percent of Democrats.

Democrats are voting for Mike Huckabee?

Tags: 2008 Presidential election, Michigan primary, Republican nomination (all tags)

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

Does anyone not on Kos listen to Kos?

by kristoph 2008-01-15 06:06PM | 0 recs

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

How many people on Daily Kos listen to Kos?

by KCinDC 2008-01-15 06:07PM | 0 recs

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voting for Huckabee

Maybe they figured the Huck would be easiest to beat in November? Let's hope it's that and not his populist message (not backed up by policies, but what the hey).

by katerina 2008-01-15 06:07PM | 0 recs

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there are anti-choice, pro-gun

union members. I would bet that's where the Democratic vote for Huckabee came from.

by desmoinesdem 2008-01-15 07:46PM | 0 recs

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

My dad was complaining that the Huckabee camp made several calls to his and my mom's place in Detroit....

by Zeitgeist9000 2008-01-15 06:08PM | 0 recs

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

I suspected the point of the Kos-led campaign was not so much to create a huge Democratic wave for Romney, but more to create an embarrassing narrative for him in the media in the event he won.

After all, it's somewhat emasculating if the other party views you as such a joke that they try and help you win.

by Steve M 2008-01-15 06:10PM | 0 recs

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Actually

Romney won liberal vote in the CNN Exit poll 33/30%.
McCain won the Democrats 41/34%.

by IVR Polls 2008-01-15 06:13PM | 0 recs

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

Democrats were 7% of the exit poll -- 95 respondents -- so who cares? The MOE's gotta be double digits on a sample that small.

by aaronetc 2008-01-15 07:15PM | 0 recs

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

this bitterness could only come from one who's been banned...

by bluedavid 2008-01-15 08:01PM | 0 recs

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Re: Michigan Democrats Didn't Listen To Kos

The bitterness comes from the pretext with which Kos runs the site, that while he owns the blog, he doesn't own the content.

Kos routinely bans people who do not toe the Kos line or who criticize the administration for regulating the content that Kos says he doesn't own.

by shergald 2008-01-16 03:34AM | 0 recs