There’s been a lot of interest from readers here at Wizbang about the race for the White House, and before the big Super Tuesday match-ups start their pregame warmups and drown out everyone else, I’d like to put up an informal poll to see who everyone would like.
Here’s how it works: Everyone gets two votes. Please say first whether you tend to lean more to the Republicans or to the Democrats, then say who you would vote for if the Republican and Democratic primary were being held today in your state. What’s different here, is that everyone gets a vote on each side. As an example and to start things off, I lean Republican (OK, I lean so far GOP that I’m horizontal, but you get the idea), and if I were to pick a Democrat I’d choose Barack Obama and if I were to vote for a Republican right now, I’d go for Fred Thompson.
If enough people participate, this will give us a feel not only for the preferences of Wizbang readers, but it can illuminate the significance of ‘open’ and ‘closed’ primaries. That is, each primary will produce two sets of results – the results from voters who ‘declare’ a preference for that party, and results from all voters.
Since I did not bother to get the blessing from either party’s National Committee, no real delegates will be awarded, but even so, I’d say this is worth a go.
Have at it!
Strong Conservative
Republican- Fred Thompson
Democrat – Obama
Republican
R – Fred Thompson
D – Obama
Don’t know a lot about Obama, but Hillary is so nasty, racist, vindictive, and evil that almost anybody is bound to be better.
Conservative:
Republican: Thompson
Democrat: Hillary (because she is simply unelectable against Fred, Mitt or Rudy). She would crush McCain or McHuck. Also what COgirl said.
Libertarian – registered GOP (cant vote in my states primary otherwise)
Romney
Clinton
Leaning toward the far right fringe of Republicanism:
Republican primary: Fred Thompson
Democrat primary: Mrs. Clinton. Congress might be able to restrain her more easily than a President Barry bin-Obama.
Brian, no that just shows how much more informed wizbangers are. And how conservative. But thanks for your wrong (as usual) analysis.
Next.
I lean Republican (more like conservative)
Republicans: Fred Thompson
Democrats: I can’t say I’d vote for any of them.
Thompson!
Conservative Republican
Thompson
Obama
If I had to vote for a democrat I suppose it would have to be bin Laden. 90. Posted by Capitalist Infidel | January 18, 2008 5:04 PM |
This is so far the line of the year for me. My wife and I had the best laugh in a long time. Thank you.
COgirl — how’d you get so smart! The only thing I would change from what you said is that I would put Giuliani at the top, but still, you have really good insight — our side needs more like you.
Republican: Thompson, on principle.
Democrat: Huckabee (OK… kidding). I’d place it strategically in whatever way would seem to keep their racing going on the longest.
Conservative
Republican: Huckabee
Democrats: Clinton (easier opponent)
Looks like I’ve pretty much doubled Huckabee’s numbers in this poll.
Republican, Fred Thompson.
If i had to vote Dhimmi, i’d vote uncommitted =P
Brian,
Being in sync wasn’t exactly the goal here with wizbang was it? Obviously the key to success for anything is to carve out a niche. Wizbang has carved many niches. Very good site. If you don’t like it i would suggest you pop back over to DailyKOS with the rest of the 3rd graders.
I’m conservative, so the Republicans tend to lean my way.
Republican: Fred Thompson. He seems the most consistently conservative, and has political experience without a whole lot of political baggage.
Democrats: The Hilldebeast. I would probably give up on America if she actually got elected, but I think her nomination would inspire a lot of Republicans who might otherwise decide they could live with Obama and stay home on election day.
“Republicans
THOMPSON * 66%
ROMNEY * 14%
GIULIANI * 9%
McCAIN * 7%
HUNTER/HUCKABEE * 2%
Congratulations. You’ve demonstrated just how severely out of sync Wizbangers are with the American public in general, and Republicans specifically.”
— Brian
“Brian, is there a single thread where you DON’T prove yourself to be an asshole?” — Jay Tea
Are you kidding, Jay Tea? F.T. stands to finish no better than fourth in tomorrow’s GOP primary in S.C. He is off the radar, but honestly, he never really got onto it in the first place once people actually started voting. Brian is spot on, but I guess you bizzaro-world residents can’t comprehend that. I mean, there was a post I read earlier about how great a president Dubya would be remembered as. Good Christ. But back to the issue.
Utah democrat. (slightly more conservative than my NY and CA counterparts)
D primary: Obama
R primary: McCain
A common theme that has seemed to come forth on this thread from Republicans is that Hillary would be an easier opponent for the Republican nominee to beat. I don’t know what FauxNews and Rushannity have been telling you, but that is dead wrong. You guys should be praying for an Obama or Edwards victory. Hill’s money, organization, connections, campaign savviness, (you think those tears in New Hampshire weren’t planned?! The polls were right, Obama was going to win) It should be noted that most of the Republicans on this thread that actually ventured a Dem vote instead of snarking off picked Hillary, with comments like, “I guess if I had to, I would pick her.” If she wins the nom, she will be our next president.
Republican – Thompson
Democrat – Obama (anything to not to have to listen to Hillary’s voice for the next 10 months).
Lean republican:
R: Thompson [Just voted in SC primary]
D: Zell Miller [Write-in]
Lean Republican
Thompson
The only way I would vote for a Dim is if the Republicans nominate McAmnesty or The Huckster.
Obama
I lean Republican
for Repubs I’d go with Romney
for Demos I’d go with Edwards (just so the rest of the world sees what a complete and utter buffoon he is)
“It should be noted that most of the repubs on this thread that actually ventured a Dem vote instead of snarking off picked Hillary,”
Because they know She’d be toast come NOV.
“You think those tears in New Hampshire were’nt planned?!”
No, they were planned just as much as the attempt to silence the voters in Nevada was planned….anad failed.
” Hill’s money, (Norman Shu) organization,( media matter’s)connections (Charlie Tree, George Soros, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez just to name a few) campaign savviness ( silencing various bimbo eruptions by calling victims of Her predator Husband “Trailer Trash”…
Have to agree with You on that one..!!
OK, we’ve reached Saturday 11:59 PM, so I will close this poll and reveal the unsurprising results Sunday.