Been happening since 2000 -- and probably even sooner, readers.
Also see:
Stolen Elections (Part 1)
Stolen Elections (Part 2)
How the Florida Primary is Being Fixed
"McCain’s Victory in a Party-Only Primary Raises the Hurdles for Romney" by ADAM NAGOURNEY
MIAMI — Senator John McCain’s victory in the Florida primary came in the face of considerable odds and suggests that his chief rival here, Mitt Romney, faces tough going in what has effectively become a two-person Republican field.
Whooooooeeeeee, watch a stink!
This was a battlefield where Mr. McCain was supposed to be at a disadvantage, the first competitive contest open only to Republicans. (The others allowed independents to vote.) “An all-Republican primary!” Mr. McCain said in his victory speech here.
Even though voters here overwhelmingly said their top concern was the weakening economy — the issue that Mr. Romney sought to turn to his advantage, asserting that he was far more qualified than Mr. McCain to manage the country back to prosperity — exit polls found that Republicans were more likely to chose Mr. McCain as the best candidate to deal with economic problems.
So exit polls are fine -- except for the 2004 presidential election, huh?
I really am getting a strong stench in my nostrils, readers.
A stolen election stench!!!!
The weak performance of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, means that Mr. McCain will now face diminished competition for moderate Republican voters. To compound Mr. Romney’s challenge, Republicans said that Mr. Giuliani was on the verge of throwing his support to Mr. McCain, an endorsement that could help Mr. McCain achieve what will be his main goal in the days ahead: getting the party to rally behind him.
Rudy dropped last night!
What is more, Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor who came in fourth Tuesday night, declared that he was staying in the race, suggesting that he would continue to compete with Mr. Romney for conservative Christian voters.
Buckahee is toast now, too!
And was I ever right about Ron Paul's percentage, huh, readers?
Ready to start believing in me?
For much of the year, the party’s conservative base has exhibited deep unease about the ideological credentials of Mr. McCain, given his championing in the Senate of campaign finance regulation, his advocacy of granting illegal immigrants a path to citizenship and his support for steps to address global warming.
Which makes this whole primary season stink even more!
A critical question now is whether social and economic conservatives and the Republican Party establishment will put aside their qualms and back Mr. McCain or come together to try to stop him.
Seeing as that's what the MSM script is pro-McCain now, don't be surprised to see that happening, readers!
At least, this is the shit that will be shoveled at us by the lying MSM!
His opponents include a powerful cross-section of conservative leaders, including Grover G. Norquist, the anti-tax advocate, and the talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. But he has gradually won increased support from prominent elected Republicans; in Florida, he won the endorsements of Gov. Charlie Crist and Senator Mel Martinez, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee. And Mr. Romney’s evolution over the years on issues like abortion, gay rights and immigration has given Mr. McCain, of Arizona, an opportunity to paint him as an opportunist, a label that could limit Mr. Romney’s ability to energize conservatives on his behalf.
Yet if neither Mr. McCain nor Mr. Romney is the perfect candidate in the eyes of many Republicans, the results in Florida leave the party little option but to choose between them.
That's it then!!!
The New York Times has made it official!
No one even has 100 delegates yet, but the New York Times has already called it a two-person race!
So it shall be then, readers!
The campaigns of the two leading alternatives, Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Huckabee, both faded away here. Whether they linger in the race or not, they will be standing at the sidelines, described by McCain and Romney aides as little more than bit players.
And Ron Paul never had a chance -- what with the NYT IGNORING and DENIGRATING HIM!!!!!!
“There’s no question about it: It’s now a Romney-McCain race,” said Jim Greer, the Florida Republican chairman.
Yup, no question!
Mr. Romney’s aides made clear that he had no intention of giving up. He certainly has the resources to compete, and he signaled that he would use them in the coming week as the campaign expands to a national scale and puts a premium on the ability to buy television advertising time and pay for get-out-the-vote operations from coast to coast.
In his concession speech, Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, thanked his supporters, saying they had all become family. “Don’t expect to be part of the inheritance,” he said, drawing laughter. “I’m not sure there’s going to be much left after this.”
Too bad Mitt is no different a dink as the rest of them -- otherwise, he would be my second choice as a Republican.
But he's been to much of an ass, so....
Mr. Romney did better among conservative voters here than Mr. McCain did, a reminder of Mr. McCain’s fundamental weakness.
But Romney still lost?
Oh, I am smelling the stench of a stolen primary!
Mr. McCain used his speech Tuesday night to try to close that gap, emphasizing his allegiance to the principles of former President Ronald Reagan.
The differences between these two presidential contenders — their backgrounds, their campaign styles and their resources — could hardly be more stark.
At least, that's how the MSM would like you to view the "politics," readers!
I don't like politics or the AmeriKan MSM anymore because it's all bullshit!
Mr. McCain is the candidate of national security, building on his military background, his support for the war in Iraq and the success President Bush had running for re-election on the same theme in 2004. Mr. Romney is trying to keep the focus closer to home, saying that the economy is the issue of greatest concern to voters and that dealing with that problem is “in his DNA.”
“A McCain candidacy is very different than a Romney candidacy,” said Fergus Cullen, the Republican chairman in New Hampshire. “You start with McCain’s credibility on military matters. It is unimpeachable, and gives him the moral authority and experience that Romney doesn’t have. Romney’s private sector success is something that no one else in the field has.”
Mr. McCain is the familiar, white-haired picture of Washington and the Senate. Mr. Romney is the intense-talking executive turned governor who is running against Washington. Mr. McCain presents himself as a man of principle — “Let me give you some straight talk,” he often says — who is willing to suffer the political consequences for breaking with party orthodoxy.
Even though he's a fucking liar, MSM?
Yup, endorse the guy, then cut him slack while you down his opponent!
That's why I don't purchase the War Dailies anymore.
Bad enough seeing this stuff on the web.
Mr. Romney is in line with all the proper positions for a Republican conservative, but he underwent a series of transformations to get there, leaving him vulnerable to the charges of inconsistency Mr. McCain has hurled.
You mean a FLIP-FLOPPER?
Mr. Romney’s aides said they thought Mr. McCain had been heading for defeat until he rolled out those two last-minute endorsements, from Mr. Crist and Mr. Martinez, an enormously popular Cuban-American who campaigned with Mr. McCain in Latino parts of the state.
I am DEFINITELY SMELLING the STENCH of a STOLEN PRIMARY!!!!!!!!
I watched some of the punditry yesterday after Fat Ted's endorsement of Obama, and they are all saying it doesn't mean much -- endorsements never do!!!
Pfffffffffffttttt!!!
But in this first test before an audience of Republican voters — the very audience Mr. Romney said he had been waiting for — it was Mr. McCain, long the errant child of the Republican Party, who won. What is more, he alone among the presidential candidates in both parties can claim three victories.
It is a good position to be in as he sails toward next Tuesday, when more than 20 states hold nominating contests."
Yup, so McCain is the man, huh?
Must be.
The New York Times told me it would be so -- and they endorsed McCain, so it must be the truth!
