Conservatives with Time on Their Hands

Unfortunately for Hillary the Republican primary stopped being fun for the vast right wing conspiracy :

As many as a tenth of the Texans voting in the Democratic contests could be Republicans, and overwhelmingly they favor Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, the polls show.

...a significant proportion say they are temporarily backing Obama for strategic reasons. They plan to vote Republican in November, but for now, their goal is to try to make sure Clinton cannot win.

This has probably been happening in all the primaries since McCain became the presumptive Republican nominee. Republican voters figure they can now make a bigger splash in the Democrat pool. Some want to be part of that stake being driven through the heart of the Clinton machine.

The strategery only pays off if Obama actually loses the general election. But that seems achievable. A significant number of Obama’s primary wins are red states that usually go Republican in the general elections. Furthermore, an Obama candidacy will ensure Iraq is front and center in the presidential debate and play into McCain's strength. I still think there are enough adults in America to want us to act responsibly in Iraq. If so, McCain can thank the conservatives he denigrates.

Originally posted in UNCoRRELATED Feb 29, 2008