. . .No, because she is such a divider, that she just might convince the
republicans to turn inward on themselves.

Obama 08.

I personally don’t care what the Republicans do. Because they are on their last legs. The Democrats are divided because we love both of our candidates and can’t make up our mind. So I guess it’s anybody but McCain.

Yes. The Republicans would prefer Hillary Clinton to Obama any day and this is a chance for them to demonstrate their annoyance at having McCain as their candidate.

Makes sense to me. Help nominate the candidate who has more dirty laundry than the Playboy Mansion. Help nominate the candidate you know know can deliver the Democratic Party an embarrassing loss in November. It’s simple really.

Is it a smart strategy for Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton in the primaries?

Smart for the republicans or smart for Hillary’s campaign to work with the republicans?

She probably picked up the idea while visiting Karl Rove at Fox news during one of her interviews on Fox.

It’s our fault for not creating a better election system. Didn’t we learn from Florida in 2000? How much has changed…for the better?

For the Republican’s why not, they want to win in Nov and believe Clinton is the weaker candidate with more baggage! For the Democrats bad news since obviously these Republican voters will vote for McCain iin Nov.

The tactic worked in Texas if the Boston Globe report is accurate. The report indicates that Clinton got 109,000 Republican votes which gave her 101,000 votes greter than Obama in Texas.

Orlando, Florida

Yes, all three candidates or candidates of change keep the Democrats fighting only helps Senator McCann and makes the Republican party look better.

Jack, are you serious? Hillary is the easiest Dem to beat? After the Pastor Wright Show, Obama is done for: all the smearmeisters need do is show the Reverend’s “GD America” ravings and then the photo of him with Obama, using the middle name, of course. After that, plus everything else that will surface between now and November, Obama would lose upwards from 45 states. Hillary has a fair chance to beat McCain; Obama has zero.

But waiting for November with Obama would be like waiting for a hundred more shoes to drop - how many more Pastor Wright type eruptions, or worse, are coming? Why do this to ourselves again? Have we learned nothing from 1984, 1988, 2000 and 2004?

Jack,
According to some of the exit polls, Obama is pulling in a good many Republicans votes, a lot more than Hillary. Are you suggesting that Hillary can’t get any Republicans votes in the General election, but Obama could? And I am not all convinced that the Republicans wouldn’t rather run against Obama than Hillary, no matter what all the talking heads on TV say. How many millions of voters did Obama lose this weekend over the Rev. Wright controversy? Right now it is my belief the Republicans would much rather run against Obama than Clinton, she is tough lady who won’t take the Republican sleaze. Not sure if Obama can stand up to them.

If their intention by voting for Hillary is to get McCain win in December they are unknowingly digging their grave by voting for Hillary. But if they do this to divide the democratic party it seems to be working so far. Republicans are know to use divisive tactics. So it may work.

Nuwan from Houston, Texas

Not if they want to win the general election for the presidency and their senate and house seats. She could beat McCain and bring in Congress for the Democrats.

Torrington, CT

For the Republican’s why not, they want to win in Nov and believe Clinton is the weaker candidate with more baggage! For the Democrats bad news since obviously these Republican voters will vote for McCain iin Nov.

The tactic worked in Texas if the Boston Globe report is accurate. The report indicates that Clinton got 109,000 Republican votes which gave her 101,000 votes greter than Obama in Texas.

Orlando, Florida

If you’re a Republican it’s a great strategy. Given what took place in the White House during the Clinton years, running against Hillary is a dream come true for them. They’ll run a couple of ads to jog the memories of American Idol-infatuated Americans, mention the words “cigar” and “blue dress” a few times and next thing you know they’re swearing in John McCain for a third Bush term.

Yeah. Because they think she is easily beatable. And they are eagerly waiting for her to be the nominee so that they will fight her. She’s got problem with independents as well Jack because she is one of the most secretive politician who would not release her tax return and her archive as first lady of our country. Release your information if you are clean HILLARY CLINTON.

Who am I to tell someone how to vote? I think we still have the right to vote the way we want, but don’t know how much longer that will be true. With all of the back room deals with the Republicans, and the Enery companies, sometimes I think they don’t want the public to vote on anything. Just let them work all the deals in the middle of the night, without ever being concerned what the public would want is the way they want it, and have proved it to be so.

Time and again polls show that she is the only chance Republicans have of retaining the White House. In the general election she won’t win Republican votes, Independents will vote McCain, and even some Democrats will vote McCain. Once again Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of Victory. In life you have to know how to lose, she’s old enough to know that by now.

Jack, yes it is smart for Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton. I do not believe she can defeat McCain for the presidency. I have been saying all along that the US is ready for something different. Looking back over the last 20 years, only members of the Bush family or the Clinton family have been president. That seems rather oligarchic to me. And I think that if Hillary Clinton were to win the Democratic nomination, America will remember this fact. Do not get me wrong, Hillary is a remarkable woman but if America is to work itself out of the funk it is in, the change has to start at the top. Hillary Clinton does not represent this change.

In Missouri, every Republican I know voted in the Democratic primary for Obama because they think they can beat him in the election and they are afraid of Hillary Clinton!! None of those crossovers would ever vote for Obama in the general election!!

That strategy may come back to bite the Republicans in the buttocks. What happens if in November because of those tactics, it comes down to Hillary and McCain , and the Republicans lay back with their lack of enthusiasm….then we are stuck with HILL & BILL for 4 more years. MINE and the other LEGITIMATE votes for CHANGE with OBAMA will have been wrongly silenced.

Ya, You Betcha. I told Lena two months ago that them Republicans aren’t as stupid as Hillary said in one of the debates because they are going to start voting for her so they know they can win and it was obvious in Texas, Ohio, and especially Mississipi. She said, “Ole, you might be right for once”.

I crossed over and voted for Hillary in the Texas primary. The reason is how libral is libral. I personally did not want to see. Obama has no track record. No he did not vote for the Iraq war, he fails to say, he was not there to vote. It is easy to critize what you did not face.

Why not? It is a Democracy isn’t it? People have to make their choice for the best of the three Hillary, Obama or McCain.
Ram
CA

Lets just say Hillary is a match and the repulicans voting for her now are the gasoline.. Repulicans have always been pretty sneaky and I would get a migraine trying to think as they do.

Obama ‘08
Austin Texas

Sure because she is easier to beat in November.

Smart Republican? Jack, the list of oxymorons grows daily, doesn’t it?

Nobody should vote for Hillary. Her only goal is to be the first woman president and power. She never started bickering until Obama started leading in the polls Obama speaks from the bottom of his heart and soul. I don’t think she has one. The best experience Hillary has is how to play the games. She has too many wacky hormones and the only reason she came out with the tears is because deep down inside she knew she could probably loose the presidency because Obama was starting to lead. Hillary has been digging and bickering ever since Obama started leading. Obama would also be better at speaking in other countries because he is calm and can keep his cool. Hillary, on the other hand, lashes out one minute and has tears the next time. We need Obama to get us out of the mess we are in and we all know it will take time.

Judy
Pennsylvania

Wait, so when Obama brings out the Republican votes, its bringing people across party lines together? And when Hillary brings out the Republican vote, it’s not? Just because Limbaugh and Co. called them to do so doesn’t mean all of them listened. Give me a break!

When republicans are voting for Barack Obama, it is because they like him, because they believe that he is what is best for our country. When Republicans vote for Hillary it is because they know McCain will lose to Obama, and they are just trying to have another Republican in office, it isn’t because they like Hillary or her policies.

Why would any GOP member vote for Hillary when she won’t even be on the Genera election ballot. Are they going to write-in her name?
Get used to it….HIllary will not be on the ticket. The Unity of America depends on it. The majority of voters understand that.

JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU SHE WILL DO ANYTHING TO WIN.

be careful what you wish for….

Rush will be invited to Hillary’s inauguration for sure….

Jack,

sure, why not? Hillary are probably is more like George W than McCain is, secretive, manipulative, power hungry, so why wouldn’t Bush Republicans like her?

she’s George W in a pantsuit.

Jack: You don’t have to be a politician to see that the Republicans are designing their strategy for Hillary to fail in the general election.. However, I think that this strategy is going to “back fire” on them should Hillary win the nomination….I don’t think she will… and I don’t think that McCain can win either against Hillary or Obama. The White House will definitively be occupied by a Democrat in 2009.

Seems like some had a lot of time on their hands. Hillary will win the primary even without the help from the Republicans. But thanks anyway. HILLARY 08

Republican voting for Hillary better be careful what they wish for.

Jack,
I think it’s a smart short-term tactic that will backfire in the long run. It will help prolong the Dem’s nomination battler but it will it not get Hillary nominated. I think it will result in more states moving from open to closed primaries in future elections. This may be the Republicans’ last shot at rigging the presidential election.

If they are allowed to do it, why not? It obvious that most Americans have no clue about the concept of true democracy. Otherwise they wouldn’t try to sabatoge primaries. What a shoddy way to ensure a victory for McCain.

Of course, Bill showing up all over conservative talk radio is a surefire sign that the Clintons will indeed do anything to win. So much for the right wing conspiracy against those two baffoons.

I think one of the reasons for dragging this out is to expose more of Obama. He is a relatvely unknown in the washington circles and i think the pressure put on by both republicans and the democrats will reveal more of his platform. the press has gone easy on Obama, time to open up the play book for a look inside. this isnt amercan idol or americas next top model, lets start voting like we are electing a president and not the next rock star personality.

No. They have a better chance of beating Obama at this point. Finally people are starting to take off their bliners, and look closer at this guy. That is everyone but you, Jack. Obama is falling apart, and if he does last until November, he will be all used up.

I’m not all surprised to hear that some Republicans are indeed voting for Hillary Clinton. If you have a chance to control the outcome of the candidates for the Presidential election and who you’d like to go against, Sen.Clinton is the more “beatable” candidate of the 3. I have very little doubt that Sen.McCain would be able to defeat her in a Presidential election.

As for those Republicans who are voting for Sen.Obama Jack, it’s because they are voting for CHANGE. Change they want for themselves that they believe a person from not even within their own political party can provide.

It’s too late. If the Republicans vote for Hillary, she’s still not going to overtake Obama in delegates. I don’t think even the superdelegates, Florida and Michigan are going to help much.

It does, however, confirm that the Republicans actually do think that Hillary is easier to beat than Obama. That’s a hint and a half for the Democratic party.

It is absolutely a smart strategy for the Republican machine to endorse Clinton where possible. One of two things will happen: either that angry partisan fighter Clinton will become the nominee and turn off the moderates who will in turn endorse McCain or the meek and humble Barack Obama will be so bruised and bloodied from the fight that he won’t present much of a challenge.

I never would have thought that the Republicans would have run a cleaner election than the Democrats this year. McCain who tries to distance himself from as much mudslinging as possible won’t need to in order to win the election. Hillary will have done it all for him.

I suppose it makes sense, in a strange sort of way. But I’m more interested in hearing what Clinton has to say about this newfound, superficial support… is she that naive to think she influences so many people outside of party lines?

Most of my family are Republicans living in Texas and each and every one of them voted for Clinton because they think she can be beat. That was 15 votes for Hillary because Rush Limbaugh said to.

I’m a Republican and I plan to vote for Hillary Clinton because I believe she can do the best job for our country and for the economy.

You know those all seeing all knowing Republicans, maybe they have taken a secret look at all of Hillarys income tax returns and all the other stuff she has not released and know she is the best one to take on in November. One has to wonder!!!

A lot of Republicans I know see Hillary Clinton as strong on the things that matter; the economy, and American security … and that is why they are voting for her. Obama, especially now, will never be trusted with America’s security!!

Rush Limbaugh asks Republicans to vote for Mrs. Clinton to beat Mr. Obama. Ann Coulter says that she will campaign for her and attacks Mr. Obama. Bill Cunningham endorses Mrs. Clinton and again attacks Mr. Obama. The list goes on, even President Bush and Mr. McCain showed the same pattern. Obviously, they want Mr. Obama out of the race before the general election. In 2000 election, Democrats blamed Mr. Nader for their loss. Whom will they blame in November? I will blame Mrs. Clinton, if Democrats loose this time.

Robin, Johnson City, TN

Jack - Is it possible Republicans would vote for Hillary because they don’t want 4 more “Bush” years in iraq and want a President that may be able to get our economy out of the hole the Republicans have dug? It appears to me that not all Republicans are rich after all.

It’s very smart unless it backfires and Hillary actually gets elected. Then this whole country is sunk. Maybe Obama won’t be great, but we don’t know that yet. We do know what kind of low-down dirty behavior we’re going to get from the Clintons. I think Republicans are playing with fire, and you know what happens when you do that.

I think Obama painted himself into a corner. He claims not to have heard any of these outrageous statments in the past, or he wouldn’t have put Wright on his campaign religion committee.

But:

1. Why then did he tell Wright he couldn’t attend his campaign kickoff a year ago January?

2. Can anyone honestly believe that you can have a “spiritual advisor” baptise your kids, listen to most Sundays preach, and be the title topic of your book, and not know he says things like “God Damn America”, and “The US government created AIDS”, and “America brought 9-11 on themselves” and all the race baiting stuff?

This rhetoric is laced all through Wright’s public life. I think Obama is caught in a momentous lie by claiming no knowledge of it. The question is if he can be caught.

Uh, a-yea? Hillary has shown she has no problem kicking dirt into Obama’s eyes. Why should they get their hands dirty when Hillary has already made it clear that she will do all the work for them? She’s already said McCain is more qualified than Obama, she’s all the ammo they need.

…Yes it’s smart what else do they have to vote for at this time? When 49% of independents literally hate her how could she possibly win? She should do what nit witt Mitt (Romney) did. That is with draw for the sake of her constituency. At least Mitt did it before he hurt his parties’ nominees’ chance of winning. Hillary had to try to take Barak Obama down before she ultimately looses. No wonder people dislike her so much. What a Monster….

I think that as more information comes out about Senator Obama main stream voters are starting to get really scared, so I am happy for each and every vote Senator Clinton gets. I hope the nomination process continues so we can see who actually has more support. With Senator Obama’s poll numbers tanking, I think we should at least give things a few weeks to play out so we can determine if he can get his numbers to start to climb back up.

Unfortunately yes, Jack, it is a smart strategy for the Republicans to vote for Hillary. It is despicable, but when has that ever stopped them? If Obama wins, he will create a much larger turnout than Clinton and pose a much more formidable challenge for McCain. My question to you is this: are the Clinton’s actively working to have Republicans vote for Hillary? I’d love to hear your answer!

Has Obama been investigated to the degree that Hillary has? The right wing have caused the most intensive and expensive investigation of the Clintons and came up with nothing.
They will eat Obama alive.
Hillary is the only one that can beat McCain, and his continuing the status quo.
If you like war and depression vote for McCain

Sure it’s smart…they can say…”See - there IS a vast right wing conspiracy after all!” I can’t wait to see the Clinton spin cycle on this one…that she is really a “uniter” as evidenced by all these Republicans voting for her? She’s delusional and just needs to get out before any more polls show both candidates losing to McCain. Where are the party elders here?Jack, the poll I want to see is what % of Obama voters won’t vote for Hillary. I feel it’s getting larger. What do you see?

Carolyn, Northbrook, IL

No it is not fair. They should not have a say in who the democratic nominee will be. They could be voting for Hillary because they think she can not beat John McCain and so therefore they want to make sure she is the candidate. Let them settle their own problems in the Republican party and leave the Democrates to pick their own candidate.

It depends upon how you define “good strategy.” If you are looking at what is honest and best for America, no, it is terrible strategy because it is dishonest and unethical, which makes us look silly to the rest of the world, and it gets us nowhere. If you are looking at just winning, it is great strategy, and Hillary is playing into it. As a result, she is going to end up handing the presidency over to the republicans on a silver platter.

Hey, it could be sincere. Clinton’s surrogate on Meet the Press deflected transparency questions about releasing tax records, donors, and earmarks, saying they would be released an some undisclosed time. When pressed, she said such information had to be witheld during the primary, or else it would benefit McCain. This sounds very Republican, right up there with Bush saying that if we set a timetable for withdrawl, discussed domestic surveillance, or other issues, then “the terrorists will win”. Maybe that appeals to these republicans.

It doesn’t surprise me. Bill Clinton appeared on Rush’s show to try to get votes for HRC, knowing full well what was going on. It just shows you that the Clintons will do and say anything to get the nomination.

It is a smart strategy for Republicans if they’re loyal to the party. I am not sure why conservatives are doing it though or promoting it, it’s not like there is a conservative candidate on either side of the aisle. A conservate host like Rush Limbaugh doing this for helping McCain in November, but hasn’t most of the criticism of McCain come from conservative talk radio hosts like Rush?

If you’re a true conservative, I don’t see why you would do this. You’re going against your own conservative principles helping a candidate who is not conservative.

Jack, why is it when Republicans were voting for Senator Obama, it was because they like his message, but when you report they are voting for Senator Clinton, it is to mess up the Democratic nomination? No, you aren’t biased at all! If anyone believes the former is true, they are as naive and biased are you seem. Sorry, just my opinion.

I think this was one of the reasons why superdelegates were created in the Democratic Party: to provide a buffer against outside influences that would seek to hobble the party. When Republicans were voting for Obama, they were supporting his views, which wasn’t a detriment to the Dems… But now, they are doing something that seeks to hurt the Dems (choosing what they see as the “weaker candidate”), so will this mean that they will step up and choose to counteract the ploy by supporting Obama? Either way, they will have people extremely angry with their decisions. You couldn’t pay me to be where they are right now.

Pat, UC Davis, CA

I hear him on CNN Europe. This dude is a typical junk, dud american whose analysis is just the opposite of reality.

Of course. Its a win win. If she doesn’t win, she leaves Obama so bloody and can always point to the fact that even key members in the Democratic Party don’t think Obama is as qualified as McCain. If she wins, they are banking on the fact that those new voters that came out excited about the process will be so disgusted that they will stay away from the booths.

It seems the republicans are doing everything they can force a long battle between Clinton and Obama. Personally, I believe this is a good strategy concerning that their nominee isn’t getting much support from the media. The Republican Party understands that it will be a struggle to win come November. Simply, Clinton and her campaign are mudslingers. The longer she stays in the more mud the campaign will sling, luckily for Obama it doesn’t seem to stick. Sadly, Clinton isn’t helping out the Democratic Party and will continue to play her “anything to win” campaign. Will someone please tell her she’s lost?

I can see why Republicans would vote for Hillary. She is the female version of Bush only smarter. With her as the candidate, McCain will have to do very little to turn out the Republican base she will do it for him. Her 48 or 49% negatives are from Republicans so if they can get her on the ballot, then they win. It also points out the fallacy of her big state victories. Without these republicans she would have lost Texas, been much closer in Ohio and a game ender in Miss. If anyone thinks the Republicns are voting for her because they support her, then you’re even dumber than Bush a more qualified analyst than Brownie.

Absolutely! It’s a free country! If the dems want the White House, they should be slapping Hillary buttons on every Republican who’ll wear one.

Obama is no longer electable in the general election. It’s over for him.
Like it or not–Kennedy had Chappaquiddick–Now Obama has Rev. Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers, and Tony Rezko.

If the Republicans only care about their party, and not the country, then it is an effective strategy. By creating mischief in the opposing party contests, they do not serve their country well. The primary process is supposed to provide the best possible candidate from each party to compete for the Presidency in November. The fact that the Republicans would do this tells me they have no confidence in their own choice of a candidate.

Is it a smart strategy for Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton in the primaries?

Smart, Jack? If they’re doing it to prolong the dems’ race, and will vote Republican in November, it’s not smart… It’s the sign of a coward.

In principle, the answer is “NO” if their purpose is nefarious in the manner purported by Limbaugh and Ingram; where by the perceived weaker candidate of an opposing party is bolstered for an expected defeat. This is wrong and is akin to stuffing the ballot box.

If the Republicans voting truly belive in the Democratic candidate, and if that candidate becomes the Democratic nominee, the support would continue; then crossing party lines is acceptable.

There is really no way to determine the motives of any voter in these open primaries. One would think that the political party leaders would be more outspoken in condemning the meddling.

Individual conscience for fair play is the ultimate barometer. Unfortunately, the Republicans seem to be devoid of that essential value.

From the Boston Globe: “Clinton received roughly 119,000 GOP votes in Texas, according to exit polls, and she beat Obama by about 101,000 votes.” So Obama won more delegates in Texas, won the caucus, and without the meddling republicans, would have won the popular vote. So who won Texas? Didn’t Bill say Hillary HAD to to win Texas to continue…?

This is the most important articles this primary…

This is a call on all superdelegates to act now and put an end to this mess, before Hillary destroy our party and make us loose big in November.

More proof that Republicans would win if Hillary was nominated.

They’re scared to death to go against Obama. They know he’ll beat them horribly.

If the democratic superdelegates are listening to this.
They should put an end to this Clinton/Republican smear machine and vote for Obama today.
The longer this race goes, the harder it will be for any democrat to win the white house.
Republicans and Clinton supporters are excited about the Obama/Wright issue, however Hillary has more skeletons in her closet. Obama is too decent to reveal them.
That is another reason for the superdelegates to put and end to this race by voting Obama, otherwise Hillary and skeletons will be exposed.
Obama ‘08

Interesting twist…..
The Republicans voting for Obama are doing it because he is a good candidate.
The Republicans voting for Clinton are dong it because she will be easier to beat in the General Election.
There are times Jack when your twisted logic just amazes me.

Carl Rove is all rested up!!! Rush delivered the message!!! The attack on Senator Obama is the third phase. They do not want to have to fight hard. Who wants to fight so hard that at the end of the fight someone has to tell them that they have won. They would rather fight Hillary. I won’t put the reason why I believe that they would rather fight Hillary because CNN won’t post it. I do believe that it will work its way to everyone.

I would be really sad if the Party “Canabalized” Senator Obama and alll of the new voters who have joined the party. None of this is no fault of theirs. The Party Leadership should very strongly suggest that Senator Clinton withdraw from the race.

Jack,

Why are you not asking how Barack Obama could attend a church for twenty years that delivers Anti-American and racially divisive sermons. Are we really to believe that he had never heard those type of sermons or had no idea the views of the church and Pastor Wright?
Wake up America!!!!!!!!!

Former Obama Supporter.

Sure it’s smart - it’s keeping Hillary is the race isn’t it? One would just hope the Democratic Superdelegates would take notice and end this circus already.

I saw exit polling where Repubs, voting for Hillary, also said they didn’t agree w/ her policies and would vote for McCain in the Fall…

unfortunately Hillary ’s reaching across the isle is not to unite but to divide. Hillary ’s motives are always about her rise/ never about the nation.
She should have withdrawn from the race by now, unless she is training Obama to fight the republicans

I’m a Republican and will vote for her because there are just too many things he keeps trying to squirm out of. It didn’t matter that he wasn’t in church one of the MANY times Wright ranted and raved against America and whites - that isn’t the point. The point is he had to know Wright’s beliefs! Twenty years of attending that church, having Wright as a mentor, and a wife who makes anti-American remarks as well as the pastor, is way too much on his plate (and I surely hope he doesn’t expect us to believe he had no idea how his mentor felt about America) to be an American President.

I think it is a disgusting act that hurts the entire American democratic system to vote in this manner. Voting for someone who you don’t like in hopes of “easier” competition for their own preferential candidate is to be looked upon with disdain. It is time to change American politics, time for America to take the high road when it comes to disputes, and time for the American peope to stand side by side and work as one to keep our great country at the forefront of innovation socially, politically, and technologically.

Obama ‘08

It is not fair. We have turned our elections into a mockery of democracy. Only independents should be allowed to vote for either party in a primary.

Closet Hillary lovers.

Can someone please explain to me why in the hell they would want 4 more years of what we just had? Those with Iraq contracts, work for Halliburton, or are otherwise making money off of this war are not allowed to answer.

HILLARY 08

I don’t know why people thought this Rev. Wright guy was going to destroy Obama. The American people as a whole are not feeling very partiotic right now. That is not going to fly anymore. This is the Republican spin to everything……Love your country and everything is going to be o.k. Well it is not o.k. The Republicans play very dirty and they are so angry. They will even try to manipulate their Constitutional right to vote to disrupt a very important political campaign. They hate everything different even if it means destroying people’s lives in the process

Jack, the Republicans use to want The Hill to win now they can’t wait to preach or sing to America “God Bless America Land that I love..,” not “Land that I Loathe” so they can’t wait and no one can say that The Hill is doing this or that Hillarys camp is out to destory the democrate party, Obamas ‘ Preacher ‘ can say and do as he pleases but he destroy Obamas so call “Good Judment” I hope Obama wins so he can ride us better then Bill cause Obama is black and you know what that means. “Big”.

A realistic description of the present situation is that the Republicans might lose the presidential election. Since they are also Americans they are worried about the possibility that an unexperienced democratic candidate will become their president. They have to rely on the new president to be able to handle recession and ather difficult issues.

Jack, last week this question didn’t matter to me, until Pastor Wright’s anti- american, racial sermon. Now I believe Republicans should vote for Hillery, so her campaign staff can continue, to expose Obama, for the man he really is. If it wern’t for Hillery, Obama would have fooled us all leaving Pastor Wright, to spew his vitriolic rhetoric directly, from the White House. Jack, I’ll bet Pastor Wright would like to change the name, of the White House.

You’re darned right its a smart srategy for the Rep’s.\

Keep us tied up fighting ourselves until neither Dem is electable. Force us to see ourselves as separate groups clashing against each other instead of realizing we Dems are all in this together and all of our diverse groups need each other to win in November.

Perhaps the Dems should be as solid as the Reps.

United we stand, Divided we fall

Based on this information, Hillary should run as a VP for McCain. After all, she said McCain and she passed the threshold to be C-in-C. Since 1992, she gave me the impression that she is a republican deguised in democrat-clothes.

I’ve heard this nonsense myself in Texas. It like watching a drowning man flounder for a life preserver that is not there. Hillary or Barack will pulverize hundred year’s war McCain.

After 35yrs of experience why is she losing to a ROOKIE. AMERICA IS REJECTING HER.

Hillary, is just a republican in a bad democratic pant suit anyway. I think McCain is more democratic!

That is not news. Republicans are cheaters.

Jack, yes it’s smart for the Republicans and dump for the Democrats. What I do not understand is why can’t the superdelegates decide this race now by rallying behind one candidate rather than let the Republicans prolong this battle thereby weakening the eventual Democratic nominee. The superdelegates know very well that the delegate gap is not going to close between now and June, so why wait to nominate the candidate. The answer is simple, they are dump and they want to nominate a blodied nominee. I am a Democtrat, but have always known that Republicans are smatter than my party. That’s why John McCain will win in November.

Hillary, is just a republican in a bad democratic pant suit anyway. I think McCain is more democratic!

Yes Jack, they know exactly what they are doing. Hillary has extremely high negatives and they know if she is the democratic candidate, it will bring out the republican voters in a big way. This is not rocket science.
Everyone seems to know this except Hillary. Oh but I forgot she brings experience… doing what I am still not sure.

Republicans are voting for hillary, just like they voted for Bill Clinton. They know they will get the right people in the white house who can fix the mess that Bush #2 made. Bill Clinton fixed Bush #1, Hillary will fix Bush #2. Lets hope nobody else gets in office from the bush clan, so we will have enough of the messes. If that happens, the here we go Chelsea Clinton….

Yes. Hillary Clinton will be such an easy target in November. She is contrversial and uncompromising and for that McCain will beat her with a land slide victory. Obama on the other hand can only be attacked with racism, since there’s really nothing bad in his record.

Jack, Thank you for stating this. I remember when I saw the governor of Florida say how interested that his state’s voters voice be counted. My ears quickly perked up. Why would he be so interested? What would be the advantage to him. Would it be like in Texas where Hillary was able to get Republican votes just to make her look like the electable candidate? I remember the fiasco in Florida last time. I think there is another reason he came out in support of the revote in Florida. I am convinced. I can’t remember at this time which commentator made that very comment but that is unfortunate. To stop this process. I think the thing to do is to caucus in Florida if anything. I also think that Hillary needs to think clearly and rationally about not making this a to the death campaign.

Mr. Jack I want you to understand that, They vote against Barack Obama not for Hillary because they want her to win the Democratic nomination. It’s a smart move from the republican side, they already know how to beat Hillary, Barack Obama will not going to be easy for them. They choose Hillary just to make it easy for them. May God bless America.

I am starting to think she is a republican plant. Her and her husband took a bunch of vacartions with the bushes last year. She obviously Has no concern for the the party or the voters in it. I think we should start to take a closer look at her. Her tax info and her history as first lady at the Clinton libary would be a great start. What dose she have to hide?

That’s not going to work. McCain is not going to win with either Hillary or Obama. Everyone will drive to the polls on election day in Nov with that $5 a gallon gas in their tanks and vote for either Hillary or Obama.

I don’t think that it is smart for the Republicans to vote for someone that they don’t want to be in the white house because doing so would give that person a 50 - 50 chance of getting in that white house. They probably watch “Survivor” or ” Big Brother house” too much.

But, they should also consider the fact that lots of Republicans don’t like McCain to be the president because he is a maverick. So far all 3 remaining candidates are polling very well against each other but then the polling system have failed before.

Bottom line if the republicans want to play god then at least vote for the next best person in case your candidate does not win. That way, at least you can say you can live with that choice too. Remember that this is your country and the world is looking to see if you know how to make the right choice in the end or if you are just good at screwing yourselves. God help America!

The Obamavision(tm) media spin is truly spectacular.

When Republicans vote for Obama, it’s because he is a uniter and someone who can transcend party lines.

When Republicans vote for Clinton, it’s a conspiracy theory, an attempt to sabotage the party, even while every single poll I can find at this moment has Clinton fairing signficantly better than Obama vs. John McCain in the general election.

I have spoken with several Republican co-workers, and they have all told me they support Hillary over Obama, because, while they dislike her, they recognize that she would be competent. Obama, the self-proclaimed “blank screen”, who, by his own admission, is “bound to disappoint some, if not all” of his supporters, scares them. He scares them because he has demonstrated no substance at all, but through a wave of marketing, might actually win.

Although, in light of the recent revelation that Obama’s inspiration for the past 20 years has been a racist hate monger, and in light of the manner in which his campaign has used race as a wedge issue for shortterm political gain in the primary, I question whether he is electable at all in the general, to be honest.

Yes, Jack, sadly enough, it’s quite smart of Republicans to vote for Hillary in the primaries. Since she is such a divisive candidate and has taken so many opportunities to fracture the Democratic Party, there are many, many Democrats who will not vote for her in November if she is the candidate. The Party will not “come together” to support Her Royal Clinton, because she has crossed the Rubicon with her divisive antics.

Interesting that when the Republican’s were crossing over to vote for Obama the spin was that it was good that he could get them to cross party lines, not that the Republican’s were desperately trying to find a way to stop Clinton. Of course now that the votes are going the other way it has to be with evil intent. All good things come from Obama all bad from Clinton… I have such a hard time remembering that. It’s a good thing we have the press to remind us of that.

Chuck
Saint Paul, MN

From Olathe, Kansas
Jack, Thank you for stating this. I remember when I saw the governor of Florida say how interested that his state’s voters voice be counted. My ears quickly perked up. Why would he be so interested? What would be the advantage to him. Would it be like in Texas where Hillary was able to get Republican votes just to make her look like the electable candidate? I remember the fiasco in Florida last time. I think there is another reason he came out in support of the revote in Florida. I am convinced. I can’t remember at this time which commentator made that very comment but that is unfortunate. To stop this process. I think the thing to do is to caucus in Florida if anything. I also think that Hillary needs to think clearly and rationally about not making this a to the death campaign.

It’s a smart strategy, but under-handed. Something we’ve come to expect from the Republicans. Keep power at all costs, even if it means dragging the country down with them. If McCain wins, they can keep laughing all the way to the unemployment line.

If Hillary cared about this country more than her own ambitions, she would drop out now and deny the Republicans their petty game.

wonderful.
when Republicans vote for Senator Clinton, it because they think it is easier to beat in November or they want to prolong the race making it easier for McCain.
And Republicans vote Senator Obama then it because he has the ability to appeal across party lines
When will the aggresive media bias against Senator Clinton stop.
Media doesn’t seem to understand they are becoming irrelevant.
On the right, Sean, Bill O, Rush et al had no impact in stopping Senator McCain.
And the main stream media has had just as much luck in stopping Senator Clinton’s forward momentum

Well, Jack, I don’t know if it’s smart or not. But what I make of it is
republicans want “more of the same”. McCain is too old. Hillary has many years in Washington that’s where she got her training and took the test to be Commander in Chief. So she is only capable of “more of the same”. That’s all she knows. What we need is CHANGE AND AN ENTIRELY NEW APPROACH to running this great nation. Not more of “self will run riot “. Hillary Keeps telling us that Barack Obama has not passed the test to be Commander and Chief. All I can say to that is ” Thank God”! That test is based on “the old” and “out dated” curriculum. Barack Obama will write the New and Changed version.

Stephanie
Florida

If the republicans succeed in making Hillary the nominee and she wins the general election, then the joke will be on them.

I belive that Hillary is doing more to hurt the party then John McCain is willing to do. At times in this campaign she seems like a bi-polar pitbull willing to do what ever and then come soft later. She is willing to stop at nothing in order to get what she wants and i belive its dirty politics on her end and of the repiblicans to cross party lines to hinder the Dem’s Primaries. By the way love your comments Mr. Cafferty

Personally, I don’t care what the republicans think is going to happen. They are trying to second guess the election and think that their candidate will beat either Hillary or Obama. This is going to backfire. The democratic party is larger than the republican party, and I predict that they will come out in droves because the majority of the country just don’t want another four years of Bush policies.

Once the nomination is sealed, both democratic candidates will do everything they can to unite the party.

As for me, I do have a preference, but I will vote for whoever gets the nomination.

I think the republicans are very smart. By voting for HRC and promoting her, they have extended the democrat’s primary season. This has allowed Sen Clinton to believe that she actually has a shot, so she has turned up the volume of criticism on Sen. Obama, thereby calling his character and qualifications into question, potentially weakening his bid.

The ultimate outcome, they hope, is that Sen Clinton will damage Obama so much that the electorate believes her rhetoric, votes for her too, and that she will be the candidate, and easier for McCain to beat.

Of course, Sen Clinton, in her wisdom, has fallen for the strategy, and is doing the republican’s work for them.

Whether it’s a smart strategy or not, it IS an abuse of the right to vote. I find it shameful that the group that tends be more eager to send the troops to fight and die for the rights of others, behaves so flippantly with theirs.

i believe that Republicans have the right to vote for whomever they seem fit. some people call obama a uniter. i would call him a racist. maybe that is what the republican people see…

Obama lost popular votes in Texas by a margin of 100,000+ votes. Had the republicans not voted for Hillary, he would have won. Almost 24% of votes in Mississippi came for Hillary from GOP supporters, that means “one in every four” votes.

It is indeed smart for republicans to use Hillary’s negative campaign to spoil our golden year. When both our candidates are outstanding, what is smarter than using Hillary’s talents to ruin our chances, our both candidates, and to avoid bringing back some soundness back into our politics?!!

Jack, the strategy speaks volumes about the republican party and their evil ingenuity when it comes to twisting the will of the people. In terms of it’s deviousness it is masterfully crafted, but whatever happened to decency and people minding their business.

First of all, if they’re voting for her it’s only because they’re voting against Obama and Hillary will be a more formidable candidate against McCain. That’s what they’re worried about if anything, at least if they didn’t get McCain, they would have Hillary, not Obama.

Eddie In Florida-

I think you Floridians need to start taking responsibiity for the people you put in office of your state. The rest of the country has been fighting for Florida voter rights for years. You should guys just try to run an honest election for once and then maybe people would care what you think. Untill then it is quite the opposite.

Jack,
Every thoughtful person, even you, knows that in this difficult time Clinton is a very good answer. Like it or not , the outcome is almost known, and that is hopeful by itself!
We are not in a position to experiment now!
May be after 4 years!

Lets see, when Obama says that he is getting republicans and independents voters the media says they like him. When Hillary gets republicans and independents voters the media says they are stupid, insane and there must be some sinster motive. They are voting for Hillary because she is best person to lead America. And she has never lost to a republican. What a dim wit like Rush has to say means less than nothing to these voters. He is entertainment pure and simple. No DEM or REP can win the WH or the nomination with purely their base. I thought reaching out was a good thing for America?

And Jack why are you so much in love with Anti-American Obama?

Republican’s smart? They have John McCain as a candidate because they couldn’t get anyone credible to run. None of the “good” ones would run in a year where they would inevitable lose. Obama, Clinton…doesn’t matter. Democrats ‘08.

Yes it’s good for the Republicans , I am from Canada, even Canadian Conservative government making bad remarks about Obama, therefore Clinton can win the Democratic contest. Longer these two fight each other more nasty stuff about both campaign will come out. Remember folks, she was third in Iowa.

This thought should send down chills down every repub spinless spines…Democrats in Nov. will add to their House seats and will increase their Senate seats…now if they lose the WH…it will be a complete reversal of where we were in 2004… Now if McCain should win, he faces a Dem Congress and will have to compromise to pass legislation, which will piss off right wing nut cases to no end….if anything, the economy will get worse and McCain will be a one termer…which will lay the ground work for another Obama presidential run.

Surely a vote for Hillary is a vote for McCain so why no. The uncommitted super delegates should step in before it is too late. Hillary’s greed for power is destroying the Democratic Party.

I also would like to say, when Obama gets republican support it’s because he’s crossing party lines for unity and when Clinton gets republican support it’s because they would rather have her as the candidate to lose to McCain. This is ridiculous! Once again I’m sure you’ll be reading more pro obama than pro Clinton. Are you a republican? Maybe you should start supporting Hillary!

It is about time for the mainstream media to start reporting on this story. Of course, it’s smart strategy. We talked about it after the Texas and Ohio primaries. The Republicans are voting for Hillary Clinton because they feel they can beat her in the general election. If you want to believe the polls, the polls show that Obama has a stronger chance of beating McCain than Clinton does in November. I think Clijnton is starting to believe that the Republicans really want her in the Oval Office. She’s even beginning to sound like one. Have you heard her stump speeches lately or seen that 3am scare tactic commercial?

Valley City, North Dakota
I don’t know how Republicans can ever hope to take the “moral high road” with tactics like these. Talk about subverting the system. What always amazes me is what an organized block they are…kind of like the Nazis were.

You are obsessed with Sen Clinton. Why do not you talk about racist precher who hates America and Sen Obama was there for 20 years and he says he doesnot know anything. Give me break.

As an Obama supporter, I promise I’m not one of his crazy over-the-top people,

But in this instance I am angry. It is unacceptable for Republicans to me meddling in my party’s politics. This is corrupt, it’s desperate, it’s SLEAZY, dishonest. I would feel the same way if it were the other way around.

And, by the way, Cafferty didn’t mention that Rush Limbaugh urged his listeners to vote for Clinton just days before the Texas/Ohio primaries.

I am very upset about this.

INTEGRITY ‘08

Hillary is absolutely the weaker candidate and the Republicans have the correct strategy. Now that McCain has locked up the nomination they will continue to vote for Hillary in open primaries to destabilize and divide the Democratic Party. She has disclosed sparse documentation from her “35 years of experience” and when asked about it her campaign states she has been unfairly attacked by Obama. Who knows what will come out when she releases the documentation from the Presidential Library and her most recent tax return? And enough about the Reverend Wright. People say it isn’t plausible for Obama to not have heard these sermons. But if you watch the 30 second loops closely, there seems to be choir members with befuddled facial expressions as if these sermons were not expected. If a choir member (who I am assuming attends services relatively regularly) is surprised at the content then it is no surprise that Barack could have been caught off guard as well.

“She should have withdrawn from the race by now”

u got to be kidding, after the latest about Wright, we are glad that she stayed. BO candidacy is going to implode when more facts will come out

Jack, You need to stop being so biased against Hillary Clinton. Obama won the Republican vote 2 to 1 in every single state before Mississippi, but no one thought of that as a huge scandal. The fact is, Republicans have hurt Hillary in almost every state. Look at what the margin of victory would have been without all those Republicans voting for Obama.

Let them (Repubs) go ahead. Being up to no good in a presidential election might just come to hurt them. I’ll like to remind them to be careful of what they wish for, because they might just get it and then be sorry later.

Sam

It would be a smart strategy for EVERYONE to vote for Hillary in the primaries. I used to think otherwise but Obama and his supporters have now turned this into a racially divided campaign. It makes me sick.

Rich in BC

Jack,

My friend, these Republicans are really bent in winning back the White House by all means necessary. Its a smart strategy on their part because this ploy will keep the Democratic Party divided and a house divided amongst itself will not stand. The Republicans now have a nominee - Sen. John McCain, so if they can keep the Democrats divided by voting for Clinton in the on going democratic primaries, they will do so.

The Democratic Party would really have turned dumb if they fall into this strategic ploy hatched out in the republican minds. If the Democratic Superdelegates nominate Clinton over Obama, the Republicans who voted for her during the primaries will abandon her in the election desert and vote for their candidate, Sen John McCain. I strongly advise the Democratic Party to nominate, Sen. Barack Obama, who is clear front runner and the popular vote of the democratic party. He stands for Change and I believe that he will totally deliver. A word is enough for the wise.

What’s interesting Jack is the fact that Ohio has a law, if they are switching to just vote for Clinton in the primary then they are violating that law. Somebody should have told Rush,obviously he did’nt do his homework.

I just hope the superdelegates take this into consideration when deciding who has the better chance of winning come november.

it should not be allowed,period.if your a registered republican,you should not be able to vote in democratic primaries or caucuses,unless you register as a democrat or independent.allowing republicans to influence another party’s nomination process is dumb.if they want to cross party lines,fine!but, register for that party you choose,or vote however you want during the general election.but to allow another party to influence your choice for a nominee of your own party,is a stupid way to set up the rules.i fear for all the new young and disenfranchised voters,who have come out of their caves,because they’ve been inspired by a new type of politician,who is trying to bring change through unity.for rush limbaugh,and others to use their stupid ,devisive positions,to influence the democrats’ nomination process makes me wonder if bill has been talking with rush,as another part of the “clinton machine” tactics ,that will ensure we stay at the same old non-productive,failing federal government,that we’ve had, since i was born in 1964.

Yes, Hillary and McCain both represent the middle of the road. It will be nice to have two moderate candidates for once, one of whom will become president. Both have reached across the aisle and will do so to get things done.

Obama talks nice so there is nothing to disagree with. People are projecting onto him what they want since he has no history of taking a position. Unlike Hillary, he hasn’t even taken a position on what they should do in Michigan or Florida! Wait a minute, didn’t Obama take a position on the war once upon a time?

Scott
Long Valley, NJ

Jack, please let me imbue your listenrs, some political professors in Universities have uncovered in statistical measurements of, Republicans voting for Senator Clinton. Perhaps the strategy is to create a empirical element of false confidence for some Democrats. If Sen. Clinton is nominated by the party. This process will therefore assure a very close race in the major election for Prisident in November. If one was to look at the data, perhaps for the last 3 presidentual elections, maybe one can see their is very little change in voting habits by Republicans who vote on a regular basis for president of the United States. Democrates young and elderly will have to vote in mass to defeat the Republican ticket.

It makes some sense from a strategic perspective. It could be that Rush Limbaugh’s call to action before the March 4th contests may have indeed resonated. However, it will make little difference in the end. Ultimately, the democrats will simply outnumber the republicans in the general election, just as we have seen in virtually every primary and caucus thus far. Factor in a deeply troubled economy, and barring a major national security crisis between now and November, you’ve got a Democrat as this year’s winner.

Brooklyn, NY

THE REPUBLICANS MAY GET MORE THAN THEY ARE BARGAINING FOR.

Smart Yes,

It happened to them with Mccain. They are only trying to get us back by being stuck with Hillary. Then American can be stuck with two people that are fighters. Jack it is time to just liquify your assets build a bunker and pray for better days. Because no one wants a fair Fight, the american way, or a Demorcary.

Why not Jack, they voted for Obama to keep Hillary from winning. How many of those votes Obama got in Iowa were Republican????

Do you think that some could be voting for Hillary because they know she would be a better President than Obama or McCain.

Jack,

Of course it’s smart for Republicans to do everything possible to push forward the opposition candidate that they think will be easiest to defeat. I just hope that the Democratic Superdelegates will keep in mind the there will be hundreds of thousands of disingenuous votes in the Clinton tally.

I guess the biggest disappointment is that some people actually do what Rush an Laura tell them to do. That’s really a sad commentary on our society.

I’m pretty much a Republican and think that the practice is offensive. It is wholly undemocratic. This stinks like vote-buying and ballot-box stuffing. It is at its core un-American.

Hillary will unite the nation. We desperately need her leadership. Obama has no experience and can’t be trust. His anti-American and race baiting is a horrible prospect for our great nation. Obama needs to take himself and his friends and leave the DEM race.

Jack,

Why do you have to paint things like its some type of strategic plan of republicans to vote for Hillary, what you and the MSM are implying is the she is a weak candidate. You are out of your mind, all of you. Maybe WE (I am a republican) are voting for her because she is a moderate democrat compared to Obama. She is a smart, experienced women that understands what is happening and has the cojones to bring change without taking us to the extreme far left as Obama would. I am sick and tired of the media bias at this point, its getting out of hand.

Mary
Easton, PA

The republicans are only voting for Hiliary because they do not want Obama to win the nomination and their votes were not needed in their contest as they had already had a winner. They will not vote for her in the General election, the Republicans are trying do is to run the Democratic race.