Blue Mass Group

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1. People always voting for candidates who have dropped out, even here in MA

   That’s what is dangerous about encouraging more people to vote. Do you want to increase the number of totally clueless people filling in a circle? What if they’re just making a pattern like unprepared students do on #2 pencil answer sheets?

   There’s always the chance that if you increase the overall number of people voting that you’ll scoop a percentage of people who know something, but it seems unlikely that their overall percentage would be higher.

   So more voters, more clueless votes.

   I wonder if the fact that this is FL makes a difference. Not to be an elitist but it’s no MA. Also note that this is the Republican primary, and R’s generally consdiered to be more aware voters. Not sure what that says about FL as well.

   merrimackguy   @   Wed 1 Feb 3:38 PM
   

   • Plenty of those could be protest voters

     If you consider the remaining candidates to be worthless dolts, I could definitely see voting for someone who dropped out. You’re also always going to get a certain percentage that mismark their ballot, especially in a high elderly state like Florida.

     marcus-graly   @   Wed 1 Feb 3:56 PM
     

   • Republicans

     and R’s generally consdiered to be more aware voters

     “More aware” of what, exactly?

     hoyapaul   @   Wed 1 Feb 6:16 PM
     

   • Or

     For Perry, it could be the people who mailed in absentee and early ballots before he dropped out. The others don’t make sense.

     sabutai   @   Wed 1 Feb 7:37 PM
     

2. Romney and friends outspent

   Gingrich by what? 200%? I can’t knock Romney for playing the game as it is in 2012. But had Gingrich had the dough, the turnout might have been closer between them.

   Probably the biggest news is that Florida’s turnout was down from the last presidential primary:
   

   In the first three early-voting states, Republican turnout was up from 2008 — just slightly in Iowa and New Hampshire, but significantly in South Carolina, where it jumped by 35 percent.

   The pattern did not hold in Florida on Tuesday. With nearly all of the votes counted, Republican turnout is about 1.7 million. By comparison, just under 2 million Republicans voted in Republican primary there in 2008.

   Obama’s approval and disapproval ratings, with some trending up, are about even. Good news is Republican enthusiasm seems to be down.

   mark-bail   @   Wed 1 Feb 6:45 PM
   

3. Nice job by Willard ...

   It’s his nomination, as he is running against no field whatsoever. But the pure entertainment value of Mitt losing a primary is priceless. I was hoping that Newt would carry his momentum long enough for the Florida primary, but it wasn’t the case. What is interesting in the results is the Florida map, guess where Mitt lost to Newt?

   Via TPM

   (Newt in Blue and Mitt in Green):
   

   Mitt didn’t do so well in the areas bordering what considered the deep southern states. Come on Newt, Georgia and Alabama are waiting for you!!! I need a laugh.

   johnk   @   Wed 1 Feb 10:46 PM
   

4. Imagine

   Imagine if all the money being raised by millionaires to elect the republicans to office was actually used to create jobs.

   gtown   @   Thu 2 Feb 9:54 AM
   

   • Or if the estimated $1,000,000,000 Obama is going to raise could be used for jobs.

     Endless possibilities!

     johnd   @   Thu 2 Feb 11:56 AM
     

     • It is

       Having a president who can name three occupations beyond “financier”, “chauffeur”, and “uhhh, gimme a minute” is a good way to get a jobs economy on track.

       sabutai   @   Thu 2 Feb 8:50 PM