All eyes on the Sunshine State: Update: CNN, Fox call it for McCain; McCain to Associated Press: “It shows one thing. I’m the conservative leader who can unite the party”
Update 9:49pm Eastern. McCain’s speaking and rejoicing about his win in an all-Republican primary. McCain thanks Charlie Crist, who looks orange. McCain thanks “my dear friend, Mel Martinez.” Crist is doing a lot of double-pointing and mugging to the crowd. McCain “offers my best wishes to Gov. Romney and his supporters…the margin sure isn’t big enough for me to brag enough and for you to despair…McCain thanks Huckabee for his ‘good humor and grace’…and thanks his ‘dear friend Rudy Giuliani’…” McCain is wrapping up his teleprompter stump speech, making obligatory references to Reagan and conservative principles and judges, and promising he’ll win in November.
I said Romney has an uphill battle. It’s Mount Everest-ian.
Update 9:42pm Eastern. Reader Zoso e-mails his reaction to the Florida primary results: “Conservatism is dead.”
Update 9:34pm Eastern. Romney’s speaking. He phoned McCain to congratulate him. “What kind of nation will we leave our children and our grandchildren?…Washington has failed us…We’ve asked them to fix immigration. They haven’t. We asked them to maintain high ethical standards. They haven’t. We asked them to balance our budget, fix Social Security. They haven’t. Washington is fundamentally broken. We’re not going to change Washington by sending the same people back just to sit in different chairs.” He’s pumping up the crowd.
It’s going to be an uphill climb for Romney.
Update 9:22pm Eastern. Rudy’s speaking and channeling McCain’s talking points: “Elections are about fighting for a cause larger than ourselves…we ran a campaign that was uplifting…Americans deserve a return to honor and substance…We are the party of freedom. And we’re a big party. And we’re getting bigger. I’m even in this party! This is a big party.” He’s giving a cheerful stump speech. But he is past tense.
Update 9:14pm Eastern. CNN calls it for McCain with 54 percent of precincts reporting. Fox calls it for McCain.
And now McCain calls himself the conservative who can unite the party. Do you agree?
“It shows one thing. I’m the conservative leader who can unite the party,” the Arizona senator said in a brief interview with The Associated Press.
Allah always finds a way to make me smile even in dark moments. He cracks: “SECOND LOOK AT STAYING HOME!”
Update 9:00pm Eastern. Say hello to McRudy. “Conversations” are underway between the McCain and Giuliani camps for an endorsement sometime tomorrow in California.
Update 8:57pm Eastern. Mike Huckabee’s addressing supporters in Missouri. He had a dismal showing in Florida. I’ll say this: All of those fear-mongers who decried the co-opting of the party by the evangelical Right should be preparing a bit of baked crow right about now. Huckabee will settle for some broiled chicken–no skin.
Also: Ron Paul = 3 percent.
Meanwhile, a number of readers are asking me why the official Florida vote tally is slower and lower than the vote tallies being carried on the cable nets. I don’t know the answer. If you do, let me know.
(A reader e-mails: “Simple…one is being run by government workers.” Heh.)
Update 8:40pm Eastern. Conservatives are still not supporting McCain. So sayeth exit polls: “John McCain has long had trouble courting the most conservative members of his party, and exit polls of Florida Republican primary voters show a sizeable number continue not to support him. According to the exit polls, 62 percent of primary voters identified themselves as conservative and 37 percent of them voted for Mitt Romney, compared to the 27 percent who went for McCain.”
Update 8:32pm Eastern. Wolf Blitzer seems tickled by the possibility of a recount. Lot of TV people appear to want to relive 2000. Tom Brokaw was warbling about it on MSNBC as well.
Update 8:22pm Eastern. McCain has an 18,000-vote lead. CNN reports that Romney’s running in a dead heat with McCain in Orange County, where he needs a big win. Collier County in southwest Florida has 92 percent votes counted and Romney’s winning big there. CNN exit poll data here. In the conservative panhandle, Romney’s running well in several counties. McCain’s counting on Miami-Dade. Only 7 percent reporting in there yet.
Update 8:15pm Eastern. The Naples Daily News has local exit poll results putting Romney ahead of McCain, 130-91.
With 29 percent of precincts reporting statewide, it’s McCain 34, Romney 33.
On the Dem side: Hillary takes Florida, as expected. She didn’t “win” anything, though.
Update 7:55pm Eastern. Reader Richard in Tampa e-mails: “We have a property tax ‘reform’ measure on the ballot, which no doubt accounts for the higher than usual voter turnout.” Polls in the Panhandle are still open.
Palm Beach Post commenters share their voting experiences. A sample:
By Barry Liner
January 29, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
Those of us who recently began voting in Florida were not aware of the rule that prohibits primary voting unless you declare a party affiliation 30 days prior to the election. As a result thousands of votes wills not be counted. At my polling place alone atleast 4 couples left without voting during a 5 minute period. Most were very upset. We all beleived that we could vote by declaring at the polls and then remain registered that way until we changed our affiliation after the general election. Our stupidity perhaps but a hugh loss of votes to someone.By Joy Lynn Wilson
January 29, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this
I was 11th in line at H.L. Johnson Elementary School in RPB. Doors opened a few minutes past 7:00am and as I was watching the staff “try” to program the voting cards it was apparent there was a problem. A simple problem…no one turning the machines on. Other than this everything went very smoothly.By E
January 29, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
I work at a public library. Early voting ended at my library Sunday. There is no further voting here. Numerous people came here yesterday wanting to vote. Today, Election Day, is half over and already numerous people have come in expecting to vote. What does this say about American Democracy (and mental acumen and, while we’re at it, Palm Beach County) when these people don’t even know when and where to vote?! PALM BEACH COUNTY IS FULL OF IDIOTS and sadly they want their retarded voices to be heard.
Update 7:14pm Eastern. Oy vey. Problems at the polls.
Update 7:10pm Eastern. Megyn Kelly on Fox reports that late-deciders are almost evenly split between McCain and Romney. The Crist endorsement mattered to 43 percent; 53 percent said it didn’t affect their votes.
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Polls close tonight in Florida at 7pm EST and at 8pm in the 10 westernmost Panhandle counties. The Miami Herald reports that “Anyone still in line when those deadlines arrive will be allowed to vote. Some winners likely will be declared soon after 8 p.m. EST, though a few key outcomes might not be known for hours.” Early exit poll results are trickling out, but take them with a grain of salt. Remember that some one million early and absentee votes were cast in the Florida primary. With that caveat, AP reports:
•Eight in 10 Republican primary voters were white and a little more than one in 10 were Hispanic — about half of whom were of Cuban heritage. There were few blacks on the GOP side. In the Democratic primary, two-thirds were white, about one in five were black and a little more than one in 10 were Hispanic.
• About one in seven voters in each party’s primary described themselves as independents.
• About three in 10 Republican voters called themselves moderates. Slightly more Democrats identified themselves as moderate.
Also: “Given four choices, nearly half of Florida Republican primary voters said the economy is the most important issue facing the country. Terrorism, Iraq and immigration each were picked by fewer than two in 10.” Hmm. Dan Riehl wonders about those results.
Jim Geraghty has leaked exit poll numbers showing McCain 34.3 percent, Romney 32.6 percent, Giuliani 15.3 percent, Huckabee 12 percent.
Allah notes Fox results: “McCain wins among seniors and veterans — but only by a point(!) — and crushes Giuliani among Hispanics, 50-26. Romney wins on immigration, 45-26, but on the key issue, the economy, McCain wins by four.”
Cuban-American conservative voter George Moneo at Babalu Blog casts his ballot for Mitt Romney and has a message for Democrats:
The day has arrived where Republicans in Florida get to select their nominee for the office of President of the United States. This election season seems to have started years ago, or so it seems since it’s been non-stop politics since the mid-terms elections of 2006. I have been very wary of who would run. I wrote then that I was not happy with the direction of the Republican Party, away from its core principles of conservatism, and I’m still not. But, we have made our bed and we are sleeping in it, tossing and turning uncomfortably.
I don’t have a candidate that excites me and gives me hope for our party. I am involved because I fear that the alternative is so much worse than I can imagine, that not getting involved would be suicidal. I am sorry Fred dropped out of the race, and I am sorry that Rudy has faded. Despite my misgivings about Rudy’s liberal positions, I like him. And I “liked” Fred, too. And “like” is an important factor, that warm and fuzzy that a candidate gives you in addition to the positions you have in common. I don’t think I “like” any of the remaining candidates.
With that thought in mind I will go to polls in about ninety minutes and cast my vote for Mitt Romney. Of the remaining candidates he seems to be the one that echoes my core conservative principles the best. He’s not an ideal conservative by a long stretch, and he’s far from being an ideal candidate for me, but he’s the one that I feel will do the best job considering the alternative(s). His curriculum vitae, businessman (read: capitalist) and governor, at least tells me that he can manage large, complex organizations. The others don’t have this “real world in the trenches” experience, they are professional politicians. I am tempted to write in a vote for someone I would truly want to lead this country, but I swore to myself that I would never waste a vote again.
So there you have it. I am not happy about it but we make the best of what we have. If you are in Florida go out and vote. If you’re a Democrat, well I’m sorry to say your party doesn’t give a s**t about you since the Dem delegates in Florida don’t count. But vote anyway. It’s your civic duty and the least we can do in this great country we live in.
Worried about the intra-party spats among Republicans? Ralph Reed isn’t:
The conservative political activist, best known as the first executive director of the Christian Coalition, showed up at the Tampa event for Romney. (Although he hasn’t endorsed anyone officially.)
“Don’t over-interpret the healthy intra-family, back-and-forth in a party,” said Reed. “I’m a big believer that competitive, hard fought primaries as long as you can get back together again afterward are healthy they’re good for the party. What’s wrong with having a nice vigorous, competitive primary? It’s good.”
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Hey soaps from florida lets string him up!
Interesting how nothing happened with that case.
But no, that’s the buzz on Hot Air.
Kiss off the Republican party. Guess I don’t have to bother voting in Nov. We’ll see how the next few weeks goes, but John McCain can suck a lemon.
I have said this before but I like repeating my self. I Will Not Vote For McCain. If he is the nominee I will vote down ticket but will not vote for Pres.
As I said earlier, I’ll be voting against McCain in the PA primary and the general election, if necessary.
Amnesty wins!Kondrake on FOX NEWS says real loser Rush Limbaugh!Flordia voters pick old man McCain as best on economy??It will be interseting to see in this change election McCain 70+ yrs old 28yrs a Senator saying he’s going to change things in Washington especially if he’s standing on the stage next to Obama.Media gets their guy however come the general election they’ll destroy McCain.McCain the Bob Dole of the 2008 election.Good luck with that!
Maybe he and the Dem nominee can debate who’s got the toughest amnesty.What a disappointing evening now I have to leave my ballot for president balnk.McCain still losing among conservatives.
I can’t believe all these stupid people voting for McCan’t. Thanks FL…
Idiots.
The Dems will clobber McCain
Those words are like sticking forks in my eyes…
Hold the fort folks its not over by a long shot.
Guess that would qualify him as the 2008 Edsel …
One good thing, gun grabbing baby killer Rudy is out!
McCain will lose in Nov. A large percent of the base will stay home or not vote. McCain will lose and then blame republican for not falling in line.
He may have something there.
You wanna see some BS? Take a look at past primaries now that Hunter and Thompson are out. What are the odds you think that Iowa Thompson voters are happy about his 3 awarded delegates being handed over to McCain uncontested?
No, I think he will divide it.
One of the exit polls said that 59% of “seniors” voted for McCain … talk about a bunch of out of touch people who happen to be retirees …
Its all over. They are forcing mccennedy down our throats and no one will come out and vote for him in November…..
……..Hillary will becom the czar she always wanted to be.
I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR SHAM THE MAN MCCAN’T
Four to eight years of a Democrat President and Congress won’t be that bad, will it?
I mean, we’ll have socialized medicine, a shoestring military armed with water guns (run by the Dept. of Peace, of course), 6/9 liberals on the SCOTUS, and a taxation rate asymptotically approaching 100%.
Folks, what’s not to love?
W.T.F. is with Republicans in Florida?
Idiots.
I’ve had it with the media and I’m not watching a McCain victory speech. The UNIT with all the cute guys is on CBS right now, and Law & Order comes on at 9 on NBC.
I might have to move to France, I really like Sarkozy.
People! It is time to rally. Out with Mcammensty and Juan Hernandez. We must e-mail, call, scream, and yell: NO MCCAIN, NO AMNESTY. Next Tuesday is a very important date in history, the history of the conservative movement. We can not fail. People, it is time to pull out all of the stops. Don’t let the MSM dictate our future. We must let our voices be heard be it through editorials, blogs, public address, bumper stickers, yelling out of car windows, yard signs, Good Year blimps, Cessna’s pulling signs throught the air, etc……Mitt Romney or BUST!
This just in…
Sexist women vote for Clinton,
Racist blacks vote for Obama,
Ageist seniors vote for McCain…
Story at 11
On November 4, 2008 I am going to be Elk Hunting. Since there is nothing else I need to do that day.
If Obama wins the nomination, the debates will look like a replay of JFK/Nixon.
We are in deep trouble if McCain is the POTUS(R) nominee.
He’s a Jackass in an Elephant suit. God help us if he’s the best the Republicans can muster to defend the Constitution.
Game-over if he is…
This is it. I will help McCain get clobbered in the general. I would rather vote for Hillary than see this scum bag win. He is destroying this party and I will no longer have anything to do with it. I will purposefully for for the dem because I want 4 years of Jimmy Carter than 8 to 16 of all libs (McCain-dem-dem).
i could puke right now…..
4 more years of clintons….blah…..
let the bloodletting begin.
i know i am in the majority when i say that i would rather lose the election than abandon true conservative principles.
I just can’t see McPlain as president. Hopefully this will wake up some republicans to vote.
I am putting my Mitt sticker on. But if McCain is the nominee, say hellow Bubba and Hill.
what the hell is romney talking about?
countries like asia?
MSM 1 America 0
“Countries like Asia and India”
-Mitt Romney
LOL
Bush, Frist, and Hastert’s incompetence damaged the Republican party. McCain will kill it off. There seems to less and less difference between a Republican and a Democrat. Ronald Reagan must be turning over in hos grave.
I venture to say not one ‘conservative’ voted for McShame not one.
Sad day for a conservative, not to be confused with a republican…where’s my bottle…correction, where’s my bottles.
As others have stated I will not vote for Juan McShame.
ROTFL
“Get the politicians out, and put the citizens in”
Aren’t you a politician Mitt?
I think I’m going to be sick(er).
Good concession speech by Mitt, very good.
He may be my last hope, but damn if I don’t still have hope because of him.
has he really worked in the real economy?
I’m so there already.
SECOND LOOK AT MOVING TO AN UNCHARTED ISLAND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC!
If McCain is the Republican nominee it’s going to be a landslide loss in November. Based on many polls I’ve been following at a number conservative websites I’ll estimate that 15 to 20% of Reagan conservatives will never vote for McCain and I’m one of them. Personally I now view a loss this November as a chance to for conservatives to regroup and return back to those Reagan principles. A McCain Whitehouse will only delay this process.
I can’t watch CNN and I can no longer watch Fox. Is it me, or has Fox drifted more and more to the left? A bunch of beltway bafoons trying to change the elephant into a Rhino.
Guess it is going to be a completely-futile, yet honest write-in for me. Now, who do I want to waste that vote on, because I cannot abide either McCain or whichever ‘Rat comes out of their primary.
My theory why McCain won. The same reason why there is a Flat earth Society. People despite all the sign and proof McCain can’t be trusted there are those that refuse to believe it.
Just listened to Romney’s concession speach.I’m headed to the tavern.
The clock is running out for Mitt. We’ll see what Super Tuesday brings…
McCain will be on in a few, time to hit the rack before he opens his miserable mouth. Good night all. Thanks Michelle.
It wouldn’t surprise me if McCan’t got into office somehow and switched parties.
He doesn’t deserve to have an (R) after his name.
Ugh…
I switched to the Weather channel.
My Friends – i will actually consider voting democrat just to vote against McCain.
I’m down here in Florida snow birding. I need to find a bumper sticker : “Floridians Are Stupid”
I will never no way no how vote for the open borders traitor McInsane.
I’m not swallowing RINO arsenic over ‘Rat cyanide ever again, just because it’ll supposedly kill me more slowly.
He’s thanking Rudy…suck up.
I can’t even stand looking at him. I don’t know what’s worse…him , or listening to Shrillary’s voice!
I’m going to go insane myself!
NBC confirms Rudy will endorse McCain tomorrow in California.
blue,
you did not like Mitt’s speech?
Told me a lot about him and what he wants for America…I still have hope and won’t quit.
Oh, while I’m at it…I’ve taken offense by you folks putting down the old timers, how about all the service people that voted for McShame. I’m 62, on disability and every bit as conservative as anyone on this site…so don’t generalize, we’re not all out of the same cookie cutter.
My Friends – it will be better to fight the democrats for 4 years than to give this McCain phoney any victory in November.
“It shows one thing. I’m the conservative leader who can unite the party,”
WHAT!? Excuse me?? How? What magical hat did he pull that piece of crap from? And how many more morons will gift him their vote based on stupid unfounded little sound bytes like that.
Fred, why hast thou forsaken thy people?
heh.
Does Romney have a chance now? I pray to God. If not, I will be very depressed. Oh well, get ready for the 70s again. I never lived thru them, so I guess I will get a chance now. Let’s hope that once the baby boomers are gone, the next generation will go back to conservatism, since conservatives do have more kids. I pray the libs like McCain do not ruin our country by then.
What’s all the moping about?
John McCain is the real conservative in this race!
If it is McCain vs. Hillary I suspect I will need to prepare by buying some extra remotes for the TV … I am sure I will wear out the “MUTE” button by November to prevent having to listen to either of them …
HEY MCCAIN – KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL – STAY HOOME!
That frosty-headed, doughy-faced, insincere, stiff-reading, Rudy befriended, dentu-grip using, name-dropping, left-leaning, free speech banning, amnesty providing, free spending, economy crushing, soul-less, principle-less, pile of pretentious posturing, dressed up as a conservative, pretending to be a Republican, piece of pathetic, unelectable mound of monkey dung.
With apologies to the monkeys.
Go Mitt…
If that is true, you can’t blame anyone but your fellow GOP voters.
All the people that were favorites for the people in this blog, have they not all dropped out? Tancredo, Thompson and Hunter?
So what are you going to do Ms. Malkin (and others) if Sen. McCain does get the nomination???
ok Mookie, that’s where you get all your info…should have known.
We can believe anything that comes out of there.
sar off
Drudge has it too. Is that better for your discerning tastes?
Well if Drudge had it, it has to be from the horses…
Our point exactly since the majority of us backing that group of candidates have not yet gotten to cast our votes and the idiotic way they do these primaries has let a few decide who is and is not supposedly “viable” …
Don’t know where you are located but put yourself in our position … how would you feel if you felt strongly about a candidate but didn’t get the chance to vote for that individual …???
We will NOT listen to any smarmy victory speech from FL either – we do not like that man, never have, never will.
Meanwhile we look fwd to grandson’s return from 2nd Iraq tour next week. Semper Fi!
I’ve written the local newspaper about the patently unfair way this primary election process is. It’s only January 29th! (I think I’m going to be sick…..)
Viva la Reconquista! Viva McCain!
-barf-
I just can’t get over that “I’m the guy who can unite the party” BS ..with results practically split within a few percentage points time and time again, the Republican voters couldn’t be more divided. United? What drugs is this guy on?? What an IDIOT.
Bad news – Florida can’t spell Shamnesty.
Good news – now with a simple 2 man national contest, can we dare hope that the rest of the country can learn to spell Shamnesty?
One can dream. But only if Mitt explains it in excrutiating detail.
Great news about you’re grandson Gramma….
McCain’s not a conservative..Floridiots.
Semper Fi USMCgramma …
Blitzer just asked the Bellower if she would take the DNC to court in order to have the MI and FL delegates seated.
She said, “Now, Wolf, that’s premature. We don’t even know who the nominee will be…”
Meaning of course, that MI and FL delegates can fluff off if she wins outright, but she’ll be in court the moment that BO starts running away with the nomination.
Expect court action to “empower the good people of Florida” in about two weeks.
What people seem to forget is that the reason that Rudy thought he could win there was the high number of NY retirees that moved there … now last I checked NY was not very conservative regardless of which party one says they are affiliated with … so naturally they would go for a lib RINO …
Long time visitor of this site. Mccain win in FL makes me believe that you guys are extremely small right wing minority who don’t matter much.
Sorry guys.
McCain calling himself a conservative leader is like Hillary calling herself a centerfold model.
After you give him your personal welcome home, USMCgramma, give your grandson another hug from all of us.
Despite the ominous predictions of the MSM (including FOX)and their annointment of a frontrunner, keep in mind that Florida only has 57 votes and that over 1100 are needed to secure the Republican nomination. Still a long way to go.
With that said, it is indeed disconcerting to hear that Rudy has brokered himself a deal with McCain and will be throwing his support that way. It will help McCain in the states that have already held primaries, but how much Rudy’s support will mean is an open question. At first blush, I think that that the biggest impact it will have will be in hurting Rudy’s popularity. “America’s Mayor” supporting open borders. More like “Central America’s Mayor”. Also, it paints Rudy as someone who may be just as unhinged as McCain. And let’s not forget that Rudy does not have a closet full of skeletons – he has a damn warehouse full of them.
I have alot of respect for POW John Mccain. I think people have spoken. lets have some respect for the guy
It aint over till the fat lady sings and she hasnt even sprayed her throat yet.
Amen, aj.
Am just finding out as I am in Wyoming skiing. Sad day.
It is up to the rest of the REAL Republicans in the USA to stop McCain if they can unite.
McCain’s double-fisted thumbs-up reminds me of Nixon somehow.
I want a recount!
Count me among those who will never ~NEVER~ vote for the snake, McInsane. No way, no how. Not if squadrons of pigs fly overhead and hell drops to zero degrees Kelvin. In fact, I will vote for Hillary or Obama to jam my thumb into this double-dealing RINO’s eye.
I will not vote for John McCain. If that means I stay home next November, I’ll stay home.
He’s not any kind of conservative, and he’s not an honorable man – he’s an open-borders liberal.
I’m not holding my nose to vote for anybody.
Ugh. Medved is going to be INSUFFERABLE tomorrow. The moment a caller accurate calls out McCain’s extreme liberalism, he immediately yelps that he isn’t a liberal and has an 82% ACU rating. He had Trent Lott on today (ACU score: 91%) to parrot his blather about McCain and how shamnesty wasn’t amnesty and blah-blah-woof-woof. Ugh again.
I rip this off from red state update
Romneys speech, imho, was miles ahead of McCains. He has the fire in the belly so many were looking for in Fred. I think McCain has narcolepsy.
Michelle, I support McCain and will vote for him on Super Tuesday.
I would rather see McCain beat Hillary than Romney lose to her.
It won’y be JUST 4/8 Years of Dems; It’ll be Socialism Forever
People, I’m a Fred guy just as disillusioned as you are, but I do know one thing; sure as the sun shines as the son of an junior high principal who ran for assemblywoman in Queens, that if the Dems get in they’ll put in place huge social programs that will NEVER go away, whether a Repub gets in afterwards or not! Don’t think short term! The damage will last for generations and everyone will take these entitlements like a right from God. (can you spell the boiled frog analogy?) Or just how much do you love your paycheck and culture? At least we’ve SOME chance of reining McCain in; we have NO chance with Hill/Obama. If it does get down to McCain as nom, PLEASE PLEASE don’t stay home! This Nov won’t be just about him — it’ll be about the philosophical course of this country forever!
James Greenidge
Queens NY
I have tremendous respect for McCain’s service to this country.
His service doesn’t overcome his egregious political record. He lost me with McCain-Feingold. With that one act, he said that we aren’t allowed to influence voters according to our means and ability. He reinforced two-party and incumbent politics with this law. Just a bad day for political freedom.
That’s how we have limited choices and declared front-runners before Groundhog Day.
And as we know from so many previous elections, both presidential and for lesser offices, the people make poor choices. Gotta love democracy.
when is CPAC?
Next week.
Not exactly … only 7 states out of 50 and less than 10% of the national population have had an opportunity to vote … that means that most of us didn’t get a chance to make any choice … good or bad