Comments on: Michigan Primary Turnout Low

By: Little Miss Attila

Little Miss Attila — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:58:15 +0000

Bad Michigan Voters....

No patriotism, up there in the Midwest.......

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:38:41 +0000

McCain is 72 years old. He will never be elected President and if nominated will usher in the Democratic candidate. A vote for McCain is a vote for Hillary.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:07:59 +0000

It ain't over until it is over. I can spin scenarios that a low turn out is good for McCain, Romney or Huckabee.

By: SavageView

SavageView — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:59:06 +0000

Hal,

Everything on this site is good news for McCain. Meanwhile, in the real world, low turnout is toxic for Saint McCain.

By: Jay Majeske

Jay Majeske — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:24:06 +0000

The fact that Democrats are staying home is good for Romney. McCain is far more liberal than Romney and has good support from independents. If the vote for the republican nominee in Michigan were up to register Republicans Romney would win by a huge margin.

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:14:48 +0000

It would also suggest that there aren't that many Republicans there.

I guess that's somehow good news for McCain and Republicans in general as well.

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:07:16 +0000

Primary day in Michigan (PM UPDATE - LOW TURNOUT REPORTED)...

Here is the polling data for MI, which has McCain and Romney neck and neck.
Will Romney win his “home state,” as many are saying he needs to in order to have a chance at the nomination? Perhaps McCain’s “surge” will cont...

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:00:52 +0000

The article doesn't really give any details about how the observed turn out this year (which sounds low) compares to the turnout of previous years.

From what I did read though, it seemed that there were more people voting on Democrat ballots than Republican, which does at least suggest that Kos's 'Democrats for Mitt' proposal is being largely ignored.