McCain Source: Low Across-The-Board Turnout In Michigan Could Hurt Us
A McCain source tells us that the campaign's people on the ground in Michigan are reporting that turnout is not just very low, as press reports have been saying, but very low across the board, among Republicans, independents, Dems, etc.
The source says the worry in the McCain camp is that since McCain needs independents in disproportionate numbers, the depressed across-the-board turnout could end up hurting him. On the other hand, turnout also appears to be low among base GOP voters. McCain advisers are hoping this will end up hurting Romney and offsetting the low turnout among indys.
All of which is to say, no one knows anything yet.
Comments (17)
grover_rover wrote on January 15, 2008 5:20 PM:The skies are gray and no birds sing when Obama isn't on the ballot :P
daCascadian wrote on January 15, 2008 5:52 PM:Boo Hoo
Sounds like both parties in Michigan are getting what they deserve for trying to game the system.
Boo Hoo Hoo
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." - H. L. Mencken
ondioline wrote on January 15, 2008 5:58 PM:Stay classy, grover_rover!
Addison wrote on January 15, 2008 6:02 PM:More bad news for the Republicans. Without the media buzz of having the Democratic candidates in town turnout is depressed. Republicans, when left to get excited all on their own, turn out in low, low numbers. Poor GOP, no one cares.
And yes, I know it's snowing, I don't buy that as an explanation because (I hear) it snows a lot in Michigan and I bet they're used to doing things in snow.
phil james wrote on January 15, 2008 6:03 PM:Depressed is absolutely the correct term here. As in MI voters would rather jump off a bridge than vote for any of these clowns. Or just stay home and watch TV.
Steve wrote on January 15, 2008 6:06 PM:"More bad news for the Republicans. Without the media buzz of having the Democratic candidates in town turnout is depressed. Republicans, when left to get excited all on their own, turn out in low, low numbers. Poor GOP, no one cares."
Perhaps they're depressed in part BECAUSE of the Democratic candidates?
RaymondA wrote on January 15, 2008 6:22 PM:I hate to be Obama-centric, but isn't it interesting that when he's in a state, turnout breaks all records, even among those who aren't his supporters. He's the only candidate generating real excitement this time around.
nogo war wrote on January 15, 2008 6:23 PM:McCain is branded with the scarlet I (Immigration)that is unacceptable to way too many Republican voters.
mcc wrote on January 15, 2008 6:30 PM:When do the Michigan polls close?
SLKRR wrote on January 15, 2008 6:36 PM:IIRC, polls close at 8 central.
Ann wrote on January 15, 2008 6:44 PM:Michigan is in Eastern Standard Time. Polls close at 8PM
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