do it? Let's take a look at the exit polls.
CALIFORNIA:
McCain had a strong showing in California among pro-choice voters, Catholics, old people, and voters who like the way Arnold Schwarzenegger is running the state. McCain took 70% of the vote among the 23% of Republicans who strongly approve the performance of our left leaning Governor. By contrast, McCain took only 17% of the vote from the 33% of us who disapprove of the Arnold's performance. Romney took 43% of these votes.
Four out of ten California Republicans want illegal aliens forcibly deported. McCain's central campaign issue in California was a promise to put a halt to illegal immigration and build a wall across the length of the border with Mexico. McCain's tough campaign promise on illegal immigration won him 29% of these voters. We'll see if John McCain is a man of his word. My guess. He won't.
42% of California Republicans have a negative opinion of President Bush. McCain crushed Romney among these voters 42% to 29%. But in a rare switch, McCain even managed to edge out Romney among voters with a positive opinion of the President, something that is not happening in many other parts of the country.
McCain took half of all voters in the Bay Area and the northern coast. McCain and Romney were dead even in Southern California.
McCain did extremely well among Asian voters, taking 63% of the Asian vote, which makes up 6% of the Republican total. One has to think that McCain's heavy reliance on his Vietnam experience had some effect here.
ARIZONA:
McCain managed to win his home state by crushing Romney among liberal voters 75% to Romney's mere 9%. Among very conservative voters Romney crushed McCain by a somewhat narrower 53% to 22%. Moderate voters also when overwhelmingly for McCain, 57% to 21%. If just conservative Republicans had voted, Romney would have defeated McCain in Arizona. In other words, McCain took that anti-Goldwater vote in Arizona, and Romney took the Goldwater vote. So much for the idea that McCain carries the mantle of Arizona's favorite Republican son. Sidenote: former Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr. hasn't campaigned for either McCain or Romney -- he's campaigned for Ron Paul.
CALIFORNIA:
McCain had a strong showing in California among pro-choice voters, Catholics, old people, and voters who like the way Arnold Schwarzenegger is running the state. McCain took 70% of the vote among the 23% of Republicans who strongly approve the performance of our left leaning Governor. By contrast, McCain took only 17% of the vote from the 33% of us who disapprove of the Arnold's performance. Romney took 43% of these votes.
Four out of ten California Republicans want illegal aliens forcibly deported. McCain's central campaign issue in California was a promise to put a halt to illegal immigration and build a wall across the length of the border with Mexico. McCain's tough campaign promise on illegal immigration won him 29% of these voters. We'll see if John McCain is a man of his word. My guess. He won't.
42% of California Republicans have a negative opinion of President Bush. McCain crushed Romney among these voters 42% to 29%. But in a rare switch, McCain even managed to edge out Romney among voters with a positive opinion of the President, something that is not happening in many other parts of the country.
McCain took half of all voters in the Bay Area and the northern coast. McCain and Romney were dead even in Southern California.
McCain did extremely well among Asian voters, taking 63% of the Asian vote, which makes up 6% of the Republican total. One has to think that McCain's heavy reliance on his Vietnam experience had some effect here.
ARIZONA:
McCain managed to win his home state by crushing Romney among liberal voters 75% to Romney's mere 9%. Among very conservative voters Romney crushed McCain by a somewhat narrower 53% to 22%. Moderate voters also when overwhelmingly for McCain, 57% to 21%. If just conservative Republicans had voted, Romney would have defeated McCain in Arizona. In other words, McCain took that anti-Goldwater vote in Arizona, and Romney took the Goldwater vote. So much for the idea that McCain carries the mantle of Arizona's favorite Republican son. Sidenote: former Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr. hasn't campaigned for either McCain or Romney -- he's campaigned for Ron Paul.
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