16,000 Republicans in Cuyahoga crossed over and voted Democratic in primary
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Amanda Garrett
Cleveland Plain Dealer Reporter
A staggering 16,000-plus Republicans in Cuyahoga County switched parties when they voted in last week's primary.
That includes 931 in Rocky River, 1,027 in Westlake and 1,142 in Strongsville. More than a third of the Republicans in Solon and Bay Village switched. Pepper Pike had the most dramatic change: just under half its Republicans became Democrats. And some of those who changed - it's difficult to say how many - could be in trouble with the law.
At least one member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections wants to investigate some Republicans who may have crossed party lines only to influence which Democrat would face presumed Republican nominee John McCain in November.
Those who crossed lines were supposed to sign a pledge card vowing allegiance to their new party.
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Amanda Garrett
Cleveland Plain Dealer Reporter
A staggering 16,000-plus Republicans in Cuyahoga County switched parties when they voted in last week's primary.
That includes 931 in Rocky River, 1,027 in Westlake and 1,142 in Strongsville. More than a third of the Republicans in Solon and Bay Village switched. Pepper Pike had the most dramatic change: just under half its Republicans became Democrats. And some of those who changed - it's difficult to say how many - could be in trouble with the law.
At least one member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections wants to investigate some Republicans who may have crossed party lines only to influence which Democrat would face presumed Republican nominee John McCain in November.
Those who crossed lines were supposed to sign a pledge card vowing allegiance to their new party.
(Continued here.)
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1 Comments:
No surprise that Republicans crossed over in Northeastern Ohio … that should be the concern about the idea of a ReVote in Michigan … at least a mail-in ballot of registered party members would prevent Republicans (and Independents from participating.)
But the question is : Why did the Republicans pick Clinton ? NAFTA was an excuse.
What happened in Ohio was forecasted by PA Gov. Ed Rendell on February 12, when he told editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "You've got conservative whites here, and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate."
Why did Hillary Clinton campaign in southern Ohio ? She knew that those voters would turn out and that instead of an even split in the Congressional districts that she could actually pick-up delegates. Those counties turned out 70% for Clinton.
Clinton relied on the women vote and they were loyal.
During the Cleveland State debate, Obama effectively diffused the NAFTA question but lost the health care issue. IF you are a working family, especially woman-led households, health care is a leading issue. Akin to debating whether a cake should have cream cheese or butter cream frosting when you haven’t even acquired the ingredients, it is preposterous to debate the finite details of health care policy when House Republicans proved on the Mental Health legislation that they are unwilling to support anything.
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