Questions are surfacing in the blogosphere about whether or not Florida’s primary was a truly “closed” primary since John McCain rec’d 17% of votes from people identifying themselves as Independents (and 3% as Dems). Captain Ed explains here that what happened in Florida was perfectly normal under closed primary rules:
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post asking readers of this blog what they would do if Senator John McCain ended up being the nominee for the party in the presidential race. The responses in the comments section were both passionate and divided. John McCain brings that out in conservatives, because so many conservatives despise McCain, while a not-so-insignificant amount of conservatives like the Arizona Senator.
… and McCain gets the nomination, would you support him?
Chris Cillizza reports this morning that influential Christian conservative Pat Robertson has endorsed Rudy Giuliani:
(I’m filling in for ST the next few days. You can read more of my work at my blog, Liberty Pundit.)
The Washington Times reports this morning that McCain’s campaign fundraising numbers continue to be low:
