HOWEVER, If somehow he managed to win the general election, I would be absolutely TERRIFIED. Certainly that would spell the beginning of the end of the world as we know it. (You know... With like... life on it and stuff)

It's a secret ballot, and it also DOES effect the delegate selection (as they use 50% of primary results to allocate delegates).

Is this not a good alternate strategy for undermining the Republican strength?

Dan--considering the clever thing you did when Craswell was in the primaries for governor (I still have the This American Life CD about it), I'm surprised you haven't encouraged all of us Democrats who've already caucused (and even those who havent) and Independents who don't want a McCain presidency, have the ability to ALSO affect the outcome of the Republican PRIMARY--by voting for HUCKABEE and further weakening the presumed nominee, McCain.

It's a secret ballot, and it also DOES effect the delegate selection (as they use 50% of primary results to allocate delegates).

Is this not a good alternate strategy for undermining the Republican strength?

My money's on a McCain/ Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison ticket. She's got 0% from NARAL/Pro-Choice America, will keep the R's from running two white men against the D's, and, despite being a total bitch to her staff, is very competent. Only problem for him is that she wants to be governor of Texas in 2010.

And that brings Texas MONEY and votes. And she has that southern thing more than the western thing.

Mc Cain just might tell Huckfucker to go sit down and shut up before this is over on that side. The Evangelicals do not pray much anymore, they are really big on their political clout and money from DC.