Math

9 percent of Obama’s votes came from Republicans in Wisconsin, 7 percent in Virginia, 6 percent in Missouri. Republicans can also vote in the Texas open Democratic primary. 14 percent of Obama’s votes in the 22 primaries so far came from Independents.

We don’t know how many of these 23/21/20 percent of Obama’s Republican and Independent votes were crossovers or Reagan Democrats who will vote Republican in November. I’d say half or 10 percent.

From Republicans for Obama:

Attention All Texas Republicans and Independents!!

Voting Democratic this one time will have NO effect on your ability to vote in the next Republican primary or obviously on your vote in November.

Please forward this e-mail to all your Republican and Independent friends so that we can help ensure the Clinton’s defeat on March 4th!!!

From the Democratic Daily:

Even though polls show that Clinton would be a weaker candidate against McCain than would Obama, experts say Republicans, who have long expressed a visceral distaste for Bill and Hillary Clinton, want to prevent her from being on the ballot in November.

“The argument I’ve seen is, ‘Let’s get rid of Clinton once and for all,’ ” said Ralph Bordie, who conducts the IVR Poll in Texas.

Bordie’s latest statewide poll released last week found that 15 percent of Texas Republicans who said they will support the GOP nominee in November plan nonetheless on voting for Obama next week.

Debi McLoughlin, a 52-year-old Department of Public Safety worker who was waiting while her daughter had her hair cut, said she usually supports Republicans. But she is likely to declare herself a Democrat so she can choose Obama.

“A vote for Obama is a vote against Hillary,” said McLoughlin. She may also vote for Obama again in the general election because she thinks the 71-year-old McCain is too old.

Across the street having lunch at Maxine’s restaurant, Dot Berkner, a Republican, said she will check the polls right before the primary, and if Clinton is ahead, she will vote in the Democratic primary.

“I don’t want her in the final choice,” said Berkner, who added she will vote for McCain in the general election.

Clinton is winning, Republicans are choosing our candidate and we will lose in November.