(CNN) - The action is clearly on the Democratic side, but Republicans also held primaries in Indiana and North Carolina Tuesday.
Despite being his party's presumptive nominee for nearly three months, roughly a quarter of Republicans in North Carolina and Indiana showed up to vote against the Arizona senator.
With nearly all precincts reporting, McCain won 74 percent of the vote in North Carolina. Mike Huckabee, who dropped out of the race two months ago, scored 12 percent. Ron Paul, who never quite officially ended his White House bid, registered 7 percent, and Mitt Romney got 5 percents.
The story was only slightly better for McCain in Indiana. There he scored 77 percent of the vote, while Huckabee registered 12 percent, and Paul garnered 7 percent. Nearly 5 percent of North Carolina voters said they did not have a preference.
McCain faced similar results in the Pennsylvania primary two weeks ago - the first contest after Huckabee officially dropped out of the race. There the party's presumptive presidential nominee won only 73 percent of the vote.
Is this a troubling sign for McCain, who has long faced resistance from the conservative wing of his party?
Not likely.
Then-Gov. George W. Bush faced similar results, though slightly better, in these three states long after he was the clear nominee in 2000. In North Carolina, he won 78 percent of the vote, in Indiana he got 81 percent, and in Pennsylvania he won 73 percent of the vote.
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We dont really care but thanks for your great work CNN. I gotta have John King's Magic Board.
he can't win in november without the full support of his party's base.hahahahah!
they stopped taking comments on the "operation chaos" article, so i'll just say this here:
It speaks volumes for the "moral highground" of the conservative side. As if it were ever something unclear, any republican who voted for hillary because of the suggestions of Rush is cheating the system. No longer can any one of them claim moral superiority over prisioners – let alone the rest of the country.
Actually, the primary was in NORTH Carolina. North and South Carolina are, in fact, 2 separate states.
i guess no one cares. But i'm smelling some corruptions in Indiana. are they trying to pull a Bush move in Florida? Why haven't they report the last county votes. thats Obama territory with only 4points hillaer lead. WHAT IS REALYY CRACULATING?
Rush would like to belive it is, but in reality, repulbicans are leaving the GOP.......
Indiana was suppose to be Won at first by Obama. looks like he didnt. but we wont know because we have to what for the High black area. I have never noticed the diffrence in races but I know do, and I think its a very sad thing to america what this canadate has done by bringing out the diffrences...so far from UNity .
Don't worry McCain if Hiliary losses the democratic nomination you can get some of her supporters as we rally around you. Hiliary women for McCain
Not really. If Chaos effect did take effect, many Republicans voted for Hillary in the Dem primary. This just goes to tell you what a big loss Hillary suffered tonight if you subtract the Republican votes from her votes. Americans are very tired of negative campaign. We want solutions for our problems. I hope the two gentlemen can campaign against each other with Independents based on ideas and issues. We have suffered long and hard under the Clintons' negative division of our nation and race.
Who cares about the republican primaries, they are already decided. What I am wondering is why the Lake county officials are trying to steal the Indiana primary from Senator Obama. I am sure they are discarding as much Obama votes as possible right now to allow Hillary Clinton to go on. That is probably why the Clintons are confident they are going to do fine there, the officials are working for them, yet another Florida ?
Wow. This is news, CNN.
As a current disenfranchised resident of MI, I know that Hillary Clinton and her campaign has vigorously fought for the states of FL and MI to be counted. Not just today or yesterday or the week or month before that, but she has fought for our states ever since our election took place. Why try to paint Hillary as a dishonest person. I wish I had a dime for everytime CNN has said dishonest and Hillary in the same sentence. The DNC did not follow their own rules when they discounted our votes, period. I've been saying this for months. Obama chose to take his name off the ballot in MI, WHY? And why did Obama advertise in Florida and leave his name on the ballot? Very simple questions that should be addressed.
What is troubling for Senator McCain is that Obama won and he is a lot more electable than Hillary.
He hears the Obama train coming. YES WE CAN!
Hillary has it right on the economy; Obama copies most of her comments. McCain has it right on national defense. Somehow it seems that you might get one good candidate from all three–I believe it is Hillary, who is running the moderate road–not left wing or right wing. Most all of us are moderate, decent human beings who need common sense in the White House–not ideologues.
McCain can't win against any Democrat. Now or Never. He doesn't have a clue about the economy and never will. He reads what they
write for him to say on the teleprompter. I think there are two teleprompters now, because he looks to one side and then another.
Preliminary media polls show the race between McCain and either of the Democrats favoring the dems. The margins or victory, however, are not significant, but those numbers are starting to look very, very conservative. Either Obama or Clinton will score a landslide against McCooCoo when all the chips are on the line.
McCain's troubles haven't even started yet. Wait until he has a real opponent.
Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line. Don't kid youselves, the Republicans will vote for their nominee in November come hell or high water.
It's only the Democrats that jump all over the place, like me when I vote for McCain over Obama.
WOW!! I AM SICKENED BY YOUR REPORTING TONIGHT. YOU HAD ONE (1) PERSON WHO WAS PRO HILLARY AND SEVERAL WHO WERE FOR OBAMA. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR OBAMA, NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Obama just won Indiana!!!!! Check it out!!! Poor Hillary and
Bill and Chelsea. Maybe they can move to Dubai or Columbia.
Ms. Kepchar says she will never vote for Obama. She she have a problem with ....ummm.....skin tone?
I am glad to see Republicans are standing their ground. I cannot support McCain because of his past votes and viewpoints. McCain would be a great Independent candidate, but not a good Republican candidate. If he expects my vote in November, I'd need to see Mitt Romney as his VP.
I did not see any talking head 's comment about why Nobaba won all the black Vote? I am sure that he is fake and play the race card. He will never win a state without black population. Shame on you Nobama. 2008 is for my Queen Hillary Clinton.
The Clintonistas are pathetic. "I did not have sex with THAT woman" becomes "if you count Florida and Michigan and subtract the caucus states Hillary almost wins and we can argue she is more electable than the guy who is winning."
Hillary: EXIT
Hillary, or McCain '08.
South Carolina's Republican primary was back in January..
Sharon, I totally agree with you.
It's Hillary, or McCain.
The elitest of the party should not have tried to shove Obama down the throats of us blue collar, gun and god loving, undeucated, bitter democrat from middle America.
Hillary, or McCain '08
Republican your guy play dirty politic if Rush Limbaugh want to play this
politic why he didn't play when Democratic start so now is too late Rush.
What's next you going to play? let just shut-up it not going to work at all.
"All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that. "
Reverend Hagee
McCain 08?????
As much as I hate McCain I will vote for him
McCain/Rommny 08!!!!
Hillary Clinton and John McCain are old politics and old news. We want to know the latest on Presidential presumptive Barack Obama – so get over it.
CNN is so totally biased in favor of Obama, as they have been since early on in the Primaries, and it was never more apparent than tonight in all the reporting - such as almost seeing tears in Chelsea's eyes and defeat in Hillary's voice. I don't think we were watching the same speech. Come on, CNN, give Hillary a fair shake. Why are you so Pro-Obama?
Dont let the door hit you Sharon.The issues werent important to you in the first place.
Sharon and Alice- you must be the "uneducated" voters for Hillary..
Yes.. We.. Can... in 2008
If it is true what James Carville says about Hilary Clinton that she has cajones/balls then sweating them comes with such ownership. lol
Well Hilary is surely sweating those little cajones right now in Indiana, while Barack is comfortably home and sharing his with Michelle. lol
Alice, how is your GED education coming along?
Oops McCain/Romney 08!!!
I know several Republicans that won't vote for McCain. The truth is a lot of these votes Hillary is getting in rural areas will go for McCain even if she is the nominee. The media actually has been quite pro-Hillary for some time. You ladies really need to get a grip.
Both DEM. people need to droup out because the DEM. party is done so split up that the DEM. will never get into the presidency for around 30 or 40 years they are fighting umonst each other and so confused that all they are doing is helping the GOP and making the GOP looking very good.
WHAT IS GOING ON, IF MCCAIN IS ALREADY THE LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHY IS HE HAVING PRIMARIES, IT IS A WASTE OF TIME, MONEY .
AND CITIZENS ACTUALLY COME OUT AND VOTE (LOL) GOD IF THIS IS NOT THE DUMEST YEAR IN POLITICS, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS.....
This was the worst coverage I have ever listened to. It looks like CNN has offcially endorsed Obama. I thought some of you were going to cry when Hillary took the lead. Then you do an article asking if "Operation Chaos" worked. Who do you really think listens to Rush Limbaugh? CNN is becoming a real joke.
I think it is a troubling sign for McCain. Those of us who are concerned about life issues such as the protection of the unborn, stopping the genocide in Darfur and preventing cloning of human embryos may not vote for McCain come November.
I would say it's pretty much common sense a lot of Republican's didn't vote in their respective primary because McCain is already their nominee, so what's the point? Don't worry, they will show up in the fall!
Based on the projected results on these two states, even in the unlikely event of Hillary winning ALL states remaining by an unlikely 60-40, she would need 72 PERCENT of the remaining supers to go her way to overtake Obama. I hope that now when once again and stronger than ever the writing's on the wall, the Clinton camp stops the negative attacks that only benefit the republicans. Given her campaign's track record, it's a bit more "dreaming" than hoping. Can't help but believe they perfer McCain just so that they can get a another crack on 2012. How sad and UNPATRIOTIC.
J – "Educated" young hispanic for Obama
McCain's numbers are low because he IS the nominee and operation chaos is free to prop Hillary up in their effort to deliver an easily beatable candidate for him to run against in November. The funny part is.....she actually believes it's some huge menopausal, geriatric GED crowd giving her the wins in PA, Ohio and now possibly Indiana. Talk about dense!
Foxnews called Clinton the winner of Indiana at 8:25pm on Tuesday. hahahaha...
fair and balanced news report
hahahaha...
Alice,
Go bake some cookies before you blow out an artery.
That's right. Huckabee is amazing
And is anyone else out there sick of Hillary's "yes we will" and Obama's "yes we can"? Well, Hillary, NO YOU WON'T, and Obama, NO YOU CAN'T.
And, yeah, even though I'm a conservative, I think Limbaugh's whole "operation chaos" is a dumb idea. Democrats should pick their nominee, not republicans. If this was always the case, then democrats would start picking the worst republican and republican's picking the worst democrat, and then we'd have the worst candidates facing each other in the election.
If people want to vote for McCain despite their pocketbooks, jobs and health, hey, do what you have to do. But I think it's much easier if you just jump off a cliff! See, the pain will be quick whereas 4 more years of McCain will be slow painful death.
If Hillary were to be nominee, I would have no trouble voting for her because I'm a Democrat and support Democrats! Why can't you? Seems to me that people that hold some sort of bias can't transcend those feelings and forget about what their country needs!
Look if it weren't for Lincoln, a Republican, this would not be possible: a black guy educated, born to white/black in USA, well qualified, intelligent, likeable would be running for President. You Republicans should also be as proud as I feel today!
Some Americans will never vote for and African Ameircan for president. They look for any excuses. legitimate or not.
Alice......Why wouldn't you ever vote for Obama? Are you prejudiced?
And why is it that a great many of the Hillary supporters feel a need to shout in all caps? That's very rude.
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY IN INDIANA . DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE HOOSIERS VOTED FOR OBAMA ? HOW MANY MILLIONS OF YOUR VIEWERS YOU MAY HAVE LOST ; BECAUSE OF THIS MESS.
no matter what you two people say or think . Obama will be the first black President
Why are people saying Obama is dividing the Party because over 90% of blacks are voting for him ......... y'all are forgetting blacks voters made up abut 15% in both NC & IN .. so he is getting lots over white voters too ....
thats the reason he is winning he is a uniter ......... of both whites & blacks ... Clinton & her supporters are playing the race card as an excuse .. for their loss ....
Hilary & Pres. Clinton two renowned candidates in the democratic party .. cannot beat an inexperienced senator Obama ... who is unelectable now ..... ??
PLEASE REPORT ON AIR: NWI.COM IS REPORTING THAT THE CURRENT 28% OF RESULTS FROM LAKE COUNTY THAT "158 precincts out of 561 are reporting." which is made up of "Half of Gary, half of Merrillville and portion of Munster"
A large number of these Republicans will vote for McCain in November.
Yes Sharon and Alice, go ahead and vote for Mc Cain. You certainly have "experience" supporting a loser.
Obama will be the next president. I look for Clinton to drop out tomorrow after Robert Byrd endorses Obama!
But how is the Lake count coming along?
It doesn't matter that McCain only pulled 77%. If Hillary loses he will gain the support of hundreds of thousands of her supporters. McCain will be the next President if Hillary loses the nomination.
Maybe bush can help McCain steal the election for the republican party this year, too?
I think anything is possible this year for these candidates. I dont think mccain is in trouble if obama gets the win. I personally am voting Hilary and if she doesnt win I will vote Mccain. I have quite a few friends doing the same thing. Where we come from no one likes Obama. Hes not for the little guy. I feel more in touch with Mccain then with Obama. I hope the superdelegates think that over. I have read this plan on so many blogs so I am definitly no alone! GO HILARY!
This has to be a news item the bigwigs saved as "filler" they could use as a story.
1) It makes no difference, as stated in the article
2) It's happened before to other candidates who've won, as stated in the article
2) Not one person on either side of the political fence cares. So 23% of the repubs had a bit of last minute fun/politcal statement making. Does anyone among the strategists think that they'll really cross the fence in the real election? The democrats aren't going to bank on it, so why is CNN?
This whole article is just an ugly waste of space.
I smell fear in the Republicans and the Clinton camp. Even Rush has caused the spirit of fear to fall on a lot of Replublicans because he is not only afraid Obama will win the nomination but that he will also become the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ALL PEOPLE.
I cant wait until the media starts talking about Rod Parsley and John Hagee .... John McCain's pastor and spiritual leader.
I dont know why Mccain would be troubled. After Hillary is out I, along with several million other Hillary supporters will be in his corner. I am even considering a White dems for Mccain bumper sticker. I could never vote for Obama. Ps I am a lifelong democrat who even voted for Mondale.
That's something, so many of his own don't want him, that says alot.
It doesn't matter who wins Indiana. Really both Obama and Hillary creamed McCain! Add up both their votes and Democrats win! If Hillary wins that's great, if Obama wins Yahoo!! The big states Hillary won, notice, Obama also won by big margins against McCain. It's all those little states that Obama is winning that has put him ahead. The loyal Democrats who voted for Hillary in the big states will vote for Obama if not then they were never Democrats to begin with or have some other issues.
John McCain has nothing to worry about. My party just made the horrible mistake of giving Obama the edge to the nomination. Should be an easy ride for McCain vs. Dukakis – I mean Obama.
Obama supporters are blind like those cnn talikng head. 2008 is for Hillary or John Mcain only.