(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.
From CNN Politics
© 2012 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
| Advertising practices | Advertise with us | About us | Work for us | Help
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!