Liberal blogger Daily Kos is suggesting Michigan Democrats have a little fun in next Tuesday's presidential primary.
In a post Thursday (January 10, 2008), the Daily Kos urges Michigan Democrats to vote in the Republican primary that day for Michigan native Mitt Romney.
The reasoning is that Republican cross-over voters have meddled in the Democratic primary in the past -- helping George Wallace win in 1972 and Jesse Jackson in 1988. And they also messed up the Dems' gubernatorial primary in 1998 by voting for Geoffrey Feiger, whom Daily Kos described as a "quack."
Arguing that the Democratic presidential primary is "meaningless," the post says that Democrats can administer some pay-back to Republicans for their past primary shenanigans. But there's more.
"...(P)oor Mitt Romney, who’s suffered back-to-back losses in the last week, desperately needs to win Michigan in order to keep his campaign afloat. Bottom line, if Romney loses Michigan, he's out. If he wins, he stays in.
"And we want Romney in, because the more Republican candidates we have fighting it out, trashing each other with negative ads and spending tons of money, the better it is for us. We want Mitt to stay in the race, and to do that, we need him to win in Michigan."
Right now, the Mittster is on track for his third silver medal, according to two polls cited by Daily Kos, so he needs some help to win.
The idea may tempt some. But I don't like to treat my vote like a joke. And we can't always tell which is the best candidate to run against. In 1980, some Democrats hoped the Republicans would nominate Ronald Reagan. We all know how well that worked out.
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