Democrats Encouraged to Vote for Mitt Romney in Michigan

Hmmmmm.....sounds kind of fishy, but it is true none the less. The popular left-wing blog "Daily KOS" is encouraging Democrats in Michigan to vote for Mitt Romney. Why you may ask? Well, it turns out that the democratic party stripped Michigan of its delegates after it violated party rules. In turn, Hilliary Clinton is the only candidate on the ballot. However, since Michigan is an open primary, anyone can vote for the Republicans who are contending there, even Democrats.

This is the basis for Daily KOS' idea to encourage its Michigan Democratic readers to vote Romney. The rational behind the idea is to help Mitt win Michigan and stay in the race. Why would they want to do this you ask? Well, since many believe that Romney needs to win Michigan to stay in the race, and Huckabee and McCain are lined up in first and second in the national polls, Daily KOS feels that Mitt staying in the race would be the best thing that could happen to the Democrats. This way the Republican vote will continue to be fragmented and the candidates will continue to battle each other fiercely for votes causing the GOP to lose unity.

Sounds like a pretty good idea to me! Although, I only support it because I genuinely feel that Mitt is not only the best candidate on either side, but because he can defeat the Democrats (which would be funny if this blog helped him stay in). They even feel that this plan will hurt Romney too, as his win will look unearned and humourous. They say "How 'legitimate' will the Mittster's victory look if liberals provide the margin of victory? Think of the hilarity that will ensue." A fair enough statement, but it will only put him on the same level as McCain and Huckabee, who were propelled to victory in New Hampshire and Iowa, on the wings of Democrats and Independents. We already know that Mitt would have won New Hampshire if only Republicans picked up the ballot, and would have done so by a margin of 7%. So who really cares if the media spins it that Mitt won because of Democrats voting him. It's a heck of a lot better than him losing because democrats vote Huckabee. Then with Mitt back in the race with more of a shot than ever, the states that actually have a majority of Republicans will vote for the real conservatives and the men will be separated from the boys.

When asked about this blog's strategy to vote for him, Mitt said that his only goal is to convince Republican voters to choose him. When Mike Huckabee was told about it, he said to tell the Democrats to vote for him. Ironically, he could probably actually run for the Democrats considering his liberal record on many issues.