Anti-McCain GOP Primary Vote Not Unprecedented

By Kleinheider Posted on May 7, 2008 at 12:53 pm

The Ground Game argues that the substantial vote against John McCain in the recent primary contests in PA, IN and NC are not demonstrably different from George W. Bush’s performance after he had clinched the nomination in 2000:

[A]re his primary results really that different compared to what George W. Bush received after effectively wrapping up the nomination against McCain in 2000? Bush was considered extremely well-liked by the party’s base, and was the frontrunner going back at least till 1999, up through when McCain officially withdrew on March 9, 2000.

So, what happened in the primaries after that? Results from the Associated Press show that Bush’s numbers in 2000 are largely comparable to McCain’s in 2008. For example, even in the June 6th South Dakota primary, Bush fails to cross the 80 percent threshold. In fact, Bush rarely crossed the 80 percent threshold despite having effectively wrapped up the nomination after Super Tuesday.

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