‘Uncommitted’ Steals Over 40% of Vote from Obama in Kentucky Primary
- Posted on May 23, 2012 at 7:39am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Obama might want to pay attention.
Some presidential primary voters in Kentucky and Arkansas are taking a swipe at President Barack Obama, denying the incumbent nearly 4 out of every 10 votes cast on the Democratic side.
In Kentucky’s closed primary, about 42 percent of registered Democrats who voted selected “uncommitted.” New York Mag, which tries to sell the Obama win as “commanding,” explains:
On the Democratic side, Barack Obama managed a commanding 57.9 percent of the vote, losing 41.2 percent to the ballot option known as Uncommitted, or Merle Uncommitted, or John Q. Uncommitted, or Paul Uncommitted, depending on your taste. Consider the message received, Kentucky.
John Wolfe
In Arkansas’ open primary, voters could select a ballot for either party. Early returns showed a Tennessee attorney, John Wolfe, drawing about 40 percent on the Democratic side.
So who is Wolfe? He’s pretty left-wing, and last visited the state in March. Talking Points Memo has more:
The would-be spoiler in Arkansas is Tennessee lawyer John Wolfe, a perennial candidate who was also on the ballot in New Hampshire and Louisiana, the latter of which gave him 12 percent of the vote. Buzz has been building that Wolfe could take a larger share of the vote in Arkansas — based largely on a Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll from May 10 that showed Obama leading 45 percent to 38 percent in Arkansas’s largely rural 4th Congressional District.
Unlike, Judd, who is in prison, Wolfe is campaigning, even though the state Democratic Party has already said it will not award him any delegates to the national convention no matter how many votes he gets. Wolfe hasn’t had the money for TV or radio ads, but he has been calling people in Arkansas and says he bought some newspaper inserts, according to an interview Wolfe gave to Wikinews. According to a National Review story, the last time he visited Arkansas was in March.
The conservative media has gotten a kick out of Wolfe’s candidacy and its potential to embarrass Obama, but Wolfe’s positions are even further to the left of the president. On his campaign website, he argues that Obama has been “dominated” by “the Pentagon, Wall Street, and corporations.” He calls for reform, “not war and austerity.” Wolfe called the stimulus a “good start” that ultimately “wasn’t enough” in the Wikinews interview. Wolfe has one pledged delegate so far in Arkansas, 78-year-old Bill Conway, who says he supports Wolfe because of his strong stance against Wall Street.
The results in either state will not hamper Obama‘s effort to gain the party’s nomination for a second term. Still, it‘s a bit embarrassing for the Democratic Party and highlights Obama’s political weakness in Southern states.
Two weeks ago, a federal inmate in Texas — Keith Judd — earned 41 percent of the vote in West Virginia’s Democratic primary. That win exposed a possible weakness in the president’s ability to connect with some Southern voters.
FILE - This image provided by Keith R. Judd shows the federal prisoner Keith Russell Judd, 49, at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Beaumont, Texas in this March 15, 2008 file photo. Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that Keith R. Judd in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary. (AP Photo/ The Beaumont Enterprise courtesy of Keith R. Judd)
“Arkansas voters are informed voters and are fully aware that John Wolfe will not make it out of the primary,” one “well-connected” Arkansas Democrat told the Washington Post. “However, if John Wolfe has a strong showing tomorrow, it’s a sign that Democratic voters in Arkansas are frustrated with the administration’s policies and further reiteration that Southern Democrats simply cannot identify with President Obama.”
Consider them frustrated.
The Associated Press contribute to this report.
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Comments (64)
Ron Staiger
Posted on May 24, 2012 at 6:57amHow ironic! Kentucky’s “uncommitted” voters vote against Obama who, “uncommittedly”, voted “present” rather than “yea” or “nay” more than 100 times during his less than illustrious pre-presidential political “career”.
Report Post »davetrav
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:08pmAMERICA is waking up—-now give him a 100% –NO VOTE IN NOVEMBER.
Report Post »Laken
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:31pmhttp://www.wnd.com/wnd_petition/petition-urging-congress-to-investigate-obamas-eligibility/
Report Post »Cryinthewilderness
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:21pmThank you KY for the lack of support you gave obama now if Mitch McConnell is all you have to send to washington then don’t send anybody he has hurt more than helped. So bring him back to KY and leave him.
Report Post »dimitrisokolov
Posted on May 24, 2012 at 10:29amThey sent Rand Paul too.
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 5:56pmTo the Daniel Boone-ers….. your comments give us hope, thanks.
Report Post »Joker50
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 4:53pmWell, it’s a good start!!!!
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:48pmdang…kool kat is getting his arse handed to him…lol ,, love it
Report Post »Stavy
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:26pmHey everyone go to the ABC article on this and post comments. I have been trying to post the following and they keep deleting the post.
@cryconscry
Sorry to burst your brainwashed bubble but the KY primary was a closed primary, so all of your racist comments are about your fellow Demonuts. You really should get your facts before you go spouting your racist rants.
They don’t want the truth to be told but if everyone here goes there and comments on it then they will have to delete all our posts. The TRUTH must be told!
Here is the link
Report Post »http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/uncommitted-unknown-score-points-obama/story?id=16410812
Stavy
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:30pmHere is the post of the person I was trying to correct
Quoted from Cryconscry post on ABCnews.com
“Not a news story because it’s an OPEN primary, which the manipulative, sensationalistic media bury in the middle of the article. Basically it’s just the racist, out-of-work and hateful cons with nothing better to do but cry about socialism and other nonsense that they’ve been brainwashed into thinking who are responsible for these votes. Hate groups have increased 400% since Obama took office. If backward states like this these results show the cons collective cry – GOOD.”
Report Post »lexpd1995
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 7:30pmPosted my comments about 2 min ago. We’ll see how long it survives.
Report Post »lexpd1995
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:23pmStavy:
Well you are right, I went back to check my post and guess what it was gone. So I re-posted. We’ll see how long this post lasts……
Report Post »buzzkill59
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:48pmShouldn’t that headline read,”60% OF DEM VOTERS IN KENTUCKY NEED TO BE COMMITTED!”? I mean 40% got it right after all.
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:05pmWhat if your church hired a pastor to preach the Bible on Sunday to the congregation but during the week he started teaching witchcraft to church members. How long would the church survive?
This is where we are at in America.
We have a similar treasonous situation in Washington. Washington was elected to uphold and defend the Constitution, a oath sworn, but many top public servants in Washington are pushing the one world gov. UN backed communist agenda and many marxist policies and attacking the Constitution. Our liberty is being stolen – Patriot Act, NDAA, TSA assaults, DHS intrusion, fusion centers, FEMA camps being built in preparation of a takeover. What should you do if Nov. fails?
The Costitution gives even the minority the right to enforce liberty. In the past millions of our ancestors have died for liberty. The whole world crys for liberty. Will you give yours away?
“Stand by our country, not by the President, except to the degree that he stands by our country. IT IS UNPATRIOTIC NOT TO OPPOSE HIM to the extent he fails in his duty to stand by his country. IT IS UNPATRIOTIC NOT TO TELL THE TRUTH.” ― Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGaDAThOHhA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdXfUAkMUI
Report Post »ki2cool22
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:20pmTHIS IS NICE ROMNEY IS GOING TO KICK BUTT!!!!!
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dmerwin
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:56amDoesn’t look like Barry is doing well with his own posse. He can count on New England.
Report Post »Joker50
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 4:54pmMaybe not so much.
Report Post »Cryinthewilderness
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:31pmHe is counting on the black militant, seiu, acorn, muslums, welfare, and unions to back him when we have blood in the streets before Nov. and obama will declare Martial Law and eliminate the constitution and the elections. And who in washington will stop him,NOBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is why he does not worry about the election.
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:44amBEWARE ———-
TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12 – a marxist anti Constitutional commentor.
Report Post »chazmo
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:23pmi’m starting to wonder… he gave you a negative comment on the videos, via another thread about Gun control in Britian? WTF?
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:41am40+% means the Democrats & media are out of touch. The people are being denied real choice.
Here some real news.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdBxpKqUvs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lil51T7UIrc&feature=endscreen&NR=
Report Post »snrar
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:23amBad news for the President anyway you look at it , Good by Mr. President don’t let the door hit you on the way out .
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:37amIf they thought they wouldn’t lose the black vote the DNC would put Hillary up for the primary in millasecond.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:42pmHell… throw a Koran at him… and slam the Door!
Report Post »hatchetjob
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:54pmSNRAR, I actually WANT the door to hit him on the way out!!!!
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:39amSo it appears the Democrats rig the votes allot less than Republicans do.
Report Post »mrunner
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:21pmHAHAHAHA! Thanks for the comedic relief! Knew you trolls were good from something.
Report Post »HaroldHeard
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:26am‘Uncommitted’ could be the same as ‘A Can of orange Juice’ only because it is able to concentrate.
Vote: NO BO N 2012
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:18amThe “uncommitted” finally [committed!] and voted FOR Romney. They did NOT “steal” anythinng… Stealing means [voter-fraud] like Democrat/ACORN/commies had each democrat-paid fill-out 8-10-15-40-ballots-EACH…for DEMOCRATS-only.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:42amThe tea party is currently purging the republican party of RINOS and hopefully they’ll all be rooted out in short order.What’s worse is the democrats are purging their party of so called blue dogs or moderates and replacing them with radical left wing nuts,they want to push us over the cliff faster.
Report Post »shellyrat
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:58amky has partisan elections. Only dems can vote dem, repub repub. Yes there are die hard dems here. But in my district alone it there were 782 for obama and 936 uncommited. That is just the dems . Repub had only the 4 repub candidates and romney won that nomination. So not all of us are ignorant. Im thinking when there is a choice in Nov. Obama wont take Ky.
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:27amAnyone catch Collin Powel (another so-called Republican) making the TV rounds promoting his new book? The guy endorsed Obama because he was black and now refuses to hurt his book sales by saying who he will endorse.
Powel voted for a MARXIST and had the gall to talk about the Constitution and how we should all compromise. What an idiot. We have COMPROMISED our Constitution by compromising. . . I read a lot but Powell’s books (or Ann Coulters from now on) will never be read by me.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:59amSo the percentage is pretty much the same as the uncommitted Republicans in regard to Romney. Problem for Romney is he will garner less than 40% of the Independent vote. You know the group that actual decides who the President will be after the ideological zealots on both sides waste their vote.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:27amI would be glad to see Jim Matheson gone!! A so called Blue Dog… he hides behind the name, but is a Genocrat through and through! But please lets replace him with a Republica! We can’t depend on any Democrats!
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:17amSo at least 40% of those in Kentucky are totally oblivious to the nations slow growing cancer, or they think their personal lives haven‘t be effected by the ’Transformation’.
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:01amI would say they already know the damage he has done to this nation. Hey, we may be hillbillys, but we aren’t stupid!!
Report Post »kevymac
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:41amUs Kentuckians are a lot more aware of what the Socialist transformation is doing to this country that you give us credit for. Hey we even have internet and TV here. I’m not a democrat but one of them I spoke to yesterday who had just voted uncommited has the same opinion of Obama that I have. He is ruinious to our country and they will do whatever they can to replace him.. Looks like Romney will win with a landslide in Ky. They Democrats here haven’t been swayed by the ultra liberals
Report Post »65Mustang
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:41amBeing from Kentucky also, I am proud to announce that the Democrats in my precinct gave “Uncommitted” a commanding lead over Obama. Not a Democrat but glad to see that they know what a loser Obama is.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:31amTo the Kentuckian’s below.. thank you for your answers! I pray you all are right!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:07amBetter give away some free stuff Barry, you’re slipping.
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:22am1) 40% Dems supporting the Texas Felon in WV.
Report Post »2) 40% Dems voting for “Uncommitted”
3) The lack of cash raising by the President.
4) 610-0 That is the Congressional Vote Tally for the President’s last 2 budgets. Not even one member of the Democrat Party voted to support his budget in 2 years!!!! Not even the Congessional Black Caucus gave him one single vote for his last two budgets…and thats just a few of Barry O’s accomplishments…sterling record he is running on….his campaign/followers and he himself just glaze over when these facts are brought up…look at his defenders on this sight just try and explain these facts…desperate back flipping morons.
RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:51pmLooks like 0bama can only count on the Hollywierd California types, New York, probably New Jersey, and New England. Hopefully the rest of bleu states are awakening to his destructive nature.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:04amWolfe is campaigning, even though the state Democratic Party has already said it will not award him any delegates to the national convention no matter how many votes he gets.
Report Post »~~~~~~
Looks like the fix is in.
RepubliCorp
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:02amHill in – BiteMe out
Report Post »taking bets………..
alcarfl
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:03amI too had that same nightmare. She had more followers than Odumbo before the Bilderbergs called them to DC in 2007 and set the stage for both. POTUS has enough fence mending lately to let Biteme go and to plug her (and Billy Bob) back into our White House for the next 12 years. Romney’s VP choice should be named NOW. I like Rubio and Col. West. Too bad there isn‘t a single black mother with a limp who speaks fluent Spanish out there with Palin’s go get ‘em, conservative values. Pity.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:12amAl
Add she limps because of a wound sustained in combat in Iraq. She earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star (V).
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:38amWon’t happen. 2008 was very bitter and I don’t think she will bail POTUS out. She has a better chance in 2016 if she stays away regardless if POTUS is re-elected or loses. Hillary is in a win-win if she stays away and a very likely lose-lose if she jumps in. Dems have no-one in 2016….except Biden.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:25pmShe a better shot at 2016 as VP
Report Post »RedDirtTexas
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:01amWonder if Judd got that coon skin cap at the prison store or if he made it in arts and crafts? If I were a democrat I’d vote for him before Obama!
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 7:56amI am thinking that Obama is going to have big problems come November. :) Let’s take our great country back.
Report Post »tradexpertbuysell
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:11amHey Obama! How‘s this spitting in God’s face every time you get an opportunity working out for you?!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 7:51amI hope those democrats vote 3rd party in the general election. Or will the democrat party tell them they are ‘idiots’ and ‘throwing their vote away’ like the people on here like to say
Report Post »tradexpertbuysell
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:23amNo. Unlike conservative voices they’ll just have them deported to gulags or have them shot.
Report Post »MrObvious
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:26amI’d rather they come to there senses and vote for Mitt.
Report Post »A strong conservative majority in congress would go a long way to fixing the problems; but, a GOP president still needs to be holding the pen that signs the fixes into law.
TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:28amIn the end most Democrats will vote Obama. Anyone on the right voting 3rd Party does nothing more than help insure another 4 years for Obama. If you’re for treason and perversion, then go with a 3rd Party and insure Obama another 4 years. Good luck with that “conscience” vote… good luck with that protest vote. No matter what anyone thinks of Romney at this point… he’s certainly no Obama… I can live with that. Can you? Are you that financially set to absorb that repeat commitment for Obama? I sure hope so…
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:44amTime
Yup, going with the conscience and taking as many republicans, independents, and democrats with me as possible. I have a thing going at work where I pair up republicans and democrats to vote 3rd party (so they cancel out the party vote). So far I have 6 people, we’ll see.
Your screen name is outdated – now its even harder to take you seriously
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:02amSOY. My screen name won’t be outdated until the GOP Convention in Tampa is over. You can count on the fact that Ron Paul’s young, dumb and full of mutiny and protest Democrat Party plants will make fools out of themselves once again to give me at least a few more days of material at that TIME_. Lol.
Good luck to you and your friends…. “seriously”.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:51amYeah, the convention will give us lots of fun material. It will be interesting to watch the disenfranchised republicans clash with the enthusiastic Ron Paul supporters. Of course, you know where I stand – it is over for Ron Paul based on his support within the general republican party
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:24am“…republicans clash with the [enthusiastic Ron Paul supporters].”
You mean Republicans clashing with enthusiastic carpet bag’gng Dems/Libertarians don’t you? They will be workin‘ it on the inside and their enthusiastic Obama supportring bretheren will be workin’ it on the outside.
Shame on you Obama supporters and voters… ALL of you.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:40amUh huh, when something comes along that you don’t like – it MUST be evil
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:57amMaybe they’ll vote for RP, probably not but I’ll settle for 3rd party.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:58pmTIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12, I don’t know about that. Remember, Reagan swayed many Democrats to vote against Carter, and again against Mondale in ‘84. Both made themselves more unpopular to even the Democrat voting pool.
Report Post »Harley Grit
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 7:46amWhat out Borock, there be trouble in River City come November!!!!
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