Reply #66: And not Democratic votes either

[TornadoTN]

It was a given that most, if not all, Democrats in this state were going to suck this one up and vote for him anyway. Where it cost him was with the unaffliated voter or indies that had typically broke Republican over the past few election cycles. With discontent for this war and the erosion of liberties in this country at an all time high, people were looking for something that truly was a "new generation of leadership" aside from being a clever marketing slogan.

Looking at the canvassing numbers I kept getting a sick feeling in my stomach when we saw the independent vote totals. We had to take 60% or better to win this thing, but the final totals were closer to 50/50. The reasons given were basically all that the two candidates just weren't offering anything new.