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| Campaign photos for John McCain, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. Courtesy of each candidate’s official Web site. |
Despite confusing results within the individual party polls, two things are quite clear in the Bay Net’s primary election polls: Bay Net readers would overwhelmingly elect John McCain to the presidency over both Democratic candidates. And, nearly half the poll’s participants didn’t want Hillary Clinton for president, even if Hell froze over.
McCain received two thirds of the votes in the poll; the remaining third split nearly equally between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Last week, McCain received endorsements from Maryland Republican leaders at a rally in Annapolis.
Among his endorsers are Southern Maryland’s House of Delegates Minority Leader Anthony O’Donnell, Calvert Republican Party Chair Frank McCabe, St. Mary’s Republican Party Chair Samuel “Tom” Haynie. He also received an endorsement from former Governor Robert Ehrlich.
“John McCain is prepared to serve,” said Ehrlich. “He is ready to take on the challenges facing our country. He has the experience to lead from day one. I know that he will continue to press for fiscal responsibility from the Congress and, he will work tirelessly to make certain that our troops have the resources and training they need to succeed in the war against radical Islamic extremism. I am proud to endorse John McCain for president.”
On the other end of the spectrum, Hillary Clinton is the candidate Bay Net readers most wanted to lose the elections. 45% of the poll’s voters didn’t want her for president at all.
Clinton, however, has the endorsements of Maryland leaders, Governor Martin O’Malley and U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski. Governor O’Malley put his support behind Clinton last May, and was appointed Chair of Clinton’s Maryland Campaign.
“At a critical time in our history, Hillary Clinton is the kind of experienced leader this country needs,” O’Malley said. “No one is better equipped to repair America’s alliances abroad and address the urgent needs of our communities at home.”
Within the individual party polls, the leads established by Barack Obama and John McCain on Saturday were demolished by Sunday votes for Clinton and Mike
