True, "strategic" Republican votes have gone in both directions.

But it's clear that most of this vote went for Clinton in Mississippi. For me, the most telling exit poll number is that, of the 50% of voters that think Clinton is untrustworthy, 23% of them still voted for her. So, 11.5% of the total vote (which is about 30% of Clinton's vote), came from people that don't trust her.

Here are the exit polls I'm citing:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21225989/

That's a rather awkward statistic... Why would genuine Clinton supporters not trust her?

There is some of this on the Obama side too, but not nearly as much. Of the 29% of voters that think Obama is untrustworthy, 8% voted for Obama. So, 2.32% of the total vote (which is about 4% of Obama's vote), came from people that don't trust him. Again, I would think these people are not genuine supporters -- i.e., "strategic" Republican voters.

One also sees evidence of strategic Republican voting for Clinton in how favorably Clinton voters view McCain...

Posted at March 12, 2008 3:56 AM in response to Republicans ARE causing mischief in Democratic primaries