What we had instead was the Thompson charade. McCain’s buddy Fred did his job of sucking up all the air so that no conservative could gather a following, and a lot of good but foolish and unobservant people fell for it.
It is not an accident that conservatives don’t have a candidate. This is by design.
But there are still 9 months left before the election. We can stew about and sulk over it or we can put all that energy behind someone who is conservative and running for President. This is 2008. We’re not dependent on the media anymore to get the word out.
It is not an accident that conservatives don’t have a candidate. This is by design.
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You are correct.
If Fred was on McCain's side the whole time, why didn't he stay in until Super Tuesday? His decision to drop out when he did almost cost McCain the election; indeed, even in retrospect, it's surprising that McCain won in spite of Fred's having dropped out.
If Fred was on McCain's side the whole time, why didn't he stay in until Super Tuesday? His decision to drop out when he did almost cost McCain the election; indeed, even in retrospect, it's surprising that McCain won in spite of Fred's having dropped out.