Posted on 01/24/2006 3:36:29 PM PST by Libloather
White House race: GoP banks on McCain to beat Hillary
Sarah Baxter
[Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:57:52 pm THE SUNDAY TIMES]
WASHINGTON: Republicans are warming up to John McCain as the politician most likely to beat Hillary Clinton to the White House in 2008 and to clear the party of the taint of sleaze.
A poll last week showed McCain could trounce Clinton, the Democrat favourite, by 52 to 36. The 16-point lead reveals that he has a decisive advantage among independents and swing voters.
"The more scandal and corruption in Washington, the better it is for McCain. He is at a high point right now," said Chuck Todd, editor-in-chief of National Journal's Hotline news service, which commissioned the poll.
The Arizona senator's standing among Republican activists nosedived after he was beaten by George W Bush to the presidential nomination in a bitter race in 2000.
However, McCain went on to stake out an independent position on the war in Iraq, which he considers to have been botched, and he led a successful campaign in Congress to ban the use of torture and the cruel and degrading treatment of detainees.
Republicans have found the maverick senator indispensable in their struggle against the blues that have afflicted Bush's second term.
McCain is at the centre of every debate, where his hawkish views on the war on terror, Iraq's future and a nuclear Iran have won him respect.
In Congress he is leading his party's efforts to get out of a mire over lobbying and corruption after Jack Abramoff, a Republican lobbyist, was indicted for attempting to bribe politicians.
People, please keep in mind that Tuhreeza is invested in media. So is Soros. Among other deep pockets among the Demos.
Not only would they have McCain as the candidate but they will tell you that he is the only one who can beat Hillary and you will beat you up with the mantra that a vote for anyone other than McCain is a vote for Hillary. Personally, I will never vote for the man.
I believe McCain/Feingold comes into effect in steps, and 2008 is the first presidential election that it is in full effect.
If this is for real, I want Limbaugh, Hannity, and all the rest of the GOP mouthpieces to start calling for mass-mailing of frozen strawberries and large ball bearings to the RNC headquarters.
Yup. The "Howdy Doody Look" is so... 1950.
For him, and each person like him, the "loss of support" costs precisely one vote.
In the aggregate, the tally can be quite considerable.
I can't see republican primaries voting that way. I'm not quite sure whom I would vote for, but I'm leaning towards Tom Tancredo. He's serious about illegal immigration, and to be honest that troubles me more than Iraq. We'll be out of Iraq in due time, but we don't have due time for illegal immigration. It needs to stop. I believe if that issues is brought to the forefront we'll see Americans vote for the person whom supports real enforcement. That's Tom.
What's your thoughts on Tom? Anyone better than him?
In "full effect"? Hmm...what pieces weren't in effect in 2004? The soft money and the 30/60 day rules were (unless the outside groups raised their money from hard money sources).
Kewl. How about Allen/Rice? Rice/Allen?
My long shot - Rice/Rove (eight more years of driving leftists completely nuts...)
After the McCain Feingold obscene law against political free speach, I'll be damned if I vote for McCain, even if he wins the nomination. He obviously doesn't think much of the Constitution and the free speach clause.
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