Posted on 02/03/2006 2:52:57 AM PST by Arnold Zephel
February 3, 2006 -- REPUBLICAN conservatives are really warming up to Sen. John McCain as they look ahead to 2008 — and one reason is they are starting to see him as the best person to beat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Conservatives loved the poll that showed McCain would trounce Clinton by 52 to 36 percent in a White House. It came along just as they were reminding themselves that McCain really is a true-blue conservative.
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And yet, it's fascinating how McCain appeals to Democrats, even pro-choice women, despite his solid right-to-life voting record and the fact that he'd surely appoint conservatives to the court if he were president.
"It's the 'special' factor — there's just something special that makes him seem above politics and makes many pro-choice women think he must be pro-choice because they like him," said Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway
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"I bet Barry would be turning over in his grave right now if he hadn't been cremated.."
I doubt it because Barry himself went astray and endorsed abortion, the homosexual agenda and Bill Clinton in '96.
Goldwater did start to become slightly senile in his later years, especially after his wife died. I think she left a big hole that he just could not fill. He was still a great man though.
McCain won't get my vote.
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