I think that the GOP will anoint McCain because: (1) The party tends to prefer candidates who have previously run for and lost the party nomination. I know that GWB is an exception to that rule, but in a sense for many Republicans GWB was the third candidacy of GHWB. (2) He is well known, and many primary voters will support only the candidate that they have heard about. (3) He is seem, probably falsely, as a maverick and an independent who can attract moderates and even some liberal Democrats. (4) There is such a fear of the inevitability of the return of the Clintons that the GOP will nominate once at odds with key party positions in order "to win." (5) The GOP does not shun aside candidates who are past the age of 70.
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To: Theodore R.
Of course but I will neither support him nor vote for him. He has no use for conservatives. And I don't trust a Republican the media loves.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
2 posted on
02/26/2006 1:02:06 PM PST by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Theodore R.
MaCain is the "Wild Card"
3 posted on
02/26/2006 1:02:26 PM PST by
digger48
To: Theodore R.
And what was McCain doing today? Stumping for Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey.
He's still better than that anti-Semite Pat Buchanan.
To: Theodore R.
PLEASE!
Some new faces and ideas might be nice.
7 posted on
02/26/2006 1:05:18 PM PST by
JOE6PAK
(Diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
To: Theodore R.
When McCain ran in 2000, I was taken by the 20 minute infomercials the ran about his life. So I watched what he was DOING, not what he DID.
The guys is a kook.
8 posted on
02/26/2006 1:06:08 PM PST by
digger48
To: Theodore R.
Paul Weyrich has gotten awfully pessimistic these days.
I wouldn't touch McCain with a ten foot pole. Or even a twenty foot pole. He belongs in a loony bin.
9 posted on
02/26/2006 1:07:31 PM PST by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Theodore R.
I won't vote for McCain, no matter what.
10 posted on
02/26/2006 1:07:33 PM PST by
SIDENET
("IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!")
To: Theodore R.
Seems like the people pushing McPain the hardest, other than McPain himself, are the members of the media.
This way if it ends up being Hillary vs. McCain, they will win either way.
12 posted on
02/26/2006 1:09:21 PM PST by
COEXERJ145
(Pat Buchanan lost a family member in the holocaust. The man fell out of a guard tower.)
To: Theodore R.
I won't support McCain, and you can bet that the liberals in the media who love him now would destroy him if he got the Republican nomination. When it comes to the general election, the media will support the Democrat, not a cheap imitation.
To: Theodore R.
I don't put stock in ANY election punditry this far out because it is ALWAYS wrong! In 1998, McCain was supposed to beat out that national novice George W. Bush in the 2000 primary wasn't he?
17 posted on
02/26/2006 1:14:52 PM PST by
SuziQ
To: Theodore R.
The guy is a rage-aholic. That alone is scary.
21 posted on
02/26/2006 1:17:21 PM PST by
Blogatron
(- Automated Freeping Device. (Please insert 2 cents for the next rightist harangue))
To: Theodore R.
Vote for Mr McKennedy? I think not.
26 posted on
02/26/2006 1:21:33 PM PST by
bordergal
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To: All
But he doesn't hold the queen of diamonds. ;)
27 posted on
02/26/2006 1:21:38 PM PST by
pepperhead
(Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
To: Theodore R.
So many of say you would never support or vote for McCain. I say I would not support him but if it comes down to the nitty-gritty of McCain versus Hillary, it's a no brainer. I will vote for McCain rather than sitting back and allowing Hillary to win. The thought of Hillary becoming president makes me want to puke...
A non-vote for McCain is a vote for the Hilda-beast... If the Hildabeast wins, don't you guys even think about coming on FR and complaining about her winning!!!!
28 posted on
02/26/2006 1:21:53 PM PST by
CommandoFrank
(Peer into the depths of hell and there you will find the face of Islam...)
To: Theodore R.
John McCain (R-Media) will not win the Republican nomination, period. He may be the most disliked member by both Republicans in Congress and the rank and file.
The media prop him up because he's a "Republican" who can be counted on to take swipes at Pres. Bush.
GUARANTEED the media turn on him the day after he would have won the nomination; there's no way his "friends" in the media will vote for him against ANY Democrat.
They know that if McCain is the nominee, the 'Rats win the White House.
Besides, he can't tell the difference between marbles and strawberries!
To: Theodore R.
McCain along with Tony Atlas have promised to clean up boxing.
They want to force all boxers to join the teamster's union.
33 posted on
02/26/2006 1:24:08 PM PST by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any side.”)
To: Theodore R.
McCain holds the cards???
Hey Paul, McC can "GO FISH!".
37 posted on
02/26/2006 1:28:22 PM PST by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Theodore R.
38 posted on
02/26/2006 1:28:33 PM PST by
digger48
To: Theodore R.
This picture is all over when you "google "McCain.
Think you won't be seeing a lot of this if he gets the nomination?
39 posted on
02/26/2006 1:30:35 PM PST by
digger48
To: Theodore R.; All
A President needs to be a leader. While everyone running for President both Dem and Repub was running like wild to be anti port he hasnt and was in fact on the morning shows in support of it. Again on the morning shows when asked about the Dakota Abortion bill be reaffirmed his prolife stance. He has been steady on Iraq. He is a Veteran. Sounds like a Leader to me. His has gotten my respect the last 2 years.
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