I don't like the Nation, either, but this story is a report of factual happenings, not an opinion piece. What is inacurrate in this story? Did McCain's slate for the GOP state committee win? Did the anti-McCain activist not say the negative things about McCain that are attributed to him? Is McCain actually popular with conservative Republicans in Arizona, contrary to what this article reports? What exactly is factually incorrect about this story?
well played sir...lol...
How's the Arizona Conservative then?
Democrats Contributed Heavily to McCain's Efforts in District 11 Election
I don't know. I wasn't there and don't know if you were. I would feel more confident reading this from a more 'trusted' source with less of an agenda.
With Katrina vanden Heuvel miserable rag, it is impossible to separate news from opinion.
The story is all spin. What is in it, what is left out, the characterizations and the insinuations all lead you to exactly where the author wants you to be. There has always been opposition to McCain within the Arizona party. I know, I was one of the first in 1982 and consistantly thereafter. It has been more of a factional dispute than internecine warfare. I was uncomfortable with McCain in '82 and have seen no reason to change my mind. He is, however, one of us. I am uncomfortable, not bitterly in opposition.
The people cited in this article are the true believers, the philosophical core of the Republicans. That is well and good in its place but it will lose Arizona to the Democrats. As you float from point to point in the article it is difficult to nail down the contextual distortions in absolute terms but if you want a factual error, try this: "encompassing Phoenix and Scottsdale (once home to Barry Goldwater)". The rest of the story is about as spot on as this snippet, in the vicinity but not quite there.