Fred needs to be tough with Huck and McCain. I know he and McCain are friends, but politics is a bloodsport and you must be willing to take the fight to all your opponents. McCain needs to be taken down in S.C.
McCain’s been campaigning here for over a year, but he’s got a tough row to hoe to be victorious. SC is a very conservative state, but the Huckster has fooled a lot of people here. He’s polling very well with conservatives, but it has nothing to do with his conservatism – but the fact that he’s an evangelical.
Back to the point; I had an interesting conversation with a Libertarian/Conservative colleague in the office this morning who she spoke glowingly of McCain - not because if his politics, but his “hero” image. She’s supporting him. When I tried to explain that I admire his service as well (I’m USAF), but his politics is very left of center, she was genuinely surprised. She just “didn’t know”!