McCain could not even pick up one additional state over those Bush won in 2004. So even if McCain managed to win, which is doubtful, the losers would be the GOP and the Conservative Movement
From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCain’s whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.
Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. You get minor variations on this and that issue, like abortion, but over all McCain and Clinton share the same political philopshical outlook
McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. While talking a good game on spending, he has done nothing. He has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with Tom Coburn or the Senate GOP.
McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled “Conservative” Administration actively advancing the Democrat Party’s agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could even count on a McCain Administration appointing Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.
McCain would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives. At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them.
The worst of all possible worlds for us in 2008 would be McCain getting elected President.
Very Excellent take which I think every Conservative (on this forum & elsewhere) would agree with.
McCain won’t get the nomination. He can only win in states where Democrats, independents and the media can influence the election, such as IA, NH and MI, or other open primary states. You’re right.
This is borne out in the polls. As McCain has ascended, Rudy has fallen. My conclusion is McCain is taking Rudy’s votes. If you add their totals, they are never higher than about 40%.
This is why I do not fear either will be nominated. They will never get more than 40% of the Republicans on their side.
Social conservatives are split among Fred, Romney, and Huckabee. If these folks would coalesce around Fred, I’ll be content. Romney is my second choice, and Huck a distant third.
Very well put, I agree with every word of your post #13!
Are you insane? A democrat prez will give us 2 or 3 more wild-left supreme justices. With mccain we have a pretty good chance of getting good justices, and a very good chance of getting okay ones.
What’s wrong with you guys? I would prefer Mitt, Huck or Fred. Most of the criticisms of Mccain are correct. And who knows who is most electable? But we could do a whole lot worse than mccain. My goodness!