Posted on 01/30/2008 9:41:23 AM PST by rface
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Senior Republicans said Rush Limbaugh and Tom Delay would rally behind him........"Oh, they'll rally behind me," McCain told reporters on his campaign battle bus, the Straight Talk Express.
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John McCain will woo conservatives and independents with an upbeat message lauding Reagan-era economic values and a pledge to defeat Islamic extremism, strategists say.
"He has tremendous momentum coming out of this race, and we'll be out talking about the two issues that Americans care most about, which is winning the war against radical Islamic extremism ... and the economy," Steve Schmidt, McCain's key strategist said at a party celebrating McCain's win.
In the weeks ahead, advisers say he will try to use a strong national security message and an appeal to conservative Reaganite principles of low taxation and small government to win over disaffected conservatives alienated by his willingness to support unpopular issues such as immigration reform.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
what kills me is this same McCain has had rumors swirling around him for years that he was going to go Rat....and this is the best the Pubs can do?....
the MSM and the DBM and the PTB have the fix in...I'm tellin' ya....
“From what everyone is saying he is the ONLY candidate that could beat Hillary”
Fools said that about Ghouliani, too.
McAmnesty ? Obama? Hildabeast?.....Barf Bag please!
Yep, senility has set in!
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