Posted on 02/01/2008 1:47:21 AM PST by Def Conservative
If John McCain secures the Republican presidential nomination, his victory would signal a revolution in American politics — a divorce, after a 28-year marriage, between the Republican and conservative establishments.
McCain would be the first Republican nominee since Gerald Ford in 1976 to win despite opposition from organized conservatism, and also the first whose base in Republican primaries rested on the party's center and its dwindling left. McCain is winning despite conservatives, not because of them.
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Does the Post realize that if the base isn’t behind you, you will lose like George McGovern in 1972?
As far as I’m concerned, it’s already happened. It happened when Hunter & Thompson dropped out.
The only ones left are libs, no matter how many Freepers want to justify Romney or Huck. THEY ARE LIBS.
The GOP is toast. Time for something new.
You summed it up.
Wait untill you see the path McCain will lead us all down........it constantly forks to the left.
The real straight talk A petty, vindictive man feels he's owed and entitled to lead the Free World. I f you think he's a bit crazy now, wait until he truly is president, then you'll see what a nut he really is. The man is not stable.
We (the conservatives) never married the pubbies. We were only dating but didn’t fully trust ‘em. However, if McCain is the nominee, we will break up for a good long while.
“McCain would be the first Republican nominee since Gerald Ford in 1976 to win despite opposition from organized conservatism”
‘Disorganised conservatism’ would be a better description of the opposition McCain has faced. That’s probably part of the problem.
and a win by this guy wouldn’t signal the same?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI
LOL! I like that trope.
I could picture the first Mclame/Hillary debate when they’re arguing politely in front of the camera who has the biggest sewer mouth.
“McCain would be the first Republican nominee since Gerald Ford in 1976 to win despite opposition from organized conservatism,”
And what happened to Ford? to Dole?
Gerald Ford was never elected President. He was foisted upon the Republicans as an appeasement candidate following Nixon’s presidency.
Didn’t he kinda fall into the position? LOL....
(Ok, the Ford Museum in Grand Rapids is kinda nice.)
You are right. I was listening to Hannity the other day, he was railing a caller because the caller said he would not vote for any of the candidates. All Hannity could talk about was winning and maybe conservatives were the problem because they won’t modernize. Turned it off and I will NEVER listen or watch him again.
I admit it. I had to get a dictionary. But now that I did, THANK YOU.
You should have kept listening. It was just a sarcastic one hour gimmick to get folks riled up. It worked.
he was pulling one of his stunts to make the opposite point.
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