This would also have been George Romney’s problem, if he’d every gotten beyond the very first primary state.
Gov. George Romney was Mitt’s father and born in Mexico of American parents.
Romney Sr. of course ran in the 1960’s, and McCain ran before as well. This wasn’t considered a problem in either case before, although the facts were well known.
I don’t think the argument of McCain’s ineligibility will go anywhere, if it had merit it would have already been hashed out in the 60s or during the 2000 primary campaign.
Yes. George Romney wasn’t a natural born US citizen. It isn’t even debatable.
Google news archives search will inform you about past prospects that never advanced beyond the wishful thinking stage because they weren’t natural born citizens, even though they were born to parents who were American citizens. George B. McClellan and Christian Herter for starters.
Republicans are trying to ignore the Constitution for what they feel is a “should be”. If the Constitution means nothing unless it conforms to our idea of “should be”, it truly means nothing.