Even if that were true (it’s not) how do you explain the damage that the media questioning McCain’s leadership will do? The fact that the NC GOP is flipping McCain the bird will be brought up again and again in the general when McCain tries to say he has the leadership qualities to govern. “How can he govern the country when he can’t even control his own party?” will be the theme.
Any way you look at it, this is a lose-lose for McCain.
McCain is waging an excellent, low-level guerilla campaign, letting the Dems cut each other to ribbons while he appears to be above it all. Wait until November, the fruits of this strategy will be obvious then.