Then again, if you lose, your principles plus a dollar get you a cup of coffee. I'm not saying do ANYTHING to win, but the goal IS to win. It's hard to be an effective president if you lose. I think the word for it is priorities. The question McCain has to face is whether or not a pro-choice veep would lose him the election. He's promised pro-life policies, and has a record to back it, but I don't believe it's his highest priority, and I think it's obvious he's ok with having a pro-choice pick, if the voters will allow it. It's not a deal breaker for him. Perhaps it should be, but not out of principle. Out of necessity.
“I’m not saying do ANYTHING to win, but the goal IS to win.”
Yes, WIN by convincing enough voters of the correctness of YOUR views, NOT by watering them down so that there is no longer a RIGHT OR WRONG!