McCain Wins South Carolina GOP Primary, AP Projects

AP | Jan. 19, 2008 | Breaking News

[Candor7]

I share your conclusions.

The GOP has failed in its ability to do a reality check. Its a party that has become top heavy with ideologues who have no effective strategy.

I mean they have effectively disenfranchised 20% to 30% of the Republican electorate, with no hope of "swing voters", a hope myth that has sustained their foolishness.

All the dems need to do at this point is nominate a warm body. Checkmate.

[TheLion]

70% percent of the voters said that McCain was the one who could win in November. The American electorate is about as ignorant as you can get. They simply react to sound bytes from the MSM. Fox has even been pimping for McCain so this might explain it.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

McCain does what he must to stay in the GOP, where there's a clearer path to the Presidency he believes he's entitled to. He votes for Bush's SCOTUS nominees, then trades away the party's right to end the unprecedented use of the confirmation filibuster for a rotten compromise deal that had already been rejected by the Majority Leader. He maintains a mostly pro-life voting record, while taking state Right to Life organizations to court to silence their election year efforts against pro-abortion democrats. He votes against the AWB, then co-sponsors a bill to close the "gun-show loophole", bringing us one step closer to full gun registration. And he's done more than any living American to dismantle the First Amendment, under the guise of ethical reform.

McCain's actions consistently undermine his rhetoric and his votes. The end result of every bi-partisan joint venture with John McCain's signature on it is a democrat victory, every single time. The idea that this man can be trusted on judges, or anything else, defies all logic and all available evidence.

[fluffdaddy]

“McCain deserved this win, and I hope that when Thompson endorses him (and he will) his supporters will listen to what Fred has to say.”

Hope springs eternal. But you can’t really be serious. If Fred endorses McCain I will think less of Fred not more of John. McCain is utterly unacceptable. I will vote for Hillary before I vote for him. He is a preening ass and I won’t put myself in the position of having to defend him as my choice for President, no matter what the alternative may be. If McCain is the nominee the Republican Party is no longer a useful vehicle for conservative politics and the GOP can count me out.

[Cedar]

“The MEDIA is electing our President.”

Until Americans get fed up enough and throw out the TV, the Media will continue to control politics.

It really wasn’t that long ago people had no TV, only the radio to listen to, and the majority of folks were still able to think for themselves.

[blackbart.223]

You are right on target. I respect Dole and McCain for their service. But that doesn’t mean I want them calling the shots.

[the808bass]

Didn’t McCain support the judges that Bush put forth? Check the record.

Not William Haynes for 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Not Michael Wallace for the 5th circuit. Not Henry Saad. I don't think Miguel Estrada will be sending along an endorsement any time soon. That's who I've found so far.

[MNJohnnie]

Yeah, you noticed? Every single top of the hour sound bite I heard for the last week on Fox included a McCain pimping. Simply unbelievable.

[MNJohnnie]

I always thought that was just a sour grapes myth spun by the political losers not a factual reality until I started reading today’s Exit Inteviews from SC. People actually said “well I agree with Thompson on the issues but I voted for canidate X because Thompson has no chance of winning”.

Maybe tomorrow will be better but with those statements echoing around in my head, I doubt it.

[HarryCaul]

Mccain is old school politics as usual, and Clinton will stomp him at that game.

He has no chance, none whatsoever.

[College Repub]

I’ve been on the “Fred is a losing candidate” bandwagon since the summer. Because a small minority (almost always less than 15%) in each state, along with most of the freepers, were propping him up, we had a McHuckaboom and a Rudy bust. We will be paying for this with a Hillary or Barack win when they run against McCain or Huckabee.

[jpf]

“If McCain is the nominee the Republican Party is no longer a useful vehicle for conservative politics and the GOP can count me out.”

I could make a case that McCain is MORE conservative than George W. Bush or Bob Dole, so I have to ask, how does nominating McCain set the conservative cause back?

Two more things;

1. I don’t believe Thompson would share your view, do you know something Fred does not?

2. McCain at the top of the ticket will lead to the election of more conservatives further down the ticket. That’s a bad thing? I frankly do not understand.

[I_like_good_things_too]

sw, you’ve summed up my thoughts.

[I_like_good_things_too]

I can’t fathom that Thompson voters would go to McCain or Huck. And I think that even if Thompson endorses McCain (which I think he’ll do, if he drops out).

[Let's Roll]

If illegal immigration is so important to the people of SC, WTH are they doing voting for McCain?

[budwiesest]

Until Americans get fed up enough and throw out the TV, the Media will continue to control politics.

Americans may go further than that. Cheerleaders of tyranny may want to check their pom-poms, the way Americans are their arms and ammo. Freedom doesn't go down without a fight.

Lady Liberty ain't wearing a burhka or Mao pantsuit.

[I_like_good_things_too]

jveritas, I respect your opinion, as I see you as someone who has been one of the least hysterical during this primary season. I was just mentioning to my husband how funny it is how much & how quickly things have changed during this primary season. First, Rudy was the front-runner, and everyone was taking shots at his “cross dressing abortionist views”, etc... and he was dragged down. McCain, who has always been despised by conservatives, had several early campaign missteps and his candidacy was considered “dead”. Huckabee? Very few people had even heard of him. And Thompson entered the campaign at the last (possibly too late) minute. Fast forward to the present, McCain is the front-runner, Huckabee top tier candidate, both the “true conservative” Fred as well as the “crossdressing abortionist” Rudy way down in the polling. Very bizarre.

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if Captain Kangaroo were to be exhumed & became the republican nominee.

However, I’m coming to the belief that we’re just going to come full circle; Hillary will be the dem nominee, Huckabee will just be a bad, frightening memory, McCain will continue to be an angry, bitter thorn in the side of conservatives, but the nominee is going to be Romney or Rudy. And I could sleep at night with either of them as our nominee.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Yes.... 25% of the voters in the GOP Caucus in Nevada were Mormons and 94% of the Mormons voted for Romney.... he also ran virtually unopposed other than Paul, who came in a distant second and ran ads in Nevada 24/7...

[Arkinsaw]

I am glad McCain won, and I hope that Huckleberry goes back to Arkansas soon.

Don't want. (see screen name)

[sheikdetailfeather]

I live in Florida. Some are asking me who to vote for as Thompson is not going anywhere and they don’t want to waste their vote. I say Romney and most are quite willing to vote for him that I talk to. I cannot even imagine McCain winning down here! I have been emailing Mark Levin’s rundown on the Real McCain Record to everyone I can! So far, I have changed two votes for McCain to Romney that I know of!