Posted on 02/07/2008 7:01:12 AM PST by pwatson
Most leading conservative writers, radio hosts, and activists would probably concur that their liberal counterparts have never really connected with average Americans. Personalities on the right sell more books and get higher radio and television ratings. And until recently, conservatives seemed to be on an electoral politics roll begun in 1994 when the GOP retook the House. Within Republican ranks, for all the talk about crack-ups and implosions, the Reagan legacy still bridges divides between libertarians, social and religious conservatives, and national security conservatives.
By comparison, the left often draws flies. Win, lose, or draw, Democrats are prone to eat their own. Post-FDR, the last time that staunch liberals saw their favorite candidate elected president was never. In fact, the only time Democrats actually nominated a candidate who toed the liberal intelli-gentsia's line was 1972. George McGovern, who recently called for President Bush's impeachment (cue applause in Cambridge, Mass.), got 38 percent of the national vote.
But what is true for the liberal goose is true for the conservative gander. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan liked to quip, people are entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts. John McCain is more conservative on more issues than average Americans are. By every standard measure (voting record and ratings, positions on major issues), McCain is conservative. Unlike his critics on the right, however, he is no ideological purist; he is conservative, but he is not what the pollsters call "very conservative." That is one obvious reason why he has such wide appeal. For even in our decidedly right-leaning mass electorate, few Americans, including few Republicans, answer to "very conservative."
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THIS IS WAR!!!
I have voted in every presidential election since 1960.(back when you had to be 21 to vote) If McCain is the nominee, I will sit out my first.
thanks for warning me about DMI being a moderate though i have never come across him. now if you want to know where i stand i shall tell you:
100% 2nd ammendment
100% against affirmative action
100% pro military
100% pro hawk
100% pro tax cut
i am also pro life and anti gov regulation
of course for all i know you are just some DU troll attempting to slander others
“Hillary and Obama are responsible for their own actions.
I WILL VOTE AGAINST McCain!!!”
If you can sleep well at night knowing that your inaction contributed to the presence of President Hillary Clinton or President Barak Obama, then there really is no further need for discussion.
Just one question. Where do you want me to bring the bowl of water, Pontius?
How are your legs?
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