...but I thought the MSM has been telling us that A. McCain doesn’t need conservatives to win and B. McCain is the most conservative guy....Surely they wouldn’t lie????
It’s over. We need to start planning for 2012. There will be a Democrat Congress and White House and a Democrat majority on the Supreme Court.
They are bound to screw things up so bad that we will have a road back.
Start planning now.
No to RINO McPain. He’s another Bob Dole.
279 27.9% "I will vote for McCain, but do not expect to work or contribute"
35 3.5% "I will vote for the Democratic nominee"
90 9.0% "I will vote for a conservative third party candidate if one is on the ballot in my state"
40 4.0% "I will not vote"
257 25.7% "I am undecided at this time-I need to see if Senator McCain reaches out to conservatives in a serious and meaningful way"
Calling it a tough road is a bit of an understatement.
McCain, Obama and Hillary = the Bad, the Worse and the Ugly.
I really think the best thing for America is for conservatives to avoid voting for McCain, but to vote for every Republican congressional candidate.
Here are my reasons:
1) I’d rather have Congressional Republicans united in opposing Hillary or Obama, than supporting McCain in his pursuit of equally wrong-headed policies.
2) Since not a one of the three knows anything about economics, or has any executive experience, I really think the odds are against whoever wins in 2008 winning a second term , and I’d rather see a real Republican running against a Democrat than trying to mount a primary challenge against a failed incumbent McCain in 2012.
3) McCain has a slim chance of victory at best in November, and no chance at all if the conservatives stay home. I think if conservative non-support is perceived as the reason for his failure to win, the Republican Party will be very wary about about shafting us in the future, which I think will bode well for a real conservative candidate in 2012, and for our party’s future.
4) I really believe that on the critical issues facing our nation — the WOT, the economy, immigration and taxes, all three of the candidates will be equally wrong-headed.
5) I think the advantages to our beloved nation of helping McCain lose far outweigh the disadvantages of helping him win. If he does win, that will be the end of conservatives in the Republican party for the next four election cycles, because it will show that Republicans don’t ever have to take conservatism seriously again. And I really do believe that conservatism is the only realistic hope that our nation has of surviving in the long run.
Don’t tell me I’m being petty. I am not even angry. But I really do believe it is best for our nation if conservatives ensure McCain’s loss in 08. (He’ll probably lose anyway, especially against Obama.)
Flame away.
... and the true CONSERVATIVE base of the party continues to arise, loud and angry and clear!!! ;)
and all McCain can say to this 59.6% is, “Calm Down!!!!”
I’d have voted HELL NO.
Three Likely Scenarios:
1 - Most Conservatives do not support McCain = McCain Loses
2 - Majority of Conservatives support McCain = McCain loses
3 - Almost all conservatives support McCain = McCain loses
In any case, get ready for something like the 1936 presidential results.
Sorry, but I’ll be voting McCain in the Va. primary this Tuesday...and again in the fall.
I think this proves only one thing: Senator McCain needs to continue to make his case in convincing conservatives that he’s one of them. He’s already made a good start and I think that the telling fact is that many prominent strong conservatives are rallying around him.
I think that once the rancor of the primaries die down, most conservatives will start seeing things more clearly and less bitterly.
The fact that he could not win Kansas today given the overwhelming odds of his nomination support the poll’s results.
Forget it. The “baby-boomlet” is 44 million strong and so thoroughly brainwashed that even a Carter-like presidential disaster probably won’t deprogram them. Add in the 20 million illegals who will surely become citizens soon, and it will likely be ‘Rat madness for as far as the mind can see.
If I don’t vote this time, it will be the first time in my life that I haven’t. If I do, it will never be for McCain.
If I don’t vote this time, it will be the first time in my life that I haven’t. If I do, it will never be for McCain.