Being a lowly and fallen Republican partisan I view the Republican primary process as foregone, and in favor of McCain. He will head the ticket for the GOP. He will face Obama or Hillary in the general election. Hillary looks like she’s on shaky legs, so I expect it will be McCain against Obama.
Either McCain or Obama will be the next POTUS. Obama may be the most left wing of all Democrat senators, so I’ll do what I can to see he is defeated and McCain is elected. McCain was way down my list of who I supported in the GOP primaries. I don’t always get what I want, so sometimes I have to make do with what’s possible. I see it as foolish to turn my back on what’s available to me to stop Obama’s left wing agenda. I fail to see how an Obama presidency will promote conservatism. this idea promoted by some that the backlash coming from America’s revulsion at left wing policies holds no water in my book. America voted in Bill Clinton by a wide margin for a second term after a disgraceful first term. Then George W. Bush only got elected by the slimmest of margins after eight years of Clinton. So much for Americas revulsion in response to leftism and debauchery.
In my view, we’ll be lucky with half a loaf compared with no bread what so ever. Show me a more workable solution that promotes conservative values in 2008. I'm open to a better plan than supporting the GOP's nominee. I'm serious about that. What's your more constructive alternative? Sorry about the run on paragraph. For some reason when I went back to seperate the text into paragraphs the software wouldn't except the changes. RT
I see it as foolish to turn my back on what’s available to me to stop Obama’s left wing agenda. If nominated, McCain will loose. One of the few Republicans that Obama can beat is McCain. So why nominate a looser. The Republican convention is months away!
Show me a more workable solution that promotes conservative values in 2008.
Stand your ground. Don't let McCain and the MSM stapeed you into a premature and unwise decision. No candidate can battle both an opponent and 1/3 of his base at the same time. You betcha. Dump McCain next week or in 6 months. Nominate an electable Republican at the September convention. One who has the support of the party base. Because of fatal flaws in both Democrat hopefuls, many Republicans could beat either Democrat as long as they have the widespread support of the Republican membership.
There's plenty of time to gracefully rid the party of McCain in accordance with established procedures. Rhetoric aside, partisan electors are not tied to candidates. They can do as they wish at the convention if they represent a clear majority opinion.
Stand your ground. Don't let McCain and the MSM stampede you into a premature and unwise decision. No candidate can prevail while fending off attacks from both his opponents and the members of his own party.
A similar situation existed in 2003. Partisans supported a liberal Republican because of unfounded fears of the popularity of a Democrat, cultural separatist. The liberal won and the results were a disaster for both the California GOP and the state of California.