“Non Republican voters put McCain in the lead. Further the voting schedule was loaded on the front end with cross over states and left leaning states. This heavily favored the more liberal candidate. In and of itself it doesn’t guarantee results but it sure gives the house (RNC) the edge.”
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If you want to blame the primary schedule for McCain’s lead, then go right ahead. However, the only part the RNC played was in keeping Iowa and New Hampshire first, wich is the way it been for a long time and something other conservatives have ‘overcome’ many times.
Those who think that the RNC stacked the deck for McCain ignore the fact that McCain has never been a favorite of the RNC.