There’s one thing I’ll say for McCain. I’m not sure even he believed he’d get the nomination this year (ostensibly it appeared his best shot was in 2000), but he merely turned out to be in the right place at the right time. I was a Fred supporter, the only acceptable first-tier candidate in the race.
I vigorously worked hard to enlighten folks to bring down Huckster and *omney, both horrific abominations with proven track records of NON-Conservative and one-man party destroyers (take a look how many Republicans were left after these charlatans were done), and I was proud to sink them both. But when Fred got out, there was no one in the primary left I could support in good conscience.
Why the very worst, bottom-of-the-barrel RINOs were the leading candidates for the Presidential nomination absolutely defied the imagination. We had 3 great Governors (Sanford in SC, Barbour in MS, even Don Carcieri in RI — not well known but an unapologetic Conservative) and yet none of them chose to run.
The only, and most remote chance of McCain getting my vote will be if he chooses one of those 3 aforementioned Governors. If he chooses one of those abominations from the primary (excluding Fred, whom I believe won’t accept the nod, but probably will retire in my state to run for Governor in 2010) or a subpar RINO (such as Pawlenty), he will not get my vote under any circumstances.
Fact is, if I lived in Arizona, I’d vote rodent just to get McCain the hell out of that Senate seat (if we couldn’t dump him in the primary). I surely wouldn’t have voted for him after 1986. Aside from President, I have no reason to vote in November, I’m through supporting the RINO boob Senator Lamar! Alexander. The Dems are giving him a pass this year as it is (ain’t that a surprise). My House district has been rodent for 134 years with no chance of electing a Republican, ditto my legislative districts (a civil rights state Senate seat, Republicans need not run, and the state House, gerrymandered Dem). So if I don’t vote for McCain, I’ll just go do something more productive in November and go clean my toilets on Election Day. Enough is enough.
I couldn't vote for McCain, under
any condition.
I'd hate to lose Barbour as my governor, if he went for the V.P. under McCain, but I don't think he'd take it.
I'm not nuts about Barr, but I can vote for him. I originally wanted Duncan Hunter, then when he dropped out, when to Fred, then to Romney. But when Romney dropped out, I couldn't stomach McCain, I'd vote for Hillary or Obama over McCain. But when I noticed Barr getting into the race, I perked up.
I'd like to see the GOP not get one penny in donations because of McCain. The GOP can eat McCain and die!!!