McCain got to the convention without a plurality of Republicans supporting him in the contested primaries.
"Had he won with a moderate VP like...Lieberman?" You really think Lieberman is a moderate? I guess he could be termed a moderate Democrat.
Conservatives stood in McCain's way and failed? Maybe you weren't around for the McAmnesty battles where us conservatives stood in McCain's way and succeeded.
McCain picked Palin because he knew he would lose badly without conservative support. Many conservatives, "bloated sense of power" and all, who would have stood in McCain's way in the general election, will now support him as part of the McCain/Palin ticket.
I will support the McCin/Palin ticket even though it means, reluctantly, supporting McCain. To bring a conservative, Palin, into the white house is important enough to support the ticket. I know, however, that I will have to spend an inordinate amount of time and money to "stand in the way" of McCain's psychotic support of illegal invaders and other non-conservative positions. I wish McCain would realize that "Country first" also means U.S. citizens first. If he did he would reverse himself on his foolish amnesty policy.
I am, regrettably, looking forward to four years of fighting a Republican presidents liberal policies. Maybe Sarah will help McCain see the light!
Well, whatever. It's the rules. It's the same kind of silly slap in the face to the majority as the electoral college.
I guess he could be termed a moderate Democrat.
It's not an important point. Substitute Rudy, or Lindsey.
Maybe you weren't around for the McAmnesty battles where us conservatives stood in McCain's way and succeeded.
Oh I remember it well. I remember Republicans passing ID reform and a border fence. I also remember Minute Men and National Guard at the Mexican border. Then I remember the rats controlling the Congress.
But I wasn't saying conservatives never stopped McCain. I was expanding on my previous post that conservatives had the opportunity to nominate a law and order conservative in Rudy, a economic conservative in Mitt, or a social conservative in Mike. They could have supported the whole package with Thompson or Hunter or Tancredo. Rush and Hannity supported everyone but McCain, and he was dead last on my list too. Conservatives stood in McCain's way and failed? Yeah. Search posts by Jim Robinson
Every conservative who wouldn't vote against Osama, but will now vote for Palin, will be offset by an energized liberal. Palin is a powerful symbol That threatens feminist dogma. A pro-life evangelical mother they will want to destroy.
Republicans comprise about 30-35% of the vote. 35% of the voters can not win more than 50% of the vote. The rats get 30-35% of the vote. The fringe of the parties get a percent or 2 and the squishy middle gets the rest. The middle doesn't vote ideology. They vote on looks, and feelings like trust, and likability. They vote based on what they think the candidate will do for them, or fear of what the candidate might do to them. These are the voters who will win a landslide for McCain. Palin is pulling the female vote on nothing more than anatomy. That is not to say she has no other qualities to offer. I think she is a marvelous choice for multiple reasons as I have already stated. Those reasons don't matter to the squishy middle. They are voting for "the first woman Vice President." Sarah {sigh}
Those voters were going to vote for Obama because he was cool, and those votes count as 2 votes. -1 for Obama and 1 for Palin. There are very few conservatives that were in danger of voting for Obama before Palin was added. Palin's ideology does not significantly add votes for McCain.
Thanx for your post