The thing I would consider, and believe me, I understand your frustration, is the abortion issue. McCain at least is a pro-life vote, a vote that the unborn children need. A Rat would never do that. Secondly, at least McCain opposes Obama on some issues and would support a Repub Pres in 2012. A Rat would vote lockstep with Obama’s agenda and against the Repubs. The Rats would gloat for sure if they took McCain’s district. Finally, as it is more difficult to unseat an incumbent, you risk the seat going to the Rats for longer than one term.
I have to agree with you. I can understand peoples frustrations, but that’s no reason to just give the seat to a Democrat in November by not showing up or voting for the Democrat, which I’ve read some here say they will do. That’s just stupid.
McCain still votes 90% of the time with the Republicans and is a senior senator with power. I much as I don’t like him, why would we want to trade him in for a guy who will cast his vote 100% with the Democrats?
That's not a given.
After all, McCain wanted to run on the Rat ticket with Kerry in 2004, and it's well known that his (not his advisers') first choice for VP in 2008 was Lieberman, a liberal Rat.