One consolation I have kept to myself is that as much as I hate Mittens, our justified stance of his not being conservative might pan out with actual Democrats who actually want zero OUT but will more easily vote for a middle of the road R.
So, my prescription would be to DOUBLE DOWN with attacks on mitt’s liberalism, rooftop to rooftop, in a way that lures right-leaning rats and independents.
That’s actually a good way of looking at it.
“One consolation I have kept to myself is that as much as I hate Mittens, our justified stance of his not being conservative might pan out with actual Democrats who actually want zero OUT but will more easily vote for a middle of the road R.”
I think that’s a good insight.
Also, I am tired of the meme: “I voted for Dole, McCain, never again, etc.”
I am proud I voted for McCain. My support of him was not feigned. I am aware of his shortcomings, as I am aware of the shortcomings of Newt, Mitt, Paul, and Santorum. So? He is a patriotic American who would never have committed such abominations as socialized medicine, federal power grabs, homos in the military, blaming America first, or Sotomayor and Ginsberg.
It would have been EXTREMELY better for the country had McCain won, and I’d vote for him again, and urge others to do so.
For that matter I was always a supporter of W, who had a few missteps, again, so?, he is a patriotic American who led our country well. Even Reagan did a few things I didn’t like. But he was overall great.
The differences between McCain, Dole, and Bush as opposed to Obama, Kerry, etc. are phenomenal and while we can certainly see areas for improvement for the Rs they are of almost no importance in comparison to the Ds, who really at this point should be vying to lead 3rd world thug regimes, since that seems to be their style of leadership.