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Some think a President Obama will help America by reinvigorating conservatism. They're playing with fire.

Another FreeRepublic Op-ed for the political season (#2 in a series) The first in this series of op-eds [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053169/posts] began with a composite exchange between three mythical posters. The subsequent posts by fellow Freepers served to illustrate the accuracy of that composite ‘fictional’ exchange. This episode will not have such a fictional exchange. The central feature of this op-ed will be the selection of a candidate to accompany McCain in his run for the White House as we try to explore what is needed in such a candidate. It can be argued that the man or woman chosen to be...

Composite exchange of late seen too often at FreeRepublic: Petulant Poster #1 Juan McCain is not a conservative. The Republican party jumped the shark by nominating this open borders, gang of fourteen, amnesty liberal. He’s a RINO, a dem in pubby clothing. The only thing that would persuade me to vote for McCain is if he picks ______ (fill in the blank, Mitt Romney, Michael Steele, Duncan Hunter, Jindal, Palin, Pawlenty, etc.) as his running mate. Purist Poster #2 I’m not voting this cycle. It’s time for the Republicans to suffer for going so far leftward. The only way the...

"What if a presidential candidate took a position on gay marriage that was different from your own? Would you still consider voting for him because of his position on other issues, or would you not vote for him under any circumstances?" . Still Consider Not Vote For No Answer/ Unsure % % % 6/18-25/08 72 22 6