Despite the attempt to give John McCain the GOP Presidential nomination, the party doesn't have to nominate every Democrat's favorite Republican. Even though he is clearly the Republican frontrunner, Super Tuesday's results show McCain has not only failed to energize the Republican Party faithful — he has alienated it. more.. The terrible GOP turn-out in the primaries tells the story of the impending electoral disaster of McCain on the ticket — consistent with national polling that has, for months, shown "none of the above" as the conservative choice, a growing number of Republicans are talking about "voting with their feetâ€...