Polls now convincingly show that John McCain is the Republican most likely to defeat a Democrat in November.
Polls also show that Rudy is very unlikely to win Florida.
Rudy needed to translate his record into curb appeal. He hasn't managed it.
McCain's Damascus-road conversion to supply-side economics, in particular his clear and articulate call for a significant and permanent reduction in the corporate tax rate, has convinced us that he can bear the burden of our weighty support. We have always, of course, been convinced of his ability to command in the ongoing struggle with Islamofascism. Politically he shows considerable ability to appeal beyond party loyalists, always necessary for a GOP candidate, but especially so this year.
Adieu, Mayor Giuliani! We will remember fondly our time together. We hope that we can always be friends. But it appears that our relationship would not be satisfactory to either of us if we pursued it further. We wish you the best in your consulting work.
Welcome, Senator McCain! We promise you our best efforts in supporting your promotion of policies that will enhance the quality of life for all our Republic's citizens and all other members of the human family. We are yours, unless someone better emerges.
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Will he be OMM ("Our Man McCain") or OMJ ("Our Man John")?
What he won't be, I suspect, is the nominee. Then it would be OMG.
who is ron paul?
What's the line making the rounds?
McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism and youth?
I'll make a gentlemanly wager, SWIND, that McCain vs Obama is a D landslide.
McCain v Clinton might be closer, but only because half the country would hit the voting booths just to vote against Hillary. And it still wouldn't be that close.
Um, Micah, we already kinda said that, so we won't take a bet against ourselves. Landslide we doubt, but a Democratic victory by a wider margin than Bush's 2004 win is disturbingly likely.
We expect McCain's nomination to by a pyrrhic victory, though we entertain faint hope for something better. By contrast, there is no hope whatsoever for any other nominee.
ron paul?
We put all of our faith and hope in the forecasting ability of SWNID. We have never been failed before by SWNID. We've stood on roof tops patiently. We've imbibed the sweet, colorful, uncarbonated beverages in paper cups. And we have purchased the genteel wetlands of our most southern state.
Our man is still Rudy. Republicans are still behind him, because Republicans pick a frontrunner early and stick with him.
He is the executive of executives. He is the only conservatives in the race. And he has SWNID on his side, and me to boot.
If we true believers write him in, even after he withdraws from the race, he will be forced to fulfill his destiny as POTUS.
Thus saith the SWNID.
"The Value of the Values Voter---
In the latest round of political musical chairs, when the music stopped last night in Florida Mayor Giuliani was knocked out. What happened to this front runner who just months ago was all but anointed as the GOP candidate, the only one who could beat Hillary Clinton? The pundits have been quick to say that the shift in voter focus over the last few weeks from the war to the economy led to his demise. If that were true, then why did John McCain win Florida? McCain is known for his positions on national defense; it is Mitt Romney, who trailed McCain in Florida, who is most identified with economic conservatism. In reality Giuliani's Big Apple values were found to be too liberal for the Republican Party. His pro-abortion rights position and his support of special rights for homosexuals were too much for Republican voters. In an in-depth Washington Post article today, Michael Leahy and Michael Shear provide a revealing chronicle of the Giuliani campaign and his forced retreat from the early states because of his liberalism. The article quotes an evangelical state senator in Iowa who was a Giuliani backer, Jeff Angelo, who says the campaign was shocked at the intensity of the opposition to Giuliani from pro-life voters. They pulled out of Iowa when it was clear that Giuliani's support of abortion rights was a "pro-life deal-breaker." Giuliani's failed candidacy is evidence that values voters can sink a candidate, but can they elect a candidate?"
Thus sayeth the FRC , a TRULY conservative Christian mouthpiece.
Good to hear from you again, Fiona!
If it's tried-and-true conservative credentials that voters seek, we'd expect someone other than McCain to lead at present.
On Giuliani's failure, we cite with approval Daniel Henninger of WSJ, who notes the extremely obvious inability of Giuliani to campaign in person, or do "retail politics" as the term goes. To overcome his negatives, Rudy had to connect with voters. He didn't.
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