All things being equal, John McCain willl be the Republican nominee in 2008. Why? It's about how the media is framing the issues.
For instance, the Tom DeLay scandal could easily be framed in a number of ways. A conservative might frame the issue as one of big government run amok--DeLay as a sympton rather than a cause. A Democratic partisan might frame the issue as one of Republican misdeeds--DeLay as cause rather than affect.
The way you frame an issue inevetably leads to a solution. If the problem is big government, then the solution is making government smaller. This is the way I or other small government types might like to frame the DeLay issue. No one is buying this.
Instead, the media seems to trend toward the campaign finance angle. And if the problem is campaign finance abuse then the solution is, and you see where this is going, John McCain.
Unless of course the next big trend in political analysis will be to blame the growing deficit on fat people. In that case, Gove. Mike Huckabee is a shoe in.
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Rusty,
I gotta disagree with you here. There is no way that a Republican can win the Presidency without the South, and McCain cannot win the South. People here in NE Texas, which is more like the South than the rest of Texas, deplore McCain, and he is seem as a liberal in sheep's clothing.
Posted by: jesusland joe at October 04, 2005 01:35 PM (rUyw4)
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Uh, sorry, Rusty, that would be "seem as a liberal wolf in sheep's clothing".
Posted by: jesusland joe at October 04, 2005 01:37 PM (rUyw4)
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McCain will never get the GOP nomination. If he wants to be Pres he will have to change party.
Have you forgotten his support of Durbin over the Socialist Labor Party Concentration Camps = Gitmo?
I have not and I will remind any GOPers that did not see it ; if he runs in 08!
Posted by: Rod Stanton at October 04, 2005 01:44 PM (tplWd)
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McCain is in and has been for a bit now. Just watch the Sunday programs. Note that last week cindy came out of her meeting with McCain screaming he a a warmonger just like Bush. I like him but a lot of others don't but he is in and pushing him out only gives the left chance. They are floating a Gulianni(sp) trial ballon this week. I forsee a McCain/Gingrich vs a not Hillary ticket the dems are floting the Rudolph ticket cause they know Hillary can't win.
Posted by: Howie at October 04, 2005 01:49 PM (D3+20)
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Rod: no I have not forgotten. In fact I found a lot of stuff last week that made McCain less attractive. Thank the blogs because it was nowhere else. So I'm studying him more for reasons why I sould not right now. I know why I might. Now I'm looking for the why not.
Eureka: The GOP is really way ahead is it not? First you run up the spending then you bring in McCain and Gingrich to fix it. You create the very problem you later come to solve. My first thought is well MCain and Gingrich lots of Washington experience and maybe that is what we need not another Governor goes to Washington. Next I'm loke whoa is not Washington as ususal the problem? This is nutty. Suckers we are including me.
Posted by: Howie at October 04, 2005 02:30 PM (D3+20)
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What we WANT and what we GET are two different things.
My ideal candidate would be me. But that's just, you know,me....
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at October 04, 2005 02:44 PM (JQjhA)
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Yea sorry you just said Framing and I went all off thinking about how I was being suckered by it. At least I know I'm a sucker and I'm trying to see it when I can.
Posted by: Howie at October 04, 2005 02:47 PM (D3+20)
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Rusty,
I have been saying this for awhile. McCain is the only one who can beat Hillary. And Hillary will be the Dem nominee, no doubt. Some Republicans will just have to get over their anger at McCain and focus on beating the SHE MONSTER.
It's just too important.
Posted by: Rightwingsparkle at October 04, 2005 02:49 PM (F+bg5)
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I dunno if he's the only one that can beat Hillary, Hillary can't carry a single Red State in my mind. This makes beating Hillary pretty easy.
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at October 04, 2005 03:02 PM (JQjhA)
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McCain in '08? No way. I regard him as a
RINO and, of course, a member of the abominable
gang of 14.
Posted by: Dink at October 04, 2005 03:55 PM (NThum)
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I'd vote for McCain in the general but not in the primary (and I voted for the guy in 2000). Right now my two favorites are Rudy and Newt for the nomination.
Here's why I like them - Rudy changes the political landscape, he can (and probably would) win in places like NY and CA, meaning the Dems actually have to fight on their *cough* home turf. Not only that, he's tough and other than Rusty's option of running myself (unfortunately I'm not yet eligible), he's the most in line with my thinking. As for Newt - well, let's just say it'll be nice to remember what it was like when the GOP leadership had principles.
Posted by: KG at October 04, 2005 04:07 PM (YPmsQ)
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Rudy's the man to defeat the lesbian she monster.
Posted by: greyrooster at October 05, 2005 05:48 AM (ywZa8)
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Between HILLARY and MC,CAIN i dont want ether
Posted by: sandpiper at October 05, 2005 09:12 AM (XnXsx)
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she can win any state.fbi files and a sleay ex pres for a companion???dead people will be voting
Posted by: anotherhowie at October 07, 2005 08:30 PM (Qt4ij)
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