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John McCain won Virginia by nearly 10 points, but lost self-identified "conservatives" to Mike Huckabee.


John McCain's weakness among conservatives will cost him the general election.


Conservatives have almost 9 months to realize that, while unpalatable to them now, McCain represents their values (e.g. anti-abortion, anti-tax, pro-budget balancing, pro-military), better than either Obama or Clinton. Conservatives have only so long to realize that the Karl Rove strategy can't work this year.

Demanding (and getting) party line support from a presidential candidate would have failed the republicans a lot faster than McCain. Who knows who will win it, but McCain was realistically the only one to stand a chance of winning unless there is huge change in the political dynamic in the next 9 months.

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joeshcmo, do you have a point?

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Why has no one brought out that McCain was having an adultress affair with is now wife Cindy while still married to his ex. who was hurt in an auto. accident, and wasn't the same women he knew. EXCUSE ME, a vow is a vow. Doesn't this show this man is not trustworthy?

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How many people have read about McCain's adultress affair with his wife Cindy while still married to his first wife. It is common knowledge and can be found on the internet. This means to me that he doesn't believe in a Oath, like 'I DO FOREVER AND FOREVER. It's not the kind of man I would want as a President.

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Liberty

And I would not want you as my neighbour, Ellie. Smear campaigners are not to my liking. For one, they always preach one thing and themselves do another. Or why is it that evangelical priests are more often found adultering or having sex with little boys than any other group???

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"joeshcmo, do you have a point?" Merely to respond to condi's assertion that McCain's current lack of support is what will cause him the general election. I don't think that's true for the reasons stated above. Personally, I think he's unlikely to win, but 9 months is a long time in politics, and McCain stands a fairly good chance of succeeding. I think that's doubly true if Clinton ends up winning. "And I would not want you as my neighbour, Ellie. Smear campaigners are not to my liking. For one, they always preach one thing and themselves do another. Or why is it that evangelical priests are more often found adultering or having sex with little boys than any other group???" The sheer irony of this statement is amazing. To review: 1) I don't like smear campaigns. 2) Evangelical priests are adulterous child molesters.

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Liberty

This race will be decided in the middle-ground, by the independents. Conservatives will back McCain, by default, and those who say they will boycott the vote aren't any smarter than dissidents in Pakistan. McCain's best chances lie in building a broad-based coalition, which would give him an edge vs. Hillary, but might give him a headache with Obama.

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Peace

No, John McCain's stance on Iraq will cost him the general election. 70% of Americans want our troops home ASAP, if you want proof look at the 2006 elections, and McCain simply won't do that. The only Republicans who have even a remote chance at taking the White House are the few and far between anti-war candidates.

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