January 21, 2008
Like '96?
I'm not saying McCain is a "winner" in the Hail-to-the-Chief sense, I'm just saying right now he's most likely to wind up with the nomination. This is beginning to feel like a thriller with tons of wild plot twists but a disappointing finale. Imagine 1996 with exciting car chases round hairpin bends but you still wind up with Bob Dole...
Whoopee. Just what we need...another crankly prickly senator to run for president after a lifetime of never managing any organization bigger than 20 people...
Posted by John Weidner at January 21, 2008 06:37 AMI don't think so. We are headed into primaries where only registered Republicans (remember them?) vote. Given the proportional rules in many of these states the best McCain can hope for is a brokered convention where he may enter leading, but will be a long way from home. He'll either have to swear in blood to conservative principles or they'll give it Romney.
Posted by: Frank at January 22, 2008 08:52 AMWell, I'm sure hoping you are right. Your logic sounds good to me. Those Rasmussen poll results from FL were encouraging.
But my faith in Republicans is a bit weak these days.
One the other hand, I have a good deal of faith in McCain--that is, faith that he won't morph into a fake-Republican for the short time needed to get the nomination. He really is something of a "straight-talker."
Posted by: John Weidner at January 22, 2008 09:54 AM
