Author Topic: McCain wins South Carolina (Read 687 times)

AKIron · « **on:** January 19, 2008, 09:20:10 PM »

Every GOP candidate for the last 28 years who won SC took the party nomination.

McCain beat Huckabee in a state I would have granted to Huckabee.

It's still early but I have a gut feeling MCain will win the nomination and the presidency. Maybe it's just those chicken crispers I had at Chili's tonight.

I would like McCain but for his immigration stance. Here's to hoping he can and will somehow stem the tide of flow from Mexico.

Yeager · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2008, 09:25:55 PM »

McCain would make a good figurehead, as far as being a stand up American, but he is 71 years old and that give me pause. Fortunately for McCain, there are no other republicans worth tossing a vote for. He gets the nod from me.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2008, 09:27:52 PM »

71 is the new 67.

He looks like he is in pretty good physical shape to me. I've seen 30 yr olds look worse.

Yeager · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2008, 09:34:43 PM »

good point. He does look to be in his early 60s....amazing considering the years he spent in hellnoi.

sunfan1121 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2008, 12:59:32 AM »

Yaaaaaa GO J-MAC

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2008, 03:19:38 AM »

Bad tidings for the republican party if they think that RINO is the best candidate.

crockett · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2008, 08:44:48 AM »

He is their best candidate IMO and likely the best choice because he's the most middle of the road. If any of the Republicans running were to be president I'd rather it be him. I don't think I'd vote for him as a registered independent but it wouldn't bug me if he won the election.

All the other Republican candidates are either far too corrupt or whacked out on either the religious agenda or some other wacky BS. McCain has already proven in the past that he will step across the isle to work with Democrats, which is what any good politician should do.

So in short he's likely the best of the worst.

bj229r · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2008, 09:40:05 AM »

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Originally posted by crockett
He is their best candidate IMO and likely the best choice because he's the most middle of the road. If any of the Republicans running were to be president I'd rather it be him. I don't think I'd vote for him as a registered independent but it wouldn't bug me if he won the election.

All the other Republican candidates are either far too corrupt or whacked out on either the religious agenda or some other wacky BS. McCain has already proven in the past that he will step across the isle to work with Democrats, which is what any good politician should do.

So in short he's likely the best of the worst.

YOU think he's the Gop's best candidate because he's the closest one to your way of thinking (a Democrat). Stepping across the aisle to work with Democrats (Something the media rarely thinks Dems should do, as 'bi-partisanship' typically means the Gop side gives up something) equates to surrendering the wishes of the people who voted him in, although it DOES make him a media favorite. Now that the primaries where Democrats and Independents can vote for McCain are over, (New Hampshire and South Carolina), Florida is upcoming, so we can get a true measure of his popularity with the party. Looks now like it's down to McCain and Romney. McCain gets free advertising/praise on the media round table shows, but Romney can buy all the ads he wants. Should be close. As for me, hell will freeze over before I ever place a vote for McCain---he's a Republican who is against lowering taxes, FOR open borders/amnesty, and actually considered being Kerry's veep for a few minutes in 2004:confused: I'd much rather see President Hillary than have this salamander elected and put the final nail into the conservative coffin

cpxxx · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2008, 09:44:54 AM »

As a mere 'furriner' with an interest in the Presidential race. I came to the conclusion that McCain will be next president. It's a process of elimination. Clinton is seen as too liberal, a hate figure with many right wingers. She is also a woman. Obama, he does come across as presidential. But he is young, his name is Obama a name perilously close to Osama one of America's great enemies. His second name is Hussein and he is black. I suspect some people are already talking of him as the anti christ. He might well be president one day, not this time. Edwards? No, not in this universe.

So it's a Republican president. Huckabee? I think the jury is still out on Huckabee. He won't win against Clinton and bookmakers give him odds of 22/1 compared to Clinton with 11/10.

Romney is a possibility but he isn't as well know as the final candidate.

So by a process of elimination, we are left with McCain.

President McCain.

Simplistic I know but there you are. That's my opinion.

AWMac · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2008, 09:47:22 AM »

But, but Ron Paul.... No one ever mentions Ron Paul anymore.

Mac

bj229r · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2008, 09:49:57 AM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
As a mere 'furriner' with an interest in the Presidential race. I came to the conclusion that McCain will be next president. It's a process of elimination. Clinton is seen as too liberal, a hate figure with many right wingers. She is also a woman. Obama, he does come across as presidential. But he is young, his name is Obama a name perilously close to Osama one of America's great enemies. His second name is Hussein and he is black. I suspect some people are already talking of him as the anti christ. He might well be president one day, not this time. Edwards? No, not in this universe.

So it's a Republican president. Huckabee? I think the jury is still out on Huckabee. He won't win against Clinton and bookmakers give him odds of 22/1 compared to Clinton with 11/10.

So by a process of elimination, we are left with McCain.

President McCain.

Simplistic I know but there you are. That's my opinion.

Romney actually leads in delegates at the moment, and has won the ONE major 'swing-state' primary (Michigan) where McCain's biggest constituencies, Democrats and Independents, couldn't vote for him.

Aside from that, take away abortion and foreign policy, and McCain and Hillary are pretty much the same person:aok

ROC · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2008, 10:04:00 AM »

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He is their best candidate IMO and likely the best choice because he's the most middle of the road.

Middle of the road because he has no core beliefs, he will go wherever the camera or polls tell him to go.

An old friend once told me, when I first got into politics and campaigns:

Sit on the fence and you'll get shot from Both Sides.

lazs2 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2008, 10:07:55 AM »

there are very very few things that you should "reach across the isle to democrats" for... mcain doesn't know which ones those are.

the democrats of course feel it is a one way street.

lazs

AKIron · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2008, 11:08:21 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
there are very very few things that you should "reach across the isle to democrats" for...

Might need to reach across the isle and smack Hillary up side the head to keep her eyes from rolling out.

crockett · « **Reply #14 on:** January 20, 2008, 12:10:14 PM »

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Originally posted by bj229r
YOU think he's the Gop's best candidate because he's the closest one to your way of thinking (a Democrat). Stepping across the aisle to work with Democrats (Something the media rarely thinks Dems should do, as 'bi-partisanship' typically means the Gop side gives up something) equates to surrendering the wishes of the people who voted him in, although it DOES make him a media favorite. Now that the primaries where Democrats and Independents can vote for McCain are over, (New Hampshire and South Carolina), Florida is upcoming, so we can get a true measure of his popularity with the party. Looks now like it's down to McCain and Romney. McCain gets free advertising/praise on the media round table shows, but Romney can buy all the ads he wants. Should be close. As for me, hell will freeze over before I ever place a vote for McCain---he's a Republican who is against lowering taxes, FOR open borders/amnesty, and actually considered being Kerry's veep for a few minutes in 2004:confused: I'd much rather see President Hillary than have this salamander elected and put the final nail into the conservative coffin

Yes, sometimes when a president is elected to lead our nation, a nation of many people and many different beliefs. He sometimes has to step across the party line and do things his party may not like.

If a Republican is elected president, he is sworn to oath to serve the entire country not just the Republican party.

If a Democrat is elected president, he is sworn to oath to serve the entire country not just the Democratic party.

Also, last time I checked our Cositution hadn't been totally destroyed.. Which means at least for a little while longer, I still have a right to Free Speech and my own opinion.