Senator John McCain for President?
The media has somehow decided in its infinite wisdom that the 2008 Presidential Race will be Democratic Joan of Arc, Sen. Hillary Clinton vs. Sen. John McCain of Arizona media favorite and hope of moderate Republicans. I can halfway agree with this statement, I can see Hillary as the Democratic nominee but I can't see McCain as the Republican nominee. Vice President, maybe, but Presidential nominee forget it.
First, Hillary has a genuine popular following on the American Main Street, I can't see who McCain's constituency is. Yes, he's an ex POW in Vietnam who wrote a couple of popular books, but other than that the media seems to be his only following. I see no group or constituency that would actively support the guy. McCain is the darling of the media, they are his constituency. Average Republicans out in the Red States don't seem to care about the guy. His media support may actually hurt him there. Will McCain get the nomination, in a word no, he's too old, he's too moderate and too well liked by the media. He's also a maverick who's offended too many Republican politicians including President Bush who is not to be taken lightly.
So who will get the Republican nomination? Good question there are a number of interesting contenders, theres's Senator Frist of Tennessee, a doctor a heart surgeon no less who won a recent leadership poll, Mitch Romney, a Mormon from Massachusetts, a former governor, Governor Rick Perry of Texas, and Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, President's younger brother. Old Jeb says he isn't running but anybody who listens to talk radio knows that somebody's promoting the gospel of tax cutting effective administrator Jeb Bush. There are some interesting lesser candidates too like Bill Owens of Colorado, (like Jeb Bush a Catholic). Any of these people is far more likely to get the nomination than McCain. So one has to ask why does the liberal media like this guy so much. That's enough to stop me from voting for him.
First, Hillary has a genuine popular following on the American Main Street, I can't see who McCain's constituency is. Yes, he's an ex POW in Vietnam who wrote a couple of popular books, but other than that the media seems to be his only following. I see no group or constituency that would actively support the guy. McCain is the darling of the media, they are his constituency. Average Republicans out in the Red States don't seem to care about the guy. His media support may actually hurt him there. Will McCain get the nomination, in a word no, he's too old, he's too moderate and too well liked by the media. He's also a maverick who's offended too many Republican politicians including President Bush who is not to be taken lightly.
So who will get the Republican nomination? Good question there are a number of interesting contenders, theres's Senator Frist of Tennessee, a doctor a heart surgeon no less who won a recent leadership poll, Mitch Romney, a Mormon from Massachusetts, a former governor, Governor Rick Perry of Texas, and Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, President's younger brother. Old Jeb says he isn't running but anybody who listens to talk radio knows that somebody's promoting the gospel of tax cutting effective administrator Jeb Bush. There are some interesting lesser candidates too like Bill Owens of Colorado, (like Jeb Bush a Catholic). Any of these people is far more likely to get the nomination than McCain. So one has to ask why does the liberal media like this guy so much. That's enough to stop me from voting for him.
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