January 29, 2008
John McCain Wins Florida
It’s over, so I figured we might as well have a thread congratulating the senator, as John McCain wins Florida.
Guess what I’m doing on Super Tuesday?
http://race42008.com/2008/01/29/john-mccain-wins-florida/trackback/
January 29th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Congratulations to the Senator.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
If McCain is the GOP Nominee, there’s always the Libertarian Party. Let’s hope the LP nominates someone decent like Wayne Root, fmr. NM Gov. Gary Johnson or Bob Barr.
McCain is way too much of a squish.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Way to go McCain…I’m with Rudy, but anyway over MITT.
CYA MITTENS!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
oops..ABM - ANYONE BUT MITT
January 29th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I know a lot of people who will still be voting for Fred on February 5 to support federalism.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Well done, Senator!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Romnots rejoice. That was close. Buh bye Mittens. So Abe…any thoughts?
January 29th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Well done Senate. You’ve managed to drive a healthy chunk of the GOP electorate right into the hands of the Libertarian Party.
Thankfully, the LP has near 50 state ballot status. Let’s hope they use it wisely and nominate a decent candidate for the general election: Wayne Root, Bob Barr, Ed Thompson, Gary Johnson, William Weld?
We libertarian Republicans need someone to vote for in November.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Congrats to the best man to win win win !!
Sen. John McCain and his elegant pretty wife Cindy and their
lovely family!
Super Tuesday will be fun now!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Congratulations to the Republican Nominee Senator John McCain. It’s a done deal Giuliani will support McCain within days if not hours so will Thompson and Huckabee will after Super Tuesday.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Eric,
If McCain gets the nomination, I’ll go back to voting Libertarian….at the presidential level, anyway.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Weld ‘08!
Romney ‘12!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Conservatism didn’t die tonight — it got hoodwinked into thinking Mitt Romney was electable.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I love Weld! If Mitt is out and Weld is in, then my choice is obvious.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
HILLARY is our next president. Thanks a lot Florida.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Where’s the guy who said he would save my post about how McCain would win FL, clean up on Tuesday and win the nomination and shove it in my face when Willard won Florida?
January 29th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Ray is a comedian.
Romney running again?
It never works for frauds.
Only for honest, trustworthy, decent men like McCain!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Intrade nomination:
JMac 82.0
Mitt 14.0
Rudy 1.5
Huck 1.2
January 29th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
What about Weld?
William Weld?????????????
January 29th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Mitt win beat Hillary in 12 and verses Obama in 16.
Mark my words.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Sometimes the Dragon wins!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
McLame must be stopped. I choose to lose on principal rather than win on electability.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I wish that McCain and Romney did not hate each other so much…the perfect ticket. McCain/Romney ‘08!
January 29th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
It’s not over yet only round 3 of a heavyweight fight. McCain will go down in the end.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
McCain 1 term promise + Rudy VP, and that’s the only way I vote for McCain.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Mitt will most likely never make it to the White House.
His political “career” was finished once he messed up
Massachusetts bigtime, lied, flip-flopped, pandered,
and well I just hope the little man can accept it.
We are very happy for Senator McCain and family !
January 29th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
John McCain stands for disgust. Leave the POW stuff. Get over yourself. LOL Republican Conservative. Maybe Mr. Yellow-teeth will have a heart attack. Laying on the Republican garbage thick. Yuck.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
mortensign log off you are a sick person.
Poor loser.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
On #25. Probably can’t happen. McCain needs an all-around (i.e. pro-life) conservative.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
BTW, I saw some poster say he was voting for Bolton as a write-in. The irony is that McCain was one of Bolton’s biggest backers and he personally mentions him in his book in very favorable terms. But the Hugh Hewitt’s and the Mark Levin’s won’t tell you that
January 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Boston,
I suppose Ronald Reagan’s career was over in 1976 after losing to Gerald Ford…
January 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Btw, apparently Romney cut off Guiliani’s concession speech. Surprised metro hasn’t mentioned this.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
This. is. far. from. over.
Conservatives will rise up (just like they did against the McCain-Kennedy Shamnesty bill) and put an end to a McCain nomination.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Goddamn, it turns out Romney DID cut off Rudy, just not before Fox did.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I am tired of all the McCain haters on this site. Whether you want to admit it or it, Mac won a REPUBLICAN ONLY primary tonight. All those who complained he was riding a wave of independent supoort need to stop complaining now.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Ajay, I just read it at Campaign Spot, where Geraghty took Romney to task for it.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I know what i’m doing on Feb 5th, voting for Mitt Romney in the Ga Primary.
Mitt Romney-The conservative alternative to McAmnesty.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
PA “Republican” yes, but not with a majority of the vote.
Rudy could beat him in a 2-man race.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
YESSSS!!! LIBERALS UNITE!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
#35 - Exit polls show that McCain DID NOT win among the Republicans. It was close, but Romney pulled it out. Once again, independents, registered as Republicans, decided this election.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
McCainiacs - you dish it out, now suck it up
January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
McCain haters? Dude, McCain has saved his hate over the years, not for Democrats, but for REPUBLICANS. For economic conservatism, particularly.
You’re the f’ing traitors.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Thats why McCain lost 33-31 among Republicans? Take out those Indies that were allowed to vote and Mitt wins this thing.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
i am going to go throw up now. I am glad the mccainiancs came to gloat.
there is a slim chance romney could rally for one more shot, but it is slim. however, i remember feeling this same way after iowa and then again after new hampshire.
i doubt mitt will give up. he still has a shot, abeit a small one. there is however nobody else that can take on mccain at this point.
so he is anybody who doesn’t want mccain’s only shot. this should help his poll numbers. if it doesn’t however, i would hope he drops out gracefully. if his numbers stay relatively strong, then he should stay in after all him and his supporters have put into the race.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Boston
Mitt may not get to the Whitehouse but neither will McCain.
This is the end of the republican party, now both major parties are center/left.
The Republican party had a pretty good run but it is over now.
The Democrats will own National elections for years, republicans can’t win by trying to out liberal the liberals
January 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Alright, I’m making my decision, I’m going to decide to support the next President of the United States. Congrats to our nominee, John McCain
January 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Hmmm… if it’s Obama vs McCain, then Hispanics hand the election to McCain.
Go Hillary!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
On #43. The CNN exit poll may need to be recalibrated after all the results come in. They have McCain winning by about 2-3 poitns overall (based on the gender breakdown). It looks like his margin of victory *MAY* have been larger then that.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
interesting point metro. you may be right there. viva a us mexico union!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
On #47. Interesting point. But I think the indies go for Obama. Not sure which would be more of a factor.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
METRO,
WHY aren’t you SCREAMIMG at McCAIN for cutting into Mitt’s Speech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Fred & Rudy supporters whose primaries/caucuses are coming up — send a message to big-government John and Mitt, vote Ron Paul.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Abe, I only really screamed when Mitt cut into a speech that had only started 30-60 seconds before.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Metro, I don’t appreciate the quotes just because McCain was my second choice. I am not sure if you knew but Giuliani was by far my first choice. I was a chapter chair in my university campus for his campaign and I made calls to Florida over the past week. I understand others problems with McCain, but, like you have pointed out, Romney is fake and disingenuous. I could never back him.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I heard a report tonight that Romney has burned through all of his campaign funds. The way I see it, his only option is to dump say $10 million of his own money into attack ads, but ones more effective than the ones he ran in IA.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Jonathan
so your voting for Hillary?
McCain has no chance at the General
What is a good third party to switch to?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
PLEASE……………………
And where was the SHOCK&AWE………………………..
YOUR GUY…………………HAH………….
January 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
John, I already did throw up.
I’m feel terrible in the fact that Flordians have voted for a moderate republican. It is a great concern to me, but hey lets face it. The country has grown progressively liberal, and McCain is their man. I don’t want to sound pessimistic but I truly believe the Reagan Conservative movement is dead. hmmmm….maybe i should become a liberal, at least i’d fit in.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Sorry, Metro………..
I’m just TICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
It’s a shame that my top guys (Romney, Fred, Rudy) all had to fall to McCain. So disappointing. Well, he’s a dang good politician.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Metro - your guy is the reason McCAin even got to where he is at. If you are goping to get mad at somebody get mad at RUDY.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
PA Republican, then you were supporting Rudy for the wrong reasons.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
BarkTwiggs Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
“Boston,
I suppose Ronald Reagan’s career was over in 1976 after losing to Gerald Ford…”
UM, NEWS FLASH! ROMNEY IS NOOO REAGAN !
January 29th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Josiah,
rEVOLution!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
bulldozer, no, the media hyping McCain is why Rudy is not the nominee.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Looking at the Florida vote…with Guiliani dropping out, if you add up the total votes for candidates that are no longer in the race, it comes to a total of almost 275,000 votes, 16.6% of the total. I’m hearing LOTS of Rudy supporters say no way they vote for McCain - if the bulk of that 16.6% feels the same way, and rallies around Mitt, McCain can still be stopped (even with Huckabee and Paul still in the race).
If you really don’t want McCain to be the nominee, vote Romney…it’s the only chance we have left.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
JohnnyG #60,
McCain’s not a good politician. He’s a mound of dirt with a tuft of white hair who overspent his campaign into oblivion, and then got lucky at the last minute because all the other frontrunners did so incredibly BADLY.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Tommy, do you know if there’s a sticker like this, but for Mitt?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Tier
Republicans can NOT win by going liberal, how stupid are they, they can’t out liberal the liberals.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Metro, how is that? I believe I could explain my support for Giuliani just as eloquently as any other supporter on this site.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Josiah….RIGHT ON!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I am sick of this………………
I have had some good times……….
AND some not so good times on this site………….
I’m pondering never commenting here again…………..
I’ve got some great kids that would love for me to get off the stupid computer……………..
January 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I agree with Metro #65
The media is setting this up to make it easier for the Dems to win in Nov.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Tommy #60,
No, you have to put the brackets around the backwards LOVE. It’s R[EVOL]UTION!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
To be honest Metro, I have followed your posts more than any others on this site. Is Romney really your second choice?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
PA Republican, Rudy is a die-hard economic conservative. McCain is the #1 enemy of economic conservatism. Worse than Democrats because he sabotages it from within. He’ll do far more damage as President than as the #1 Republican in the Senate.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Metro…..and ……Mitt………….
We don’t want you………….
January 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Congrats to McCain . . . but I’ll never vote for him. It’s not just because he beat my guy tonight, but based on my uncle’s personal experiences with McCain in AZ and due to the fact that McCain continues to lie and say that Romney wanted to set a “timetable for withdrawal like the Democrats” and called on Romney to apologize to the troops (a year late on that McCain . . . where was the outrage and call for an apology back when Romney made the statement?)
The man knows no shame.
If he wins the nomination (and that’s looking more and more likely) he will be a “deer in the headlights” as his current support from the MSM not only vanishes, but turns against him. He’ll have minimal, if any, defense from the conservative media and talk radio. He’ll get bitter and frustrated as he tanks. He’s such a horrible speaker and debater that he won’t be able to claw himself back into the race either.
It’s going to be ugly folks. McCain will lose the general in landslide and I’ll be looking for another country to start practicing medicine in.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
PA #75,
Lol! Romney’s MY second choice as of right now, and that means absolutely nothing. I would still never vote for him. I just think McCain and Huckabee are that much worse on Constitutional issues.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I have been a good Republican for thirty years but I will never vote for the lesser of two evils again. If the republicans are not conservitive anymore I guess I’m not a republican any more.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Romney is the only candidate left who can bring the Reagan Coalition back to life. If Romney loses, so does conservatism. It seems like conservatives are slowly losing with Thompson, Rudy and now Romney going down in FL. This country is moving to the left…
January 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
The REAL truth,
I know that…I’m just saying that the country has gotten more liberal, I believe more people are voting with that ideology, including republicans.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
PA Republican, have you seen the vast # of commenters who will never vote for McCain in November? Why do you suppose that is?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Wes #81,
Romney’s not getting my vote any more than McCain is.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I am not denying that some would not vote for him. All I am saying is that I believe he would pull enough moderates and conservatives to keep Hillary or Obama out of the White House. I don’t care what anyone says about Romney, but he would be trounced by either Democrat. Who is your second choice?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
PA Repub,
I hate this talk that Romney could not beat Hillary in the general election. Of course he can, anyone of them could. (except for Huckabee)
January 29th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Has anybody seen the Constitution party’s website…………..not bad…………
January 29th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
PA Republican, McCain will destroy the ideology that is the motor of our party AND our country — economic conservatism.
If you can’t stomach supporting liar Mitt Romney to stop McCain, as I can’t, then support a protest vote in November as the next best way to stop McCain.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Josiah #84
Romney is the only hope the Republican Party has left. I may vote for Hilary or Obama if McCain gets the nomination.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Abe #87,
If they weren’t so religionist, I’d be in that party in a snap.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Well, at least Mitt will have LOTS of free time now to devote to
his 15 grandchildren, and his wife can finally rest up.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Hillary is FAR preferable to McCain in the White House.
Republicans in Congress would oppose her on economic (and fiscal) conservative grounds, thereby energizing the movement for 2012.
With McCain in the White House, they would be cowed, and economic conservatism would die for a decade or more. As would our economy.
Hillary won’t do harm in Iraq — she’ll be a hawk after the primaries, and Bush is working out a treaty with Iraq that will prevent the next President from a withdrawal anyway.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Wes #89,
I doubt Romney could win in the general, but regardless, Paul is the only hope the REPUBLIC has left.
And sure I’d never vote for Romney or McCain, but those anti-constitution statists Hillary and Obama will pry a vote for them out of my cold, dead hands.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
nice win for McCain but this isnt done. I was looking at the lineup next week and here is what I think Mitt wins.
CA-90 (of the 173 possible)
Maine-21
CO-46
Mass-43
UT-36
Alaska-29
Montana-25
Totaling 290 for Romney…
More on the others in a second
January 29th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Metro, why both have a great love for the former mayor. If he is such an economic conservative (as I agree he is) do you not think he believes McCain will be a staunch advocate of growth economics, free markets, low spending, and less taxes. I really hope for a McCain-Rudy ticket with a one term promise.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Metro, I think you are right. I am going to support Hillary. McCain represents everything that is going wrong in this country.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
ABE — You sound deranged.
Log off then and shut up.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Brokered convention, here we come!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
For McCain next week he is certain to win (according to me)
CA-83 (of the 173 possible)
NY-101
AZ-53
NJ-52
MN-41
Giving him 330 more in the bank
January 29th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Josiah…see the light man. I’m sorry but Ron Paul is not going to win. Great man, but he is off with the Republican base on foreign policy. You and others like you need to decide to support the conservative candidate. Mitt Romney.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
TO HUSKY ! CA? DREAM ON!
MCCAIN HAS CALI IN THE BAG NOW!
FOR SURE!
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING???
January 29th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
PA Repub, Rudy is prioritizing national security in this endorsement. If he’s extracted promises on platform and running mate, that’d be fantastic. But I think it’s based on national security and on honesty/character.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
It isn’t time to abandon the Republican Party just yet, guys. Mitt lost one state tonight to a statist, but 22 states vote a week from now. I’ll be working to win Missouri for Mitt…..You guys work in your states, or call into a state if yours isn’t up….There will be a lot of soul searching among patriots this week, and the thought of McCain getting the nomination will mobilize many to fight. It isn’t over until it’s over.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Tier #100,
I’ll support any conservative candidate that promises to conserve the Constitution. Romney doesn’t even come close.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
too hard to call, or a few to each candidate include the following
GA-72
IL-70
MO-58
TN-55
AL-48
ND-26
DE-18
OK-41
AR-31
CT-30
WV-30
totaling 482 up for grabs (to be divided up among Huck, Romney, and McCain)
January 29th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Metro.
Hillary or McCain?
Hillary or Romney?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
#101: Chill, California is winner by congressional district so Romney will win delegates there
January 29th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Josiah,
If Ron Paul does not get the nod, who will you support?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Here’s betting none of you so-called men on here ever served in the MILITARY?
(Just like your wuss hero Romney)
That is why you’re so jealous of our AMERICAN HERO, JOHN MCCAIN !
WIMPS.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
If Ron Paul does not get the nod, then I’ll support whoever is smart enough to tap Mark Sanford for runningmate and promise one term only, or I will pray for a Ron Paul third party run, or I will write Ron Paul’s name in.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
101-mccain won- are you an idiot. CA is not winner take all. Romney has been doing very well throughout a lot of CA. Even if he doesnt win a majority in CA, there is no way that he leaves there without at least 70 of the 173 delegates. There are nearly a million mormons in CA, many wealthy individuals too (which go to Romney). CA is a closed primary which will help. Remember too that indy’s and dems will vote in their own primary as Obama faces off against Hillary. So you wont have a segment of people that switch parties. Romney runs very, very strong in the conservative parts of CA, and McCain will do well amnog his people, moderates and liberal republicans.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Why only one term?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Well, he should get right on that, shouldn’t he? Why did the angry goofball allow himself to lose the last 4 out of 5 major contests if he always had it within his power to bring the Reagan Coalition back to life, as you say?—answer: because a governor from MA who governed from the left, and who now wants to position himself as America’s CEO can’t breathe life into the Reagan coalition.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Josiah,
Paul has no hope. If McCain gets the nomination, I and many other Republicans will vote Libertarian, but it won’t be because there’s any chance the Libertarian nominee will get elected. It will be because there’s no objective way of knowing whether McCain, Hillary, or Obama would do less damage to the nation. When you’re confronted with a choice among evils, there’s no way to calculate which is the greater.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Jonathon 107 big whoop.Nothing compared to the big win tonight and you know it.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Metro, if you would like to see Hillary or Obama take the White House and turn back Bush’s progress on conservative judges and the War on Terror, you can go ahead and help dig the grave of our country. The rest of us will take McCain for his national security stands, opposition against earmarks, and his pro-life record.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Tier #112,
Because I think by eight years this “Republic” will have passed the point of no return.
Paul ‘08, Sanford ‘12, or Downfall Of The Republic ‘40 — take your pick.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
You’re not winning their hearts and minds, Mr. Throwback.
But, yes, Romney did flee to France rather than fight. I’ll have to give you that.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
#115 Piss off, I’m an angry Rudy supporter who is going to McCain. don’t push me
January 29th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
109- huh.
So if you dont serve in the military you are a wimp. Are you for real. Isnt it past your bedtime.
Look, McCain deserves credit for winning. He won dirty (by going so negative) but still won. Next week 22 states vote. Regardless of tonight, Romney still wins about 7 of them and McCain still wins about 5 of them (NY and NJ included). there is about 12 states that are up for grabs. Romney might win some, not all. Likewise for McCain. Huck might do well in a few as well. In the end, Romney will have near equal number of super tuesday delegates as Mccain. Then what. We go back to square one and fight on.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
civic,
Like i said earlier I believe the coalition is decaying and/or nearly dead. Moderates/Liberals want McCain. And it sure seems like there is a whole lot more of them than conservatives.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
husky are you a moron?
I know that!
Still-do some math, tard.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
This. is. far. from. over.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
PA Republican, without economic conservatism, we don’t have the wealth to fight the war, or survive as a nation.
Hillary will do little harm to the war or the economy, just like Bill.
We’ll get a couple bad SCOTUS appointments, but that’s not as bad as sacrificing our economic health — because nothing is possible without that.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Josiah,
Interesting. So your saying it may not hurt the country if the Democrats have control at some point? I’m being serious, not sarcastic.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Not to mention the real damage McCain would do to our economic health in the name of global warming.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Tier #125,
Of course it will hurt the country if the Democrats have control at some point. But choosing between McCain/Romney and a Democrat is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Metro,
haha. For once i agree with you. hallelujah!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
I’m right there with you, comrade. Just not happy with the universe at the moment. I really believed that Giuliani, a man I have admired since I lived in NYC and watched as a city transformed itself under his rule, had a great strategy. How wrong was I.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
#109
I served in the Navy for 24 years but I didn’t serve during WWII like McCain,
You probably haven’t served in anything except McDonalds, you piece of Sh&%
January 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Metro #126,
WE MUST RAISE TAXES ON THE RICH SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD A FORTRESS OF STACKS OF DOLLAR BILLS TO PROTECT US FROM MANBEARPIG
January 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Josiah,
I disagree about the Titanic analogy, but what your saying does make some sense. I just want a conservative in the WHITe house, no matter how long.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
You. are. in. denial.
The. next. stage. of. the. grieving. process. is. anger.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Tier #132,
I just want a Constitutionalist in the White House, although I fear it won’t make any difference within a few years from now. If we don’t return to a Constitution-sized government immediately (within the next few years), it will just not be fiscally possible to avert ourselves from the complete economic destruction of this country, which will probably take place by 2040 if not earlier.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
civic virtue,
honestly. we all now McCain is now the front runner, but the nomination was not decided tonight. I guarantee that.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I can’t wait to see Billary tear apart Skeletor
January 29th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Let me guess. You were an in-flight missile mechanic.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
That’s good enough for me.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
I’ve heard this before but i forget where. Republicans fall in line and Democrats fall in love with their nominee. How true it is i do not know
We will see.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Josiah,
I do agree with you on that. We need smaller government. However, a ton of people in America think that the government needs to take care of them. They want a BIGGER government. Its going to take a conservatives like Mitt or Fred (i wish he wasn’t gone) to do it.
p.s. I’d like Ron if he wasn’t crazy on foreign policy.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I hope this election goes to the convention and anyone except McCain gets the nomination.
Civic
No - where did you come up with that?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Tier #140,
Sorry, but Mitt Romney is not going to be able to avert the coming financial crisis–nowhere near.
PS (If you ever have time, I’d highly recommend reading the article on http://www.RonPaulIsWrong.com )
January 29th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Are you saying that there is a candidate who can?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Josiah,
I disagree with you. I think Mitt would fix the large government. But thats my opinion and you have yours.
Thanks, I’ll read it when i have a chance. It won’t change my candidate preference though.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
“McCain won! Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
husky are you a moron?
I know that!
Still-do some math, tard”
Clearly you didnt since you suggested that McCain would win all of CA. As I stated, Romney will still do very well (and possibly win) CA.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
McCain is expert at creating and using alliances, like this unusual McCain-Huckabee alliance where they agree not to attack each other. Huckabee as far as I know has never said a word negative about McCain.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
If Guiliani looks to be McCain’s VP pick, suppose it will pi$$ off the Huckster enough to make him do something really stupid?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
On the same line…suppose it would make Thompson endorse Romney?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
I think its hilarious that the same people on this blog who tried for months to convince us that Romney was pro-life are now supporting the pro-abortion libretarian party and William Weld. HILARIOUS
January 30th, 2008 at 12:41 am
I posted this under DaveG’s fine post (got back late), but thought that it warranted being posted here, too:
ElectionNightHQ.com (McCain site) Publisher Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 12:36 am
DaveG-
Once more, I commend you for your fine analysis… I am very impressed with the grace in which you have handled the end of Rudy’s campaign…
I would like to congratulate Mayor Giuliani and his staff and supporters for a very honorable campaign. It probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that he was always my second choice. He ran a race, which was predicated on an outstanding record as mayor of New York City and his heroic leadership on 9/11. While his formal campaign will end tomorrow, he has enriched this campaign season - and his legacy, in New York, nationally, and worldwide, is secure. Rudy acquitted himself quite well during the marathon that is a presidential campaign.
Likewise, to all of the Rudy supporters on R42008, I appreciate the perspectives that you have brought to the forum, and you have battled gallantly for your candidate. Rudy acquitted himself quite well during the marathon that is a presidential campaign. I hope that you continue to share your viewpoints here, as they are valued…
January 30th, 2008 at 1:16 am
fat chance McAmnesty takes this thing in the fall…Unless i get over this utter hatred for that man, i am making sure that my family, extended family, friends, etc. don’t vote this fall, or find a third party…seriously disgusted right now…give me a moment…nope it’s still there.
January 30th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Metro and others massively underestimate 2 things:
1) The amount of damage Clinton or Obama could do to our nation in 4 or 8 years. Just pulling out of Iraq early will set us back in foreign policy 20 years at least.
2) McCain’s fiscal conservatism. This guy is going to wield the veto pen like it hasn’t been wielded in a very, very long time. Sayanora earmarks. McCain in all his years in Congress has not asked for one earmark. EVER! Even Ron Paul requests earmarks. Washington is going to change with McCain at the helm and for the better. business as usual now has an expiration date. Talk radio is in with the “business as usual crowd”–that’s the real reason they attack McCain incessantly. Also, what happens to Limbaugh’s listenership if we get 4 more years of Clintons–you guessed it, his ratings go through the roof.
On February 6th, this thing will likely be over. Just look to the polls in the Super Tuesday states, look at which ones are winner take all, and then do the math. McCain will likely be sitting with 700-900 delegates. So to the Fred!heads, Hizzoner’s people there’s room on the Popeye bandwagon. Mittwits and Huckaboosters will have to wait another agonizing week.