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Since McCain became the leader of the many midgets running in the Republican primaries his stafff kept trying to define "why McCain should be President" and never could.
Left with no clear cut "vision" for their candidate and his party, they dropped into offical "Rove" mode; divide the electorate and smear the opposition. Neither of which worked this time.
Most telling among the demographics that went to Obama in a big way;
Hispanics-McCain was well on his way to gathering steam with this group when he tried to put forth a comprehensive (and carbon copy of Reagan's) immigration program. Then the right wing yakkers took after him and he dropped that like a hot potato. It got him the nomination but lost him support of the fastest growing demographic in the country.
High earners-educated professionals-People who Obama promised a tax increase to went to him too! I guess the mantra of; "he's a terrorist, socialist, gun snatcher, baby killer, etc", couldn't quite overcome the key thing that he wasn't-A REPUBLICAN.
I heard from some Republicans that he should be president because he is an American hero. There are probaby hundreds of POW's all across the nation working at Wal-Mart and factories that never used that unfortunate fact to start a political career. I do not see any reason why McCain should be president.
McCain wasn’t qualified to be president. He served his country as a POW and Senator of Az. but isn’t qualified. He was looked at as part of the republican party ~ the same party that brought you the past eight years of hell with George W. Bush. The republican party has been hijacked and no longer represents the values of Eisenhower or Goldwater and the like. There is a part of me that is conservative but I can’t support the criminals of this republican party. I’m sorry I voted for several of the republicans in the past 28 years that helped to bring this nation to where we’re at today and George leading the parade.
I never voted for George, but I voted for Nixon twice. I also voted for several Republicans this year, but I don't think I can ever vote another Republican on the presidential level. Nixon and GW have soured me on Republicans. Even Reagan and Bush Senior did not help the middle class. I think McCain lost because most Americans are sick of the Republican brand.
McCain wasn’t qualified to be president. He served his country as a POW and Senator of Az. but isn’t qualified. He was looked at as part of the republican party ~ the same party that brought you the past eight years of hell with George W. Bush. The republican party has been hijacked and no longer represents the values of Eisenhower or Goldwater and the like. There is a part of me that is conservative but I can’t support the criminals of this republican party. I’m sorry I voted for several of the republicans in the past 28 years that helped to bring this nation to where we’re at today and George leading the parade.
Great post.
I too have hopes that the Republicans can reinvent themselves. In the meantime, the Dems (with Obama leading the way) have a big job on their hands.
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A lot of good posts in this thread....Like most of you,I too hope the republican party can toss the fundies and neoCONS and reinvent themselves as something useful to America.We really do need them as a balance of power imo,but it has been one sided for so long now with the worst of the worst leading the GOP.I hope this opens their eyes that America is sick to death of them in the shape they are in now.
I’ve heard more and more republicans say “they want a change” change from what? They are supporters of the republican party and they approved and condoned so much of what this president and his administration has done over the last eight years that I fail to see what they are talking about ~ “what change”? This is where John McCain was or is just more of the same.
One of the biggest frauds committed by the republican party has been to their religious base on the abortion issue. They (republicans) had control for six years of everything in Washington and nothing,,, nothing was done to change the abortion issue for their base. Fooled again hugh! The republican party has and is playing their religious base to their advantage.
On gun control,,,,, who took the guns away in New Orleans? This republican administration sent in Blackwater troops and removed the residence guns. Fooled again hugh!
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Again, McCain, especially during the last 30 days, spent more time talking about how Obama should not be president, vs. talking about how he should be president.
That sums a lot of it up.
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....Like most of you,I too hope the republican party can toss the fundies and neoCONS and reinvent themselves as something useful to America.We really do need them as a balance of power imo,but it has been one sided for so long now with the worst of the worst leading the GOP.I hope this opens their eyes that America is sick to death of them in the shape they are in now.
