Julie

Unbelievable.

American_Raider

I'm a registered Republican and I would vote for GW. Bush again if I could, but I wouldn't do the same for McCain. McCain's hawkish views without flexibility concerns me, & he is still the same politician as he was 4 presidential elections ago, Senator McCaine ran against G. Bush, Dole, & GW, and lost due to his Ultra Conservative stand. But I do respect him for been who he is & a good Senator.

Obama is also far been my best choice but in this general election, I will vote cross party for the 1st time.

gunnut

McCain is an ultra conservative? Compared to whom? McCain makes Bush look like a right wing whacko.

I guess if you think Obama is middle of the road then you would consider McCain to be ultra right wing.

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pate

Thanks for bringing this one back up to the front, gunnut. Ironduke, I am curious how that map is working out right about now... My morale is at an all-time low... Post up a couple of maps from different sources if it suits you. I've not the time to do the research... Thanks.

Buck

If Obama keeps acting as if he's already won, and his backers such as the NYT keep doing dumb things (such as telling McCain to resubmit an Op-Ed piece, as though it were a class project) enough in the nation may get annoyed enough to give the Dems a NASTY surprise.

In an unrelated matter: Ted Stevens (another walking testimony to the need for term limits) up in Alaska got indicted on six Federal counts. Another Senate seat goes up for grabs. He was already in trouble, this may sink him.
Remember he would NOT force the oil company execs to testify under oath?
He also wanted to restrict content on Sat Radio (Granted that was before the XM-Sirius Merger). No great loss.

gunnut

NYT is trying to put up at least a token gesture that they are not completely in Obama's camp. They should have accepted and printed McCain's op-ed the first time so it doesn't appear they're biased. Now it just looks like they're pandering. It doesn't matter all that much though. The American people are beginning to see the mainstream media as heavily biased against the republicans. One big reason why traditional medias are losing business while talk radio and Fox News are doing well. We just want to hear something different.

Is he the king of pork with the "bridge to nowhere?"

clovely81

I have been a member here for a while, but haven't had much input for some time. I told everyone around me 8 years ago that the only way I would be proud to vote is that if McCain was the candidate. I am only 26 years old, but am proud of the country that I live in and feel that if ANY dummycrat is voted into office, that the feeling that I have for America right now will become null and void. McCain may flip-flop on some issues, but Obama shows his loyalty to African-American extremists and communists in general. I am actually happy that Obama became the dummycrat nominee, because I think he is way to liberal and anti-American to get elected. McCain may not be the perfect person to have as President, but is as usual with the American election, you have to pick the lesser of two evils. Barak Obama is the closest thing you can have to a communist running the country. Even Teddy Kennedy, who WAS known as the most liberal member of congress, thinks that (in his words) "Osama Obama" is an extremist. McCain, on the other hand, can appeal to a majority of conservatives, independents, and even some open-minded liberals. I just hope that most people realize that McCain is the better of the candidates and we welcome him with open arms into office next year.

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Ironduke

Please do preliminary research when you asserts things as facts on this forum...

McCain is not an ultra-conservative, nor did he run for the Republican nomination in either 1988 or 1996.

United States presidential election, 1988 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

United States presidential election, 1996 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Johnny W

Your kidding, right? You think that Mccain was more Hawkish that an administration that contained Cheney and Rumsfeld?

Ray

What is GOP?

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Jay

Grand Old Party aka Republican Party.

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pate

aka Democrat-Republican?

Lincoln ran as a Republican. Looking back American political parties are transitory as far as the name is concerned. I'm not sure today's Republican Party agrees with Lincoln's platform (he first instituted an income tax).

I also don't think Democrats would agree with Jefferson (Republican in name at the time). Jefferson's "Republican" Party grew into what we know now as the Democrats.

Something changed dramatically in the political spectrum in the late 50's to early 60's that some Americans don't understand.

I think GOP is a misnomer now, as much as I think the Democrat Party is a misnomer now. (Democrats now should be called the Socialist Party.) I don't know what sort of awful name should be applied to the Republican Party (maybe Patrician {see Roman politics}, but that could just be my ego....)

Mangolassi

Obama all the way! I hope he wins!

Ray

All polls are giving 7 to 8 point lead to Obama.



But polls are never correct!

citanon

Not all polls. There's a fairly big spread. The last CNN poll had them running neck and neck.