Comments on: Poll: McCain Greatly Widens Election 2008 Lead Over Clinton

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:23:00 +0000

McCain-Lieberman would expose the rabies in the left half of the American electorate.

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:21:38 +0000

I don’t see how Mr. Keating’s Special Friend could have any appeal to a non-liberal voter. If the GOP implodes next year, then perhaps he’ll be either the VP choice or the Presidential choice with another in the field like Giuliani (yuck) or Huckabee as VP. (Huckabee-McCain would be prefereable, muzzling the correct member of the pair.)

McCain, an oft Dem Lite (and differing with the Dems to the typical less-informed voter only on the matter of the Iraq war and the R stamp on his forehead) or someone deliberately antagonizing hs own party for his self-gratification, is hardly the person to offer as an alternative to Clinton or Obama.

When I was on the phone to my radical friend yesterday I advised her once again not to become over-confident, but I conceded it looks nearly impossible at this time not to be (for a Dem victory in many elections, not just for the White House).

By: Jim Satterfield

Jim Satterfield — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:02:35 +0000

And then there’s the question that has no answer at this point. Can McCain’s appearance of moderation survive a general election? Could it survive a Democratic candidate running ads about his voting record? Would it survive ads pointing out that he’s backed Bush’s Iraq War almost 100%? I can just picture the footage of him in the Baghdad market now.

By: Elrod

Elrod — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:29:11 +0000

And McCain trails Edwards by 7 points. Will John Edwards use that argument now? McCain leads Obama by 2, which is less than his lead over Clinton. So Obama and McCain are neck and neck. Both Obama and Edwards are more electable against McCain than Clinton.

But, funny enough, many polls seem to show the opposite: that Clinton is the one who performs strongest against McCain (or any Republican) than Edwards or Obama.

I think the biggest sticking point for GOP primary voters with McCain is immigration. No issue angers Republicans more than illegal immigration and McCain is on the exactly wrong side on this issue. New Hampshire voters might be less bothered by illegal immigration than other states. It’ll be interesting to see if McCain can overcome hatred of him by many on the Right. If he can, he will be a formidable candidate in the general election (even if he has little money).