I believe the thing to do now is to assume McCain will win and let's see who he selects for VP (Huckabee is not necessarily guaranteed this, though many have thought this may be a reward for Huck for aiding McCain against Romney, and it would elicit more Religious Right votes than otherwise might be registered for the GOP). What kind of (True Conservative) VP will McCain choose? (If instead it is a DC fixture like McCain or party pro-amnesty establishment figure, it's bad news.)

Note that there's something to the choice to vote GOP again as the lesser of two evils, even if having to hold one's nose, given that many on the Left among the Dems still defend and want to advance illegitimate judicial activism and to them a major goal (because it involves changing laws they way they favor intead of the legitimate way, through the legislative process, even if they were to control the Congress) is to select activist replacements for any Supreme Court Justices now that retire in 2009-2012. (Their activist world view is so distorted they incorrectly describe reversion to correct rule of law and rejection of illegitimate activism as “conservative activism” [sic].) Knowing this, do you want to stay home, not vote?

McCain's showing led Hugh Hewitt, the notorious Romney cheerleader at Town Hall (definitely a conservative and Republican site), to concede; the accompanying reader remarks, as always, are interesting.

Hewitt's “concession” and reader remarks are here. You'll find them interesting, SD. (”Even the SCOTUS isn't enough. After 4 years of McCain, illegal immigrants will number 50M, and they will have the vote. “)

“There are seven reasons for anyone to support the eventual nominee no matter who it is: The war and six Supreme Court justices over the age of 68.”

http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/b7d8fd20-1313-42...

Reader remarks about another posting that was about Hewitt's “concession”

“Anyone who noticed how many more Democratic votes were cast than Republican votes all over the country last night should easily conclude that this thing is over. “

http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/120d3409-36c0-48...

McCain has zero chance of winnng any state that Kerry carried in 2004. It should also be apparent that McCain will lose Ohio. Virginia, Missouri, Iowa, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Also, a McCain candidacy will depress Republicans turnout in the deep south and in the mountain states and allow Democrats to win many more local elections.

Image what Rush Limbaugh will sound like in November 2008 after McCain loses in a rout and the Democrats have 60 seats in the Senate and 30 or more seats in the House.