My friends,
We have a Republican front-runner. And, I am ecstatic to say, IT’S JOHN McCAIN!
Eight years after being crushed by George W. Bush’s dirty and overwhelming political machine in the state, John McCain has one the First in the South Primary. What is striking about this is that it was done without mudslinging, without name calling and without disrespecting opponents. It’s no accident that this election took place largely without the presence of Willard Mitt Romney.
With this win, Senator McCain has shown that he is able to appeal to southern conservatives and not just, as some claim, independents and liberals.
I happened to notice both Romney and Rudy Giuliani attacking senator McCain’s positions today in interviews. That shows me that they are worried about Florida. They feel threatened, and they should. With wins in Independent New Hampshire, conservative South Carolina, a re-formatted economic message, building momentum and an honest, straight-forward approach, these men ought to be scared out of their corrupted little minds.
I also found it fascinating to note how remarkably improved Senator McCain’s victory speech was in comparison to his lack-luster performance in New Hampshire. This was the McCain I know and love! One line stood out as important to me and quintessential McCain; “I'm not running for President to be somebody, but to do something!”
Thanks for reading,
Congratulations to Senator McCain and his team,
Let’s keep on fighting and let’s win Florida!
God Bless,
Andrew Jones
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Can't agree.
First, on McCain being a frontrunner. Not sure how you figure that when Romney has many more electors locked up. Sure, McCain looks good for Florida, which will help him, which might even give him the lead, but whether he can maintain that lead past Feb. 5th is completely unknown.
Second, "George W. Bush’s dirty and overwhelming political machine" in South Carolina in 2000 is a myth. There was some dirty politics, but there is NO indication, except pure conjecture, that it was condoned in any way by the Bush campaign (let alone that it would have made a difference).
All those things about calling McCain a "fag candidate" and fathering a black baby and questioning his patriotism ... there was a lot of dirty stuff there, but NO evidence OF ANY KIND that it came from the Bush campaign. Just people claiming it, without any actual knowledge. Attributing it to Bush, was, itself, dirty politics.
That said, I agree McCain has appeal to many conservatives, including in the South, but on the other hand, it's pretty clear Huckabee and Thompson were fighting for the same voters (if you look over time, as Huckabee goes up, Thompson goes down, and vice versa). Combined, they have more conservative voters than McCain. But, McCain does have a lot of appeal, across the board.
I just don't think he can be called a frontrunner, when he is not actually, you know, in front, and his prospects for getting, and staying, in front are entirely unclear.
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