John McCain... next president or just another republican girlieman?
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if anything John McCain would be worse than George Bush or Dick Cheney. Me although i'm republican, i'm going to vote Democrat cause George has ruined alot of stuff for alot of people
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I am hoping for John McCain. He is the only republican I will vote for period. I fear however that the neocon will rally and nose McCain( a more traditional conservativve meaning strong defense strict fiscal policy etc) out of the runniong in favor of a more neocon choice like Bill Frist\nHillary will be for the Dems unless she blows it
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I think Obama is fasinating, luv him\nHillary, luv her too...but shes too harsh\n\nI really don't think either could carry our party to a victory, sadly.\n\nEven though I voted for him once, I do hope Kerry stays out of it too. Rumors had it that hes wanting to get back in. \n\nObama as a vice?....I can see that, with him then running as Pres. later.\n\nAnyone know of any other strong possibilities?
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McCain is too liberal for me personally, especially in regard to issues like illegal immigration, gun control and campaign finance reform.  With that in mind, I can't imagine the Dems running a candidate that would be much better on those issues.  In the end, it'll get down to a lesser of two evils, just like the 2000 and 2004 elections.  \n\nOne of the biggest indicators that McCain is a bad choice is the huge number of liberals who claim they'd vote for him in an election.  I don't believe that crap for a second.  When it gets down to it, liberals are not going to support ANYONE in the Republican party, even if they were a self-avowed communist.\n\nNope.  When the rubber hits the road, McCain isn't a viable conservative choice.  Now...if you're asking will he win the nomination, I'd have to say he has a pretty good chance.
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John McCain (hopefully)  i lived in Arizona for awhile, and he looked out for the best interest for the state and the country.   McCain 2008!
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Sadly, we may have seen the last of the moderate candidates. Anyone labeled as a moderate these days is a pig in the polk.\n\nThe Elephants will throw up McCain as a "moderate" but knowing full good and well he will never win the nomination for that reason.\n\nDemocrats viewed as moderate will be anyone who voted for Roberts (Biden, Bayh, Fiengold, etc...) but their tickets will not get punched for much the same reasons.\n\nWe as a society have more opportunity than ever to research our candidates (ignore some of my other sarcastic posts meant for amusement) and their records on issues important to us as voters. Use that to decide who you feel is moderate and support the candidate you feel best shares your values, regardless of how they are labeled (conservative, liberal, moderate...)
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How was that doddering old fool Reagan?\n Yah well McCain shouldnt run for the simple fact that he let the Rove machine run all over him in the 2000 primary. He had his chance.Give it up.\n I was about to say I wouldnt vote him, I would have voted for him in 2000, then I thought hmm, maybe he would be a good President, maybe he is using Bush to get the nomination but really doesnt agree with anything he says at all.
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I think Hillary would be good but i also think that john McCain would be a good president. It's gonna be hard for me to vote if those 2 are running against eachother.
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Never!!\n\nA few reasons:\n- when I was a registered independent, I actually liked him; but, then I came to realize he was a smooth talker that just knows how to play the system. I realized this after taking an online survey that matched my stance on issues with politician's stance on issues. I was shocked when it had me less matched with McCain than even Bush. I clicked on the details part where you can see where they stand... bottom line is that McCain is farther to the right than even Bush and he is such a smooth talker, that you don't realize it.\n- His wife is addicted to pain killers. Now don't get me wrong. I am not crashing on ppl that suffer from addictions. I am just not comfortable with a man that didn't realize his wife was a drug addict until 1996.\n- His age and the fact that he has already had cancer. I would have to definitely like his vp.
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I used to think that Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a fine, first-female POTUS. Now I don't know what to think. She's so busy cozying up to the Conservatives in this country that her policies have become blurred, and she has switched sides of the debate to some extent. Her having done that, I don't believe I can trust anything she says or does now. It's as though she is simply motivated to do anything in order to get elected.\n\nI would not vote for her. There are still some shining male hopefuls that seem to be on point (so far).\n\nIt's interesting that the moderate John McCain has recently stepped up to the Republican plate and gone to bat for Bush in a big way. I used to like him but now he just looks like an a**-kisser.
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Philosophically, I'm a diehard democrat.  However, if McCain ran as the President, I would vote for him.  Probably regardless of who his running mate is.\nWhy?  Because John McCain is one of the few politicians (and the only one at the national level) whom I believe when he speaks.  I don't always agree with his ideas; frequently, I disagree; however, when he speaks, I don't feel like he's pandering to this special interest or speaking because of results of a focus group.  He has bucked both parties at various times, but is also willing to work with people on both sides of an issue.  The man, whether you like his plans or not (and he's one of the more moderate Republicans out there), appears to have ALWAYS been honest AND to avoid the dirty campaining prevelent within both parties (remember the mudbath Bush gave him in 2000)?.\nTo me, integrity means a lot more than agreeing on every single issue out there.\nI don't like Rudy Giuliani, though.  If he ran for President, I wouldn't vote for him.  Being from NY, I will grant that he had many successes.  But his dishonesty sticks with me.  If I remember correctly, he's on his third marriage, this one to his former mistress.   Doesn't sit well with me, along with the whole Brooklyn Museum controversy (1st amendment rights, anyone?) and Farmersville Garbage debacle...if you say something, you need to mean it.
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That's a tough one.  I respect both of them, regardless of party.  I think Hillary would make a good president, and she has had 8 years of living in the White House already.  I think McCain is a good man, honest, and would do his best for the country.  Hillary is very tough and intelligent.  Guess I'd have to wait and listen to them before I made up my mind.
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I don't know what your question is.  I find McCain to be a better man than most politicians, though I do disagree with some of his actions.
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I am very Democrat, but I will say I like John McCain, and I can't believe he didn't get the nomination before. He seems to be a man of integrity who really seems to have the interest of Americans at heart. I wouldn't be too opposed to him, but I'd have to see who else was running, of course.
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No. McCain is Bananas.....
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We need a good conservative republican to run, so far Guliani and McCain are too liberal so neither of those two.
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Newt Gingrich\n\nHe is the only living Republican who has led the party to a national sweep.  He understands how to get results.\n\nIT WILL NOT BE GUILIANI NOR MCCAIN.  THEY WILL NEVER MAKE IT OUT OF A PRIMARY.  REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS ARE CONSERVATIVE, SO GUILIANI IS OUT FOR HIS LIBERAL SOCIAL VIEWS.  MCCAIN IS HATED MORE THAN HILLARY CLINTON.  NUFF SAID ON THAT ONE.