There's an interesting article in the
Weekly Standard
It's not a secret that much of the establishment is backing McCain or Romney. However, the Weekly Standard forgot one thing. This might not be a two way race. George Allen, Tom Tancredo, Rudy Giuliani, and Newt Gingrich may all run. Then there are darkhorses. Governors like Tim Pawlenty and Bill Owens. Maybe Mark Sanford will change his mind. Maybe the draft Mike Pence movement succeeds. Who knows. Governors become presidents - Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush. Bush didn't become a frontrunner until after a big showing in the 1998 gubenatorial race.
Whatever the case is, I don't like coronations in general, and McCain/Romney are certainly no exception. The media and Weekly Standard love McCain, and some party insiders like him since they think he's their best shot to win. I can't back him for dogcatcher. He's a gun grabber, yaps about "chicken little" global warming, opposes tax cuts, opposes the first amendment with his McCain/Feingold law, led the gang of 14 on judges, has an ego the size of Alaska, and always pushes for government to get involved in things it doesn't belong in - such as the UFC and baseball. McCain wouldn't get my vote for dogcatcher.
As for Romney, where does he stand? Being against gay marriage isn't all it takes to be conservative. Massachusetts has government run health care now? On life issues, is his flip from pro-choice to pro-life real or political? Then there's his signing of an ugly gun ban. Romney has a lot to prove to me before I could back him. Being a Michigan native isn't enough.
Between this choice of A or B, I pick C.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
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The fact that many of these articles ignore is that McCain has a high unfavorable rating with Republicans combined with an unimpressive favorable rating. The high unfavorability rating is a real killer because this represents primary voters he is unlikely to win over under any circumstances. The mediocre favorability ratings are also noteworthy considering that he is by far the best known candidate in the race thus far. The vast majority of primary voters know who McCain is, yet a relatively small number show any interest in him.
These numbers tell me that many Republicans are sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone better to come along. Once a good conservative emerges McCain will become a historical footnote.
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