How About the Conservatives Learning Something from McCain?
The way this primary played out, early open voter states, and several decent conservative candidates; the conservatives were divided and defeated in parts. The RNC has a candidate supported by moderates, not by conservatives. I hope they, the moderates and RNC, can figure out whom to turn to in order to get the rest of the votes they need. Within the electorate, is I recall, there are approx 30% lib, left, or Democrat; approx 30% right, conservative; and about 40% moderate and undecided – terms I think interchangeable with uncommitted. Odd that the majority of the old coalitions forming the GOP don’t support the front-runner – but there it is. I don’t think McCain got a majority (more than 50%) in any state, including his home state. Further, this on reduced Republican turnout.
Some conservatives will hold their nose and vote for him; some sit it out, some register protest. Unless there is something in events to come that can inspire them. Fear – of Hillary, is hardly inspiring. I would liken going to the polls to defeat Hillary to going to the dentist. You’ve got to do it, but it’s not your favorite thing. Hardly inspiring as a GOTV slogan.
As far as McCain being conservative – please – one every key initiative where conservatives rallied in the past 8 years, and were just having our voices heard, McCain brokered a deal, reaching across the aisle, and ceding our potential gains.
It felt like those Scottish tribesmen coming forth from their farms to fight the English, only to have a Scottish leader negotiating a land deal and title, dismissing the farmers back to their now worsened plights.
