Far from Messianic worship, Conservatives view McCain with skepticism. I support him not because of some fuzzy idea of how he “makes me feel good,” but because his view of the world is more in parallel with my own.
The closest thing to a Messianic figure Conservatives have was Reagan, but again, not because of empty rhetoric. We knew his policies would rebuild our economy and our defense; that he would strongly oppose Soviet tyranny; that he would make government less intrusive in our lives.
This is far different from incidents of (staged) fainting over a candidates visual appeal or (prepared) speech making abilities. What is the content of his beliefs and to whom does he attribute America’s greatness – individuals or the almighty government?
