Posted by
David Zublick on Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:54:40 PM
John McCain's clinching of the primaries in New Hampshire and South
Carolina indicates that the GOP has serious problems. McCain is the
least conservative of all of the Republican contenders, yet somehow his
message appears to be resonating with disenfranchised voters.
McCain's win puts him in a position to trounce all comers in the Florida primary January 29
th and Super Tuesday on February 5
th.
But his lack of the values conservatives espouse could spell disaster
for Republicans who want to make sure that a true alternative to the
liberal rhetoric of Hillary and
Obama is offered.
Until now, there has been no
frontrunner in the GOP race, with
Huckabee winning the Iowa caucuses,
Romney winning lower-profile Wyoming, Michigan and Nevada primaries, and McCain taking New Hampshire and now South Carolina.
Now
admittedly Romney has the highest delegate count so far, but things
could quickly change in the days ahead, which could spell trouble for
those of us who wanted almost anyone but McCain.
How much longer Mike
Huckabee will be able to hold on is uncertain. But
Huckabee was counting on a clear victory from conservative Christians
which
he didn't get, largely from the undecideds. He's still a contender, but
he is beginning to falter. Depending on how Giuliani does in Florida,
his
campaign could tank, and Fred Thompson is now on life support.
Which
leaves us with McCain. He is a true war hero, and a fine man. But he is
not a fiscal conservative, not a hawk when it comes to foreign policy,
not a friend of those opposed to illegal immigration, and his campaign
finance reform bill soured many in his party to anything else he might
have to say.
Should McCain survive and become the nominee of the
GOP, he will have truly risen from the dead. But like the old saying
goes, his light at the end of the tunnel could be the headlights of an
oncoming
train wreck which might propel a democrat into the White House this November.
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