Reply #7: Not just the war.. Mccain has always been a niche-candidate [View All]

He prided himself on NOT being a run-of-the-mill candidate... he was the rebel, the loose cannon, the rugged individualist.

That's how he became famous.. remember his "pork book". He railed about government waste. of course it resonated while the dems controlled congress, but once the repubes took over, he was a lot less vocal. Then he took up the issue of campaign finance to nibble at and to act all indignant about.

the 2k election was his "time". He started out being the "not Bush" candidate for many who were not all that impressed with Bush-the-lesser. Even though he was clearly NOT a liberal, Independents and Democrats respected him for his courage in speaking the (sort of) truth against Bush's obvious crappola.

Once Karl Rove crucified him, he tucked his tail and licked the paw of his "master". His once time supporters saw him for the toady that he always was, even though he pretended to be otherwise. The hugging, pandering photo-ops since 2K have made him totally UNSUPPORTABLE by anyone.

The religious right wingers STILL hate him for attacking Jesus.
The Independents see him as a wishy-washy oppportunist
The democrats are slapping their foreheads and saying "what DID I ever see in this sychophant".

What IS his base? No one this time around.