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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:15 AM Original message |
I'm losing hope if we are seeing McCain emerge as Repub candidate. Talk me out of it! |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm of the same frame of mind... |
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jasmine621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
46. Leave it Rush. He will help us. They hate McCain as do many |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. we have him coming and going: unending war and he knows nothing about the economy or how to fix it |
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ProgressiveFool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
61. I can just see an anti-McCain commercial called "Don't know much" |
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BlueManDude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm more concerned with maintaining and expanding our congressional majorities and... |
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Sadie4629 (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Don't worry about McCain |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. I think Obama can win it. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I hope for just this kind of breakthru, because it has worked for Dems in the past. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think McCain is a very weak candidate.. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yes, for some undecided voters. Others will vote for McCain and ignore |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. I don't think you will see the fundies.. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. i want to believe that you are right. I hope the fundies just give up in despair. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Could be many reasons.. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Your reasoning makes sense. I hadn't thought of it that way. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. His words to beat him: 1-Jobs won't come back. 2-Immigrants won't go home. 3-More wars. |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
9. McCain's achilles heel is his temper. We need to make him lose his shit on teevee. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. That and his health...n/t |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. That and his age |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. But his wife and kids are pretty... |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Well in that case I hope Mike Huckabee gets it |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. She is indeed....n/t |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. wake up and smell reality....this nation has had it with this war.... |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. That's it |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. As an older person myself, I find myself wondering if McCain will just keel over |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
11. I respectfully disagree |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. And you would be oh so correct! |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
48. A lot of Republicans don't like his stance on immigration |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. If McCain emerges as the candidate, we have no/slim hope. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. McDrain bbbboooo ya! puke |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. And nobody here was afraid that John Kerry would lose to the *WORST PRESIDENT EVER* either. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. McCain does not have the backing or the resources.. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Are you kidding? The Republican machine will line up behind McCain. (NT) |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Two different things...n/t |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I understand that and I stand by my point. (NT) |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Now a cheat, you didn't mention that! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Yes, those tactics will still be in play too. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Sorry but I have no doubt that he DID NOT! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Whatever floats your boat. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. With all the vote flipping that may have been. We will never know. |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
15. I gotta say the women's vote for Hillary |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
17. well i disagree, i think this election will be like 1996 and lots of repubes will be staying home. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. Hide your sons and daughters. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
22. he thinks the Iraq war is a good idea |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. And wants more wo in all parts of the world. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
36. I don't believe the GOP will let him. See my post for reason. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I believe you could be right on that.. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. who will be the Republican candidate in your opinion? |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. IMO, it has to be a woman able to take on Hillary and with neocon support. |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
38. We'll kick his frail white ass. |
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1awake (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
39. The problem is |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. It's setting up to be another death match between.. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
43. The REpublican base hates McCain with a passion |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
49. There's a reason McCain almost washed out early on in this race. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. A couple of things |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Money isn't going to the GOP like it use to. |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
50. John "Less Jobs More Wars" McCain |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. McCain's message: Why worry about your job that isn't coming back? You, your kids, their kids, |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
53. He's ugly, has a bad temper, and is not liked by his own party. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
55. Immigration. The dems will bring up immigration as the day is long. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Will they see the Dems any more favorably on the immigration issue? |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. No but then they vote with their financial self interest for Dems once |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
60. Hell, I'm not only depressed by McCain, |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. There's a cartoon waiting in here somewhere... |
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