Clintonista Warns: McCain Isn’t Bush III

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"This November will be a massacre. And the Republicans will not be on the winning side."
Want to bet a grand on that?

PA of FL 11:09PM May 21, 2008

McCain has announced to all the world that he is Goerge W. Bush II on all key issues, including the war, the economy and dealing with our potential enemies.
America is sick of Republican incompetence, corruption, arrogance and irrational adherence to failed ideologies.
McCain has not distanced himself on any of those issues and still is 7-8% points behind both Democratic candidates as of this date, even thought the media has been focusing all of its attention and venom on Clinton and Obama for months and months, leaving McCain scrutiny-free during that time.
If he's that far behind now, he'll be 12% points behind by the time of the election. I know that Republicans are used to getting away with murder without the publiuc noticing, but I think that November 2007 should have sent a message to them that they are still not hearing.
This November will be a massacre. And the Republicans will not be on the winning side.

Steve Jones of OH 8:54PM May 21, 2008

All anyone needs to do is read Hillary blogs and see the discussion of McCain. Or better yet have a conversation with a neighbor who is a moderate. Many people respect McCain and do not see him as anything like Bush. Many women, including a fair number of Republican women if given the choice of McCain or Obama pick McCain. These women would vote for Hillary. It is a myth that Obama has accounted for the rise in Democratic registration. Hillary won most of the states with the biggest turn out. Obama benefited from low turn out caucaus states that will vote for McCain in the fall. Holding Roe over women's heads is not going to work.

Show me of MO 8:34PM May 21, 2008

It's a bad strategy for one simple reason. Kerry asked McCain to be his Vice President. But bad strategy is what we expect from the DNC. They disenfranchise two huge swing states in Michigan and Florida. They set two popular 'identity' candidates (a woman and a black) on a collision course and split their party in half. They have Donna Brazille running the party, who is actively trying to chase Reagan Democrats away from the party. She calls Clinton supporters "repugnant and vile." In all seriousness, Donna Brazille doesn't really sound completely sane. I mean, Carter may have lost Reagan Democrats, but he didn't actively drive them out of the party.
It's not a coincidence that the far left Democrats haven't won a presidential election in modern history.

Canaan of NY 8:19PM May 21, 2008

The visuals are everything: Obama in a white turban = he's a Muslim. McCain's (repeated) bear hugs of Bush = he's a Bush-hugger.

Sophie of VA 2:45PM May 21, 2008

I got snookered buying his last book. What a ripoff. Recycled columns and nothing new. Sorry Sid, as Bush I wont get fooled again. Hope Hillary has a good job for you in her new administration.

moondancer of PA 2:33PM May 21, 2008