So, McCain is the GOP Nominee...
By anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
United States
February 7, 2008 5:46pm CST
What do you think about that? If you're a Republican, are you satisfied with him or are you one who says he's not conservative enough? If you're a Democrat, are you happy or worried at the prospect of either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama facing him in the fall? I'm not sure how I feel personally so far.
Annie
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@cyntrow (8523)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I'm an independant and I'm not happy with any of the prospects. I don't like hillary personally. It's a feeling that I can't explain. I think that Obama does not have the experience to run the country and people are jumping on the race bandwagon with him. I liked Kucinich, for the past 2 elections. Sigh. McCain flip flops too much on the social issues that I hold dear. I would have voted to Rudy, just because he is more centrist. i might have voted for Fred THompson, just because I think he was at least honest.
Now...I don't know. I might have to vote for the communist candidate.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I like Kucinich too, in fact I took a quiz that someone here on myLot posted to see which of the candidates you agree with the most on the issues, and that was back when there were still about 100 candidates...lol...and it came up that Kucinich was my candidate. I can't understand how it happened that since the GOP faithful are seemingly so unhappy with McCain because he's not conservative enough that he ended up beating Rudy.
I understand what you're saying about Obama's lack of experience but I think I've gotten past that. One thing I can say personally knowing there are those who disagree with me is he got it right on Iraq from the beginning. Many of our past Presidents had no foreign policy before taking office but if they had the intelligence to do their homework (unlike Bush) and appoint good advisers they did pretty well. I don't share your dislike for Hillary but I know there are many who do. When I hear people complain about McCain being too far left it makes me realize if the far right gets there way we'll have another election where the attempt will be made to scare the religious right about abortion and gay unions.
Annie
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@cyntrow (8523)
• United States
8 Feb 08
"When I hear people complain about McCain being too far left it makes me realize if the far right gets there way we'll have another election where the attempt will be made to scare the religious right about abortion and gay unions."
This is my concern with Huckabee.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
8 Feb 08
That's what scares the heck out of me with Huckabee. I'm not criticizing anyone for their religious beliefs, far from it; the point is we have freedom of religion in this country and that means - as I see it, anyway - we can't rewrite our Constitution to fit one man's interpretation of his Bible! I respect those who say abortion and homosexuality is against their religious beliefs - I disagree with them but I respect their right to believe it. However, that doesn't give them the right to dictate what other people do in their own private lives. To me it's so simple, it shouldn't be a political debate at all. Thanks for your response, Cyn. I can always depend on you to be thoughtful and intelligent.
Annie
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@Smith2028 (797)
• United States
10 Feb 08
First and foremost, he isn't the nominee yet. Mathematically it is nearly impossible for Huckabee to recover, but Romney does still control nearly 300 delegates, and the remaining primaries are in red states where Huckabee does well and McCain doesn't.
I personally don't like McCain, and probably will end up voting third party. He isn't a conservative, nor do I think he is actually a Republican. His stances are too liberal and any vote for him by me would betray my true conservative nature.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
12 Feb 08
OK, he isn't the OFFICIAL nominee yet but it's all over but the shouting. It really doesn't matter to me because I could never vote for any of the GOP candidates; they go against everything I believe in. I think a vote for McCain is a vote for a continuation of Bush's failed policies, pure and simple. If everyone in the polls is telling the truth about wanting "change" I can't see him standing a chance. But then again I'd never have believed Bush could have gotten selected to a first term let alone get reelected to a second.
Annie
@mehale (2200)
• United States
29 May 08
My actual preferred candidate would have been Ron Paul, but he did not get the nomination. I am not at all happy with McCain; his policies are too similar to Bush. We need something new and different not more of the same. I just hope that Obama is able to beat him in November.
@hoopgurl333 (67)
• United States
23 May 08
I would like McCain to be more conservative especially with illegals and harsh interrogation but when you look at Hilary and Obama, who are so socialist it can practically be considered communism, it is an obvious choice. I will happily vote for McCain to avoid Obama and Hilary!
