Comments on: McCain and Huckabee tonight http://polizeros.com/2008/02/05/mccain-and-huckabee-tonight/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2008/02/05/mccain-and-huckabee-tonight/#comment-148449 DJ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:08:52 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/02/05/mccain-and-huckabee-tonight/#comment-148449 He led the Gang of Fourteen, and is by definition moderate. He also doesn't oppose abortion, offending the evangelicals. And he favors campaign reform, which rich conservatives view as an infringement on their right to free expression. So yeah, the Right (of all stripes) hates him. In the NH primary, the independent vote split between McCain and Obama-- with the majority going to McCain. McCain might not fare well against Obama in the national election, but against Clinton he'll likely pick up both independents and a good portion of anti-Hillary Dems-- and I expect much of the Right will vote for him just to keep Hillary out. For myself, in a McCain/Obama race, I'd probably vote Obama. In a McCain/Clinton race, no question: McCain gets my vote. He led the Gang of Fourteen, and is by definition moderate. He also doesn’t oppose abortion, offending the evangelicals. And he favors campaign reform, which rich conservatives view as an infringement on their right to free expression. So yeah, the Right (of all stripes) hates him.

In the NH primary, the independent vote split between McCain and Obama– with the majority going to McCain. McCain might not fare well against Obama in the national election, but against Clinton he’ll likely pick up both independents and a good portion of anti-Hillary Dems– and I expect much of the Right will vote for him just to keep Hillary out.

For myself, in a McCain/Obama race, I’d probably vote Obama. In a McCain/Clinton race, no question: McCain gets my vote.

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