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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:34 AM Original message |
Why McCain? Can anyone explain his immense popularity? |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. What immense popularity? |
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Mezzo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. He appears to be a maverick, when in truth... |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I remember his maverick war cry ... |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. Been years since I read his book but if I recall he has always |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. First off they have lost a lot of voters who self identify as repukes. |
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polpilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Agree. Squirrel Frying Huckabee is the best this group has. A P.O.W. |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. The GOP and Dem primaries are very different... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. He's the best of a very bad lot? nt |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. McCain is not popular. Conservatives who aren't batsh*t crazy tend |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. "I really haven't been keeping up with the other side" No kidding. |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Why did Rudy fall apart? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. He ran a very poor campaign strategically |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. he is the one candidate who was also tanked by a news story |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. He's the only guy they got that has a shot at winning |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. the cheese stands alone |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. he's not popular even among Republicans |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. About half the Republicans really despise McCain. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
17. Are you one of those sock puppets that Rove pays to sow the seeds |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
18. Because they can use him to attack any criticisms with "He's a Viet Vet, |
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cloudythescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
20. McCain IS popular w/ many -- the media pound home that ONLY RWers can be worthy, so disaffected ... |
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