I think it is obivious that John McCain cannot win the primary, and I think he would make a terrible President. This was demonstrated to full effect at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, this weekend in Tennessee. Though hometown boy Frist is winning the straw poll, I think that it is minor news to McCain's wide defeat and his attempt to control it.
Drudge:

Facing a loss at a 2008 straw poll event this weekend, Senator John McCain of Arizona told his supporters to write in President Bush [?] as a sign of support, leaving many sputtering.

"For the next three years, with our country at war, he's our president and the only one who needs our support," McCain told nearly 2,000 party activists from 26 states gathered in Memphis.

McCain, realizing the national political media had descended on the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, moved to discredit the straw poll by asking delegates to vote for Bush, insiders claim.

Instead of stopping the momentum of Majority Leader Bill Frist - widely anticipated to win the straw poll - the move seemed to expose the McCain camp's insincerity about its position with the base.

One activist said, "McCain voted against all the Bush tax cuts... maybe he should have voted for the president then, instead of waiting for a political stunt to try and distract."

Posted by Ryan S. on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 3:51 PM | Permalink |