[Qwinn]

Here's what I'm wondering: if McCain decides to run for Prez as an independent (say, after losing a Republican primary)... would he actually pull more votes away from the Democrat candidate or the Republican? Which side would benefit more?

Democrats -love- the guy. So do some squishy Republicans. I really don't know which side would have more squishy members breaking to his camp.

Qwinn

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

On the right wing’s view of him: "They’re more accepting of me than they used to be – not accepting, but more accepting – because of the fact that I worked hard for Bush’s re-election.”

58 replies, and no one's brought up this piece of mescaline(erm, I mean melatonin) induced self-delusion?! I guess DeWhine and Graham haven't shown him their e-mail boxes from their constituents....

[An Old Marine]

Here's what I'm wondering: if McCain decides to run for Prez as an independent (say, after losing a Republican primary)...

McCain won't do that. Third party candidates don't win election. And McCain is smart enough to know it. Even Teddy Roosevelt couldn't do it and he was a much bigger deal than McCain.

If he lost the presidency and he would then he'd be a senator without a party and Jumping Jimmy J demonstrated how smart that was.

[Mach9]

It could be the one other time (Buckley/NY/'68) that a true conservative Republican won in a three-way race.

[Howlin]

I don't know one single person who would vote for him; in fact, most people I talk to would actively work against him.

And on FR, I'm considered a "squishy" conservative.