Posted on 03/07/2007 2:03:06 PM PST by areafiftyone
McCain Seeks to Change California Primary
Sen. John McCain's campaign "is mounting a stealth effort to change Republican presidential nomination rules in California to allow independents to vote in the Feb. 5 primary, party and campaign officials in the state" said, the Washington Times reports.
"The impact could be huge -- and potentially damaging to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney."
Earlier, we noted Romney's game plan was to take advantage of the complicated rules governing how California awards its delegates.
Shenanigans at primary time are usually the hallmark of liberal Democrats in California.
Shenanigans by liberal Republicans in California started in 2004 with the Republican gubernatorial primary and look like they are ramping up to the national level.
From my perspective, the whole liberal lot, from Schwarzenegger, to Giuliani, to McCain and Romney deserve each other and what they reap.
It's amazing. This law gave Romney a huge advantage and McCain was sleeping. Romney can win 1/3 of California without putting hardly any T.V. time. Do we want McCain to be President if he can not notice this?
Would be easier for McCain to just switch parties to be closer to his base.
Dude, you're still going to lose. And you're still nuts.
The Republican Party moves ever closer to the left.
A Hillary/McCain ticket would be a conservatives dream come true. Talk about rallying the base!
Cool tagline!
Meet the new McCain, same as the old McCain...
I agree with McCain on this. I like the primary in June. I do not want it moved to February. This means both parties will know who their candidate will be in February, 9 months before the general election. This makes the campaign too long and there is a chance things could come out that make the anointed candidate unelectable in November.
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