Posted on 10/26/2007 5:29:43 PM PDT by dano1
Here's an intriguing thought: With Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson spending little time in Iowa, virtually ceding the territory to Mitt Romney, there are still a lot of undecided voters looking for a candidate. That vacuum isn't right for a Ron Paul -- caucus-goers are too traditionally Republican. Mike Huckabee's doing all he can to fill it, but he doesn't have the money. And try as they might, no one is seriously considering Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo.
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If they didn't think so , we wonder why McCain's people have dropped two rounds of mail, hitting more than 100,000 households, in the past two weeks. Jonathan Martin has copies of both. McCain doesn't have to win in Iowa, and given the commitment Romney has shown to the state, he likely won't. But a strong second-place showing would make McCain an important part of the stories for the next week. It would be just the boost McCain needs going into New Hampshire.
We've said it before, we'll say it again: Don't count McCain out of this race. He's going to be a difference-maker, one way or another (By the way, we argued that very point in an article today).
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I went to the ACU website and downloaded their ratings into an excel file.
McCain life time rating ranks number 39 of 100, half of the 100 are dems
He beat LUGAR, GRASSLEY, COLLINS, COLEMAN, HAGEL
That isn't saying much
I have my faults with Rudy on gun issues, his police state type mind frame. On the other hand, I certainly like his complete support for the WOT (and CinC GWB on the issue). I like that Rudy WILL take the fight to the DEMs (say what you like about him on issues, but the man will stand up and go on the offensive for issues he believes in).
Thompson seems good (but what do I really know at this point on him). I have concerns about him simply being outworked by the DEMs.
Reagan would vote for Hunter.
McCain vs Giuliani? Tough call.
McCain vs any other Republican? Give me the field.
Reid Wilson, the author of this piece, works for Chris Dodd's Presidential Campaign.
“I just re-thought McCain. It still came out no.”
I didn’t get that far. All I could think was, “Why?”
Add McCain-Kennedy and the rest of his amnesty efforts.
And now he's co-author of a bill to place federal limits on carbon emissions. His campaign will really take off with Gore's endorsement.
I’m ashamed to say I live in AZ, although I am proud to say I didn’t vote for him.
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