[Sun]

If Republicans vote for the Dem candidate, just to teach the Republican Party a lesson, the RNC is only going to think the country wants the Republican to be MORE liberal, and they will give us someone who is more liberal next time.

[rockinqsranch]

Agreed wholeheartedly. It’s the direction of the Republican Party, therefore it’s inevitable.

[PzLdr]

If Conservatives vote for McCain, they’re going to get Hillary in a better suit, and a “Rockefeller Republican Party” in D.C. All at the loss of their principles. Thanks. I’ll pass.

[FreeAtlanta]

Write-in Jefferson, Washington, Reagan or some other historic giant. We can spend the summer determining who it will be. I won’t vote for the angry Senator.

[Joe Boucher]

The Republican party has benefited from the conservative wing of the party for many elections.
Then we watch as our hopes and wants are ignored.
I’m starting to feel like a black Democrat. The Dems are seen always around election time wooing blacks then after the election they are not to be found though blacks voted for the dems in rediculous numbers.
We conservatives stand for :
Closed borders
No amnesty
No govt. financing for abortions.
NO abortions
America first
free speech (even during time of elections Mr. McCain)
Gun rights.
Yet This administration seems not the least interested in these core principles conservatives that put this president where he is, believe in.
Mr. McCain is not a conservative and isn’t even really a Republican. McCain is a RINO.
If the Republican party is not interested in being conservative then conservatives will go play ball somewhere else. Maybe a new party.
Just because the “leadership” of the party wish to foist this RINO on us doesn’t mean we’ll act like lemming and vote for the ass.
Let Hillary or Obamma win and maybe it will force the Republican party to appreciate the conservatives that put them in office, maybe not. Their move but I won’t amn many other conservatives WILL NOT VOTE for McLAme.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

If Republicans vote for the Dem candidate, just to teach the Republican Party a lesson, the RNC is only going to think the country wants the Republican to be MORE liberal, and they will give us someone who is more liberal next time.

Neigh rather if Republicans vote for McCain Republicans will continue to feed us these establishment creeps.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"If Republicans vote for the Dem candidate, just to teach the Republican Party a lesson, the RNC is only going to think the country wants the Republican to be MORE liberal, and they will give us someone who is more liberal next time."

Which is why any protest vote is best spent by writing-in the name of a conservative candidate. That message would be difficult to misconstrue.

In the alternative, I can somewhat understand why one might vote for Hillary over McCain. They are extremely similar and at least when the crap hits the fan, the dems will take the blame instead of the repubs. That is not the way I will do it, but I can somewhat understand those that might.

[Lloyd227]

"If Republicans vote for the Dem candidate, just to teach the Republican Party a lesson, the RNC is only going to think the country wants the Republican to be MORE liberal, and they will give us someone who is more liberal next time"

Anyone watching this dialog and still can have such a thought as you just expressed.... is either dumber than box of rocks or intentionally taking the party that direction.

John McCain represents nothing in my political belief system. NOTHING