Posted on 02/19/2008 5:59:06 AM PST by IssuesOriented
Five top aides to Sen. John McCain hunkered down for two days of meetings at the senator's rustic cabin south of Flagstaff, Ariz., over the weekend as they began to plot his transformation from primary-season candidate to Republican nominee.
As they ate barbecue with McCain and his wife, Cindy, the campaign's inner circle debated the dynamics of a race against either Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama, the funding necessary for victory, the political climate likely to exist six months from now, and the shape of the organization they will need to quickly assemble.
Plans call for a bigger staff, outreach to more potential donors, offices in battleground states and a revised campaign message that challenges the Democratic vision for change in Washington. Former president George H.W. Bush endorsed McCain yesterday morning, giving his campaign the seal of the first family of the Republican Party and signaling that the transition discussed in Sedona has already begun.
"The McCain campaign recognizes the inevitability of John McCain's nomination," said one of the five, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the meeting was private. "He'll be facing either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in a race that doesn't appear it's going to be settled anytime soon. Obviously, the conversation focused on the dynamics of the race against either one of them."
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I can say for certain that my vote hinges on the results of this meeting.
In other words, "I made story up, out of my imagination, but no one can prove it's false, so it must be true".
Pure bullship.
A conservative VP is the only thing McCain can really do to make conservatives feel ok about voting for him.
Gov. Blunt of Missouri might be a good choice. He’s young, #1 among Governors according to Cato, from a swing state, stepping down for the Governorship.
McCain is really no different from Hussein or H! in that regard. It's difficult to see where any of them will be able to effectively wield the levers of power for a few years/budget cycles.
This whole story is fantasy, starting with the idea that you can get Barbeque in Sedona.
Cindy McCain....Woof
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