McCain Recruiting Pragmatists, Moderates to Remake GOP [Manchurian McCain has been activated]

Politico / Politics Daily ^ | 2009-10-02

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is taking the opposite route of most defeated presidential candidates: rather than quickly bow out of national politics, McCain is working to become a transformative force in the Republican Party, Politico reported Friday. Concerned about the GOP's direction, McCain has been recruiting and raising money for candidates who share his pragmatic center-right style.

McCain has been a particularly generous advisor to Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), who he encouraged to run for Senate and threw a $500,000 fundraiser to support.

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[goodnesswins]

FO JM

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Ugh.

[bolobaby]

To paraphrase Obama:

You lost. Sit down.

[frogjerk]

McCain, please, fade away.

[wny]

Dear John,

You lost because you're a spineless moderate. Without Gov. Palin, your defeat would have rivaled Mondale's and McGovern's.

Please shut up and go away.

Thank you.

[crescen7]

I think this is great.

Lets have a bunch of McCain clones against a bunch of conservatives in GOP primary races for 2010.

[newheart]

Kind of makes you wonder if McCain might have voted for Obama. As long as the Republicans try to be middle-of-the-road, the Dems will have a much better chance of winning.

[Man50D]

Anyone who thinks they can honestly restore Conservatism to the OP wing of the socialist Republicrat party with McAmnesty trying to reshape it needs to stop drinking the Kool Aid.

[Night Hides Not]

McCain, please, fade away.

And take Meghan with you...please.

[NeoCaveman]

Glenn Beck was right!

FUJM

[Lloyd227]

If Steele allows this to continue, it’s time to bolt from the GOP as they head right off the cliff

[SubMareener]

Not one more penny to anyone who does not acknowledge Sarah Palin as the leader of the Republican Party!

[LibFreeUSA]

-"McCain is working to become a transformative force in the Republican Party"

[pctech]

Maybe Palin shouldn’t have accepted the VP spot. Then we really would have seen what a lousy GOP he is and maybe he would have actually gotten the hint.

[nhwingut]

Bingo.

And it starts with Rubio v Crist.

[AUH2O Repub]

McCain can do what he wants with the Gross Old Party. As soon as Sarah founds the Conservative Party it will be a ghost anyway, the Dems can take the RINOs. Good Riddance!

[Bitsy]

You lost because you’re a spineless moderate. Without Gov. Palin, your defeat would have rivaled Mondale’s and McGovern’s. Please shut up and go away.

John that’s ditto from me!

[MozarkDawg]

"I think he's endorsed people with center-right politics because he has an understanding that the party is in trouble with certain demographics and wants to have a tone that would allow us to grow," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, McCain's closest friend and Senate ally.

What's this *certain demographics* thing? This stinks of the old *certain people* slam. And a "tone" that would allow the GOP to grow? This coming from people who demonstrate they are completely TONE DEAF to a true winning strategy, ideology??

Good luck with that, Graham.