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A Shift in Political Landscape Seems To Favor McCain in '08
The New York Sun ^ | 11/28/05

Posted on 11/28/2005 10:15:28 AM PST by areafiftyone

Senator McCain of Arizona is emerging as an early favorite for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 as a result of a shift in the issues dominating the American political landscape, according to political analysts.

Intensifying public concern about the war in Iraq, the prospect of protracted corruption trials in Washington, and renewed qualms among Republicans about federal spending are all putting wind into Mr. McCain's sails while setting back most of the senator's rivals for the nomination.

"If Iraq and foreign policy and national security and deficit spending are important issues, that will benefit people like McCain," the publisher of a leading political newsletter, Stuart Rothenberg, said.

A Republican political consultant with national campaign experience said looming decisions about when and how to withdraw American troops from Iraq should boost the prospects of Mr. McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The senator has vocally opposed calls for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq, but he has also clashed with the White House over a measure he sponsored to prohibit Americans from engaging in torture.

A former aide to the senator, Marshall Wittmann, also said he believes the stars are aligning for a McCain candidacy.

"My sense is there's a significant amount of momentum shifting to Mc-Cain within the Republican Party over the past few months," said Mr. Wittmann, who served as the senator's communications director for two years before quitting last year to join the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: hellnomcmaniac; mccain2008; noway
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1 posted on 11/28/2005 10:15:28 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

McCain won't be trusted by either Republicans nor Democrats.

He's burned both sides too often...


2 posted on 11/28/2005 10:16:36 AM PST by lOKKI (You can ignore reality until it bites you in the ass.)
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To: areafiftyone

A whole article without the word, "Maverick"? What's next, cats and dogs voting for McCain together? I think not.


3 posted on 11/28/2005 10:17:43 AM PST by rhombus
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To: areafiftyone; All
If it came between McCain and Giulaini, I would support McCain (area, you know this already, just need to say it again), only because McCain at least has a conservative voting record, and doesn't keep company with the sleazy characters Rudy the RINO does.

In any event, I would prefer Brownback, Allen, Pawlenty, and even Romney to those two Media Whores.

4 posted on 11/28/2005 10:17:58 AM PST by Clemenza (Ticking Away the Moments that Make up the Dog Day)
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To: areafiftyone

McCain vs. Hillary Clinton... The lesser of two evils is McCain... Either way its a blow to the conservative movement... Tom Delay in 2008! Now that would drive the liberals stark raging nuts!


5 posted on 11/28/2005 10:18:37 AM PST by BigTom85 (Proud Gun Owner and Member of NRA)
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To: areafiftyone

Being a favorite of the MSM is not going to get you nominated in the Republican party.


6 posted on 11/28/2005 10:18:42 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: areafiftyone

I would never vote for McCain under ANY circumstance. That includes Hillary.


7 posted on 11/28/2005 10:19:08 AM PST by Dan from Michigan ("What does a guy have to do to get fired around here?" - Darryl Rogers, former Lions Coach)
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To: areafiftyone
Yeah. "Maverick" in this case means liberal.

And there has been no massive shift in the political landscape. The only massive shift that has taken place is in the delusional brains of journalists.

8 posted on 11/28/2005 10:19:11 AM PST by Reactionary (Politics Isn't for Little Boys Who Want to Play Nice)
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To: All
"Senator McCain of Arizona is emerging as an early favorite for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008..."

Wishful thinking by the left.
9 posted on 11/28/2005 10:19:22 AM PST by j_k_l
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To: areafiftyone
A McCain/Rice ticket would be unstoppable (in the general election).
10 posted on 11/28/2005 10:19:53 AM PST by BikerNYC (Modernman should not have been banned.)
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To: rhombus

If he does start out as a front runner for the Republicans, all I can do is pray that he gets beat really bad after NH (all over again).


11 posted on 11/28/2005 10:19:57 AM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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To: j_k_l

For real! I know a place for them to shove that massive shift!


12 posted on 11/28/2005 10:20:47 AM PST by The Toll
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To: Clemenza
"If it came between McCain and Giulaini, I would support McCain"
I would not! I would write in the candidate of my choice and let the chips fall where they may.
13 posted on 11/28/2005 10:20:49 AM PST by Long Distance Rider
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To: areafiftyone

This is just an attempt by the MSM (who love McCain) to get him out in front of the potential Republican candidates for 2008. There was a lot of this McCain-push activity over the weekend.


14 posted on 11/28/2005 10:21:42 AM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Long Distance Rider

Seems like somebody in the MSM is really trying to build a fire for McCain.

Except that like Cindy Sheehan's book signing, I don't think any people are going to come to the party. . .


15 posted on 11/28/2005 10:22:00 AM PST by CondorFlight
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To: j_k_l
---""Senator McCain of Arizona is emerging as an early favorite for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008..."

Wishful thinking by the left."---

This just in: Zel Miller is becoming the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 20008, due to the shifting political landscape.

Really, it might as well read that way.....
16 posted on 11/28/2005 10:22:10 AM PST by TitansAFC ("'C' is for 'cookie,' that's good enough for me" -- C. Monster)
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To: BigTom85
"McCain vs. Hillary Clinton... The lesser of two evils is McCain..."

Evil is evil.
17 posted on 11/28/2005 10:22:18 AM PST by j_k_l
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To: areafiftyone

Has the New York Sun gone nuts? Do they suddenly think they are the New York Times?

Are we going to fix the "corruption" charges by nominating one of the Keating Five, who made a deal with clinton to get the DEA off his wife's back for stealing illegal drugs?

Are we going to fix the "war problems" by nominating a maniac who was nicknamed "Ace" by his fellow pilots because he managed to crash five of his own planes?

Are we going to satisfy the conservative base by electing the author of the "no political speech allowed except by certified members of the MSM" bill?

Are we going to satisfy the religious base by nominating a man who dumped his wife, who waited for him loyally to return from Vietnam, in favor of a rich woman who could bankroll his political career?

Are we going to nominate the man who chaired the POW-MIA committee and ensured that nothing would be done for these lost comrades because he wanted to make a pile of graft from the Communist North Vietnamese government?

I don't think so. I could say a lot more, if I thought this was likely to move forward. But I don't think the Republican Party is as suicidal as this, yet.

But I'm deeply disappointed in the Sun for running this tripe.


18 posted on 11/28/2005 10:22:25 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: areafiftyone
I think they should get that guy (x-Senator Fred Thompson)from the TV show to run. Everybody likes him.
19 posted on 11/28/2005 10:22:41 AM PST by babygene (Viable after 87 trimesters)
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To: Dan from Michigan

I agree with you.


20 posted on 11/28/2005 10:22:46 AM PST by saveliberty (Conservativism - the commitment to live within your own means and to take care of yourself & family)
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