[Mia T]

Fred entry into the race, however, would obliterate McCain's chances.

Therefore, the theory is absurd. It's pure spin from a Rudy booster trying to blunt Fred's momentum and arrest Rudy's free-fall.

You miss the point.

• The purpose of Fred's fake candidacy is to make McCain viable.
• Fred will NOT enter the race if the plan works and McCain is viable.
• And Fred cannot take any conservative votes from McCain because McCain doesn't have any.

[dirtboy]

You miss the point.

You don't have a point.

The purpose of Fred's fake candidacy is to make McCain viable.

And as I already said, Rudy is doing that all by himself. I never thought I could vote for McCain. But if it comes down to Rudy or McCain, I would pick McCain. Fred not required to make that choice.

And Fred cannot take any conservative votes from McCain because McCain doesn't have any.

And, like I said, conservatives would largely pick McCain over Rudy, given Rudy's ditching of any pretense to be pro-life.

[kevkrom]

The purpose of Fred's fake candidacy is to make McCain viable.

The "stalking horse" theory has been debunked for a couple of weeks now. Get over the Rudy-worship and start preparing for a Thompson candidacy.