McCain/Giuliani as the GOP ticket?

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Mike O

If Giuliani drops out tomorrow and endorses McCain, I see the deal for McCain to pick him as VP and to essential run for one term because of his age.  Policy-wise, they are close enough to be compatible (and far enough from me to make me ill and unenthusiastic about even voting).

Not that I think it matters.  I don’t see McCain beating either Democrat, no matter what current long range polling says.  Against Hillary, what the differentiator?  What issue do the really differ on?  Taxes and spending?  McCain’s record shows little difference.  the Healthcare issue?  McCain will look befuddled when this is discussed; as he says, he’s no expert on the economy (and healthcare truly is an economic issue).  Hillary’s campaign and the MSM (who like him- as easy prey and as a repudiation of Bush) would make roadkill of him in November.  

Obama vs. McCain?  Young and dynamic vs. old, cranky and white?  Even worse results for the GOP.

With McCain as nominee, I expect the GOP not only to lose POTUS, but also filibuster numbers in the Senate.  Look for a minimum of 2, probably 4 years of extremely liberal governance.  We in the GOP need to spend that time beating the RINOs out and getting top-notch ‘non-neo’ conservative candidates underway.

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8 Responses to “McCain/Giuliani as the GOP ticket?”

  1. fooser, on January 29th, 2008 at 11:21 pm Said:

    Ill and unenthusiastic is right. Someone will need to explain to people like Rush/other commentators, pro-border control people, regular conservatives, etc. why they should care at all. I don’t even know if Hillary Clinton can fix this problem.

  2. Mike O, on January 29th, 2008 at 11:28 pm Said:

    Heck, I doubt McCain can even raise enough money to keep the campaign going until November. What conservative is going to pony up the necessary dollars? Not the business community, for sure; they’ll be busy buying their good graces into the Dem fold.

  3. Ryan, on January 30th, 2008 at 1:53 am Said:

    I’m not a fan of the Republican party (although Maryland’s governor Ehrlich was pretty good) but it would be nice to see a paradigm shift after this election. Republicans have got to get evangelicals and big business to take their hands off the puppet strings or they’re never going to regain their old reputation.

    It would also be nice to see Fox News lighten up a little, but I have serious doubts about that possibility.

  4. Lance, on January 30th, 2008 at 6:13 am Said:

    The reason McCain will lose is not because of his age. Ronald Reagan won in 1984 for that reason.

    He will lose because conservatives will refuse to vote for him in large numbers.

  5. Dave Nate, on January 30th, 2008 at 11:26 am Said:

    That is an interesting thought. McCain as president Giuliani as vice president. I think that would be the worst possible scenario the GOP could imagine. Think Dukakis vs. Reagan, but the reverse. Actually, I doubt they could pull a single state.

    I would vote for the Constitution or Libertarian Party candidate!

  6. Dave Nate, on January 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am Said:

    The one thing I do concede, is that almost every election is not won by the far right or far left, it is won by garnishing the centrist vote.

  7. Mike O, on January 30th, 2008 at 12:28 pm Said:

    Lance, Reagan transcended his age, against a very weak candidate. Who can forget Ronnie’s best line of that campaign in response to the age question: “I will not hold my opponent’s youth and inexperience against him.” Now, try imagining McCain using something similar; it just doesn’t wash.

    That said, you are correct about conservatives, especially those of us who remember John’s antics during the ‘Shamnesty’ debacle.

    Conservatives are being treated just as disrespectfully and will be just as promptly ignored after the elections as African-Americans are by the Democrats (assuming Obama doesn’t pull through). We’re told ‘What choice do we have’; we both have a choice maybe both should utilize this time out; stay home. There is a certain point we cannot be tolerant of candidates who hold very few views in common with the base; I think we’ve reached that point in the GOP. Why on earth support someone who is 90+% in agreement by voting record with the other side?

    I may vote for McCain, but even that is up in the air. Certainly, there will be no work nor money put into the RINO party from me. I’m done with them

  8. Lance, on February 8th, 2008 at 8:53 am Said:

    McCain-Giuliani goes with this:
    http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/02/mccain-huckabee.html

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