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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:18 PM Original message |
Replacing McCain speculation growing - Huffington Post "When McCain Drops Out" |
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loveable liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not going to happen. Exposes reichwing as weak. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I agree except if McCain cannot raise funds then it is an even greater exposure for them |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. You forgot one....Jebby! |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. What a Coinkydink!! |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. JEB IS PNAC FOUNDER |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. What, for the people who think McCain is too much like Bush? |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. my thoughts exactly /Junior saying don't count Bush out of 08 |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Most intriguing! |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. The more speculation the better - just hoping the MSM eventually starts asking |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Yes. Destabilize the enemy. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sooo, it's a good thing is the Pubs wasted MONTHS of crucial time |
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Fire_brand (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is dumb, Bloomberg isn't even a republican anymore |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. He never was - he only took the Republican ticket to run for mayor in NY |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. No way in hell McCain will drop out. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. If his fund raising collapses (see reply 6 above) then it might motivate him |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. McCain did not drop out when his fundraisers abandoned him in the primary. I cannot see his doing |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I agree - he is contrarian enough to simply take the party with him |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Well, I'm happy to fuel the speculation, though I doubt that some post on Huffpo |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. no its kind of a pyramid effort - hopefully at some point somebody in the MSM |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
45. Since when does the Gop lack for funding? |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. I believe they are capable of doing ANYTHING to hold onto power. |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. I agree with you 100% |
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1Hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. Ditto. |
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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. HuffPo's list of replacements is odd. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. A lot of the same speculation was made about Dole, but he stayed in. |
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bullimiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. i think they are more likely to cancel the election and keep the power themselves. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Nah, I don't think that'll happen. n/t |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. Snort - this Huff post assumes the Pukes want to win. LOL |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. even if they do replace him......... |
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SuperTrouper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Do not forget Newt Gingrich |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. Oh I hope McCain doesn't drop out, it would be too easy for Obama... |
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PoliticalAmazon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. It will remain only speculation. Replacing McCain now would be... |
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phrigndumass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
27. If they had any balls, they'd run Cheney/Bush |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. lol |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. Something the article didn't mention: NRCC fundraising = 6 million, DNCC = 45.7 million. McSame... |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Here is the ticket: Mitt/Jebb |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think it will be Jindal/S Palin. n/t |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
33. It ain't going to happen and people should stop floating this idea around. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I think we should take careful note of this speculation |
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needledriver (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
35. He's a sacrifice. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
37. This won't happen unless he is deathly ill and it is his choice |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. the difference is that Obama had his own fund raising poweress |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
41. I don't believe it, but I LOVE that people are talking about it |
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European Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
42. I always find this sort of talk strange. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. and yet these observations just won't go away no matter how much we ignore them |
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Bullet1987 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
44. I wish that would happen...it would almost gurantee a Dem win |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
46. When you can rig the election, you don't give a damn who's on the ticket. |
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1Hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Ditto. www.blackboxvoting.org |
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Willo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. That is interesting and would explain the GOP website |
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