Monday, April 14, 2008
Yahoo article: McCain: More conservative than his image
"The independent label sticks to John McCain because he antagonizes fellow Republicans and likes to work with Democrats. But a different label applies to his actual record: conservative.
The likely Republican presidential nominee is much more conservative than voters appear to realize. McCain leans to the right on issue after issue, not just on the Iraq war but also on abortion, gay rights, gun control and other issues that matter to his party's social conservatives."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_the_conservative
My question: Will it help him or hurtMcCain to showcase his conservatism? With the Democratic split and antagonism between Clinton and Obama, should he keep his moderate label to appeal to disgruntled liberals?
The likely Republican presidential nominee is much more conservative than voters appear to realize. McCain leans to the right on issue after issue, not just on the Iraq war but also on abortion, gay rights, gun control and other issues that matter to his party's social conservatives."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080414/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_the_conservative
My question: Will it help him or hurtMcCain to showcase his conservatism? With the Democratic split and antagonism between Clinton and Obama, should he keep his moderate label to appeal to disgruntled liberals?
# posted by Julie J. @ 2:09 PM 
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I think that is a great point, Julie. Should he "shore up the base" by bringing out his conservatism, or slide toward the center in hopes of picking up some unhappy Democrats? This will be interesting to keep an eye on. Thanks for the link.
I too wonder what he should be doing. I know that many conservatives are not sure about McCain's views. So if he makes a push towards the center, he could lose out on some true conservative votes.
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