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With Mitt Romney dropping out of the race today, Senator John McCain has pretty much wrapped up the nomination of the Republican Party. This was no small feat for McCain who ran in a crowded field of candidates and six months ago commentators had called his campaign dead.
If/When McCain wins the party’s nomination, he will have to either battle the conservative base of the Republican party, woo them over to his camp, or abandon his positions for those of the conservatives. McCain has been working hard this past week to pitch himself as a true conservative, after being attacked by Rush Limbaugh on his conservative credentials.
Ann Coulter has gone a step further in her attack on McCain, calling him a “liberal” (which is no praise for conservatives), among other things. Coulter and others cannot stand McCain, citing his liberal credentials such as coming to the defense of John Kerry in 2004 against the mean-spirited attacks of the Swift Boat Veterans.
Even James Dobson has weighed in to declare that he would not cast a vote in this election if John McCain is the GOP nominee.
I have been a McCain fan since the 1990s. I may not agree with all of his politics but I appreciate his candor and integrity, which is saying much in our political culture. The GOP will go through a soul-searching with moderates and (extreme) conservatives vying for control of the party.
Though McCain may not hold to every traditional position of the party, but perhaps those positions (on the environment, taxes, immigration, and war) need to be moderated and open for debate.
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A few months ago I couldn’t imagine supporting any of the likely GOP nominees (McCain was still interesting, but was such a long-shot). Now, the race has become much more interesting. Like you, I’ve been a McCain fan for a while. I appreciate his moderate position on many issues as well as his proven ability to work across the aisle. That Limbaugh, Coulter, and Dobson don’t like him doesn’t affect my support. Sadly, their disappointment with him might strengthen my support — I’d rather not have my political opinions not be affected by those three. Obama is still the most interesting candidate to me, but with McCain on the other side, it’s beginning to look like I’ll have real choices in November rather than the lesser of two bad options.
I’m disappointed with Dobson, who seems to be saying, “Give me my way, or I won’t participate.”