Kind of - because of that he kind of won’t get elected - Democrates are liking this.

Conservatives will rally around McCain the day they say they love Hillary Clinton. In other words NEVER.

Jack: Everything in life is not what it appears to be. McCain is truly a “liberal in conservative clothing” and the conservatives will distant themselves from him when nomination time roll around.

When pigs fly!!!! The future of this country is very dim and getting dimmer with dimwits like McShamnesty being the republican nominee. Whats next, Teddy Kennedy as the republican VP…..ugh!!!!

Dear Jack:
No Jack, conservatives will not rally around John McCain unless he apologizes for his remarks, “Jobs Americans won’t do”. Americans are not a bunch of slouches; since when are Carpentry, mechanics, truck driving, cooking, landscaping, construction, physical labor, maintenance, or any of the other jobs now being stolen from low and middle income Americans; jobs Americans won’t do?

Conservatives will always rally around the Republican nominee, because they vote for the lesser of two evils, even if it is done through clenched teeth. Liberals will vote independent if they don’t like the Democratic nominee, and as we saw in 2000, the Democrats need every vote they can get. And you can bet your bottom dollar, Jack, that the Republicans will rally around their candidate if they are facing the Clintons.

Will the Republican’s rally around McCain? Did Custer circle at Little Big Horn?Sure the spindless creatures will. You’ve heard the old saying: “If you can’t whip ‘em, join ‘em.” They’ll all be jockeying for pecking order just in case “my friend” dodges the arrow and keeps his scalp.

after they bitch and moan some more and huckabee departs after showing he can
draw them to him. they’ll bemoan kick the dirt,(at McCain) hang there head’s hold there noses and follow johns mothers advice and fall into step like the good little religious fanatic that they are.

bowling green, mo.

Some might when it gets down to voting day and others will still have their knickers in a knot over how Bush lied to them about being conservative and they will wait until a “true” conservative comes down the pike they like. I for one don’t want one to come along. Things are in a right mess as it is and we sure don’t need a bible thumper running their beliefs down our throats.

I don’t see how conservatives could rally around McCain because we don’t need a hot headed , temperamental liberal president that will be meeting with heads of other countries. We need a more congenial leader, but I suppose the Republicans will flip flop and back all those things they hate about him …just to have a Republican President. Some Republicans will be voting Democratic.
Doris Lauter
Ojai, California

The conservatives are proving themselves to be delusionally-retarded. By delusional I mean they think they have controlling interest in the GOP and haven’t noticed that McCain has gotten the majority of votes over Romney (the quitter) and Huckabee. As for them being retarded, Limbaugh and the rest of the radical radio ranters say they would rather have Hillary then McCain in the White House. As Mama McCain said, some will hold their nose and vote for Johnny, but I think the bulk of them will pout and not vote at all if they can’t have their way. We can only hope.

Of course conservatives will rally around McCain. Despite the false rhetoric that Ms. Coulter and her comrades spew, at the end of the day, a “maverick” McCain who will support the majority of the conservative platforms and continue the Iraq war - which has become the new face of the party - is better than either Obama or Clinton, in their view. The vitriolic attacks spewing from the neoconservative machine in the past weeks have merely been attempts to push Romney or, more likely, Huckabee, above McCain in the primaries. It’s failed, so they’ll now fall in line and support any candidate who opposes those they hate most (maybe even more than the “terrorists”) - the Democrats.

Jack,

as you have said before “Democrates fall in love. Republicans fall in line”. the Conservatives will support McCain esp if Hillary is the Democrates nominee because he will be perceived as “the lesser of two weasels”

The problem with this question Jack is that most people who identify themselves as a Consertive rally have no clue what the term means.
A “Social Consertative” should find Ethics to be most important. Ethical behaviour does not include lying to America, Congress & the world, send 4000 young people to their deaths (and not attend a single funeral) , maim another 20,000 and cause the deaths of a million Iraquis in order to help make your buddies richer. Ethical behaviour does not include letting the victims of Hurricane Katrina rot, suffer & die and then lie (caught on time-stamped/dated video) about not being informed.
A “Fiscal Consertative” finds importance in responsible, economical operation of State & Federal government, not running up trillion-dollar deficits while making your pals pockets runneth over while eliminating their taxes and transferring that burden to lower income Americans. John McCain has been supporting these policies. He’s no Conservative, just another corrupt politician.
The next Republican who utters the buzz phrase “Tax and Spend Democrat” needs to have the word “MORON” tatooed on his/her forehead.

they will but it will leave a bitter taste in their mouths. They know that know that no third party candidate can when except maybe ron paul but he wont run third party because he will lose his congressional seat if he does. So anything other than voting for mccain is essentially a vote for the democrats.

Most will not. McCain does not hold the record of a true conservative. Just because he now says he is means absolutely nothing. Huckabee is no better, he and McCain are both for some sort of Amnesty, they are both “tax and spend” types. That is not very conservative now is it?

Our nation is headed for a financial disaster and the current crop of media darlings will usher it in even faster. There’s only one candidate that can turn things around, only one candidate that actually has a plan to get us out of this mess, but the media has decided to ignore him completely.

It is and will get very ugly out there.

Sure, the conservatives will rally around McCain for now — he’s doing a terrific job of pandering to them. But just wait until the general election campaign when McCain will have to go to the center, appealing to the independents and moderates to have any chance to win. That’s when the conservatives will dump him overboard in deep, deep water. I can hear Rush Limbaugh now.

McCain can’t win without the independents, and he can’t win without the far, far fringe right. Either way, he can’t win.

Anne
Texas

Republicans will if Hillary is the nominee. Most republicans and some democrats detest the notion that Hillary and Bill will be in control of our country and the world again. They are a team and citizens know it. We don’t want them because of their weaknesses regarding national defense, promising programs that they can’t possibly deliver, moral character, and finally, they cannot beat McCain. On the other hand, Obama would be very difficult for McCain to defeat because of his honest delivery, sincere approach to difficult problems that our citizens face today, and above all, Mr. Obama does not possess the baggage that Hillbilly brings to Washington. Republicans will have a field day attacking their health care program and a host of other negative issues they carry on a daily basis. Obama must be the nominee if democrats want to win because he can garner enough democrat, republican and independent voters. It is my view that Hillbilly cannot.

Greensboro, NC

As a lifelong Republican There is no way I would ever rally around or vote for McCain… He’s too Bushy… From the way he talked at the Conservative Republican Confrence yesterday, He’s a Repubican Candidate looking for a war to call his own (Iran)
Ern

I cry myself to sleep at night knowing that this country is in for a big let down. If we dont get the right man in the white house we are domed for disaster. So if McCain is going to get the ticket to the house he is going to need all of the conservatives to back him. So why not put Hucabee on the ticket it makes sence and he needs all the help he can get. Iam not happy with the any of them but what can I say its what the country left me. SO WHY NOT VOTE FOR A McCAIN AND HUCKABEE TICKET! Debra from Iowa

Of course they will. All their nonsensical blathering means noting. They’re just a bunch of children throwing a temper tantrum and holding their breath for not getting the candidate they wanted. He’s giving them 99% of what they stand for; continuing the war for another 100 years, which keeps the suppliers in record profits, and they will get a group of supreme clowns so far to the right that they will overturn any rights we have left. So in the end they will have to stop stomping their feet and holding their breath and vote for McCain; can you imagine any of these nuts actually voting for Hillary – or not voting, which amounts to the same thing.

Jack-McCain is not going to have the conservatives rally around if he continues to have his views on Illegal Immigration. Illegal Immigration is a big concern for all us voters because the Illegals are the one who are also hurting our economy as well. They do not spend the money in our country, but send it to their families in another country and passing a bill for Illegals to become Legal is sending message to other people that comes to our country that they will get a free ride. McCain better start changing his views on Immigration or he will not get a free ride to the White House.

Sam
Ocala, Florida

Mccain is not to be trusted and will not win he has betrayed the party to many times and lacks the Integrity needed he cannot live on his war record forever. Conceratives will back Obama over a Clinton

Conservatives hate John McCain, but they hate Hillary Clinton more. If the Democratic nominee is Hillary Clinton, conservatives will stand in line for hours to vote against her, by voting for John McCain. If the nominee is Barack Obama, conservatives will be complacent and many will vote for Obama over McCain. Makes you wonder why this Democratic contest is close, doesn’t it?

They will rally around McCain as soon as they make “religious right & NEO-CON’ enough.

I don’t think so Jack or at least I hope not. He would have to change his position in order for hime to fit into the mold of a “Conservative”. And, would he?
Remember Jack, not all of us are “Conservatives”, but we still are conservative on some issues. Maybe you are a fiscal conservative, a social conservative, or a moral conservative while not being so conservative on other issues. Could John McCain still reconcile his position? The only way I could vote for him Jack, is if he changed his amnesty position on immigration. But what are the other choices, liberal and more liberal?

God forbid if they don’t, the world will come to an end ,as we know it. Their mindset has always been of total control,”deal with it later, behind closed doors, mentality”, when the election has been won! They will coalesce around their new leader more eligantly ,than a choreographer can embrace it’s Pirouette! Great question Jack , and my answer a definite ,YES!!!

Conservative will rally around a snake if need be! Watching these jerks give standing ovations to Bush at his last State of the Union speech pretty much said it all!!!!

Jack, what other choice do they have? none. I know they will rally and make him look even better then their own Regon, but everyone knows that Mc Cain know nothing other then being a soldier (a foot one), and I wonder if he wins will he address the Nation in a Military Suit?

Of course. It’s the year of the rat.

OF COURSE THEY WILL, SHEEP ALWAYS FOLLOW OTHER SHEEP….

Jack
Do you remember awhile back when McCain was standing on the stage in the Senate with Ted Kennedy and both were pushing the amnesty bill. I think that was the icing on the cake. McCain will never get the full support of the conservative party.

Never. And the establishment know this. It’s all part of the game to get another Clinton put into office. Depressing, I know.

NO! We conservatives do not and will not rally around McCain. McCain is four more years of Bush! Conservatives do not rally around the man whose allies in the senate are and have been: Feingold, Ted Kennedy, and Tom Daschle. A vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain. McCain is four more years of the same.

Why would they, Jack? He’s not conservative. Ron Paul is the only conservative left in the race.

I’ve been concerned for years over the actions and thoughts of conservatives. Thank goodness the tables have finally turned. To all the people that are concerned about McCain’s ability to be a conservative: if you don’t want to vote please don’t. I’m tired of things the way they are. We’ve all heard your opinions and dealt with your policies and they all stink. Conservatives are a bunch of weenies. So cry babies, cry.

Though there are those who say now that they will never support Senator McCain for President, I think that the specter of another Clinton in the White House or a very liberal Barack Obama taking the general election will motivate conservatives to choose the lesser of two evils. Whether this means that they will actually go out and actively campaign for McCain is a different story. Is McCain doomed? No, but he will certainly have an uphill battle to win.

If conservatives are smart they will stick to their, ethnic, gender, and religious prejudices, and reject McCains moderate positions. All the exhaustive efforts invested in attacking, Muslims, Mexicans, gays, and womens-rights will go down the drain with McCain. But history tells us conservatives aren’t the brightest bulbs on the tree, so they probably will hold their nose, and rally around McCain.

Jerry Wilson

Jack: There will be great stampeed to get away from John McCain when he picks Gram to be his VP.
Clinton will clean his clock and turn back time to before Regan. The GOP will loose so many office holders in this election Wolf’s fur face will turn green.
That is how much the country likes the GOP. (Gone On Poverty).

Strong conservatives will have a problem voting for McCain unless he picks a VP that has their same views. If he does not, then those conservatives will probably not vote.

It would be too much of a conflict to vote either McCain or for the Democratic nominee.

Jack I a registered independent who has desperately wanted a 3rd party! With the very few options we have left to choose as the next president I think we will end up choosing our next president by flipping a coin!
I don’t know how this guy can be considered a conservative when he says things like “bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb IRAN”!!! This year so many people were excited to vote for a candidate and now the wind has stop blowing on the sails! Please Bloomberg enter this race!!

Not this one. If I wanted to vote for a Democrat, I have two perfectly good choices on the other side. It’s a shame that their (GOP leaders) pride regarding the war in Iraq has made them marginalize one of the best conservative choices we have - Ron Paul. I will probably write Dr. Paul’s name in the General Election so I can vote with a clear conscience.

Seeing how much attention the Democratic candidates are getting, I believe all the conservatives will flock to McCain. They may think he isn’t the most conservative Republican, but he’s no Democrat and that will force them to vote. But after voting they’ll dwell on every little liberal thing he does, so assuming he doesn’t handle things correctly, they can wave the “I told ya so!” flag to all of their fellow Republicans who adored McCain. In the general election, unless it’s against Obama, how conservative he is won’t make a difference.

Gee, I don’t know, what do the focus group think? Show me some poll numbers please..”

no way in hell.

it seems Ron Paul is the only conservative left standing

This country after the last eight years is so divided conservatives think they don’t really have a choice but to support an old cranky Bush on steroids McCain. Bomb,bomb,Iran.

L.M.,Arizona

Yes, some brands of conservative will rally behind McCain — like neo-conservatives & Marxist conservatives. Rule-of-law conservatives, peace-loving conservatives, free-thinking conservatives, and paleo-conservatives will NOT rally behind McCain’s phony conservatism. McCain is a globalist Trojan horse. Conservatism is rooted in the Constitution, and McCain’s roots are rotten.

Conservatives that are truly loyal to the ideas of conservatism than the word republican in front of his name can not in good conscience rally around McCain. McCain has shown he is not loyal to conservative principals why should conservatives be loyal to McCain?

Anchorage, Alaska

Real Conservaties will never ‘rally’ around McCain , although I expect the Republican Party at large will. When it comes down to it these people don’t have principle, they put party over everything. The real conservaties have already rallied — around Ron Paul. And will continue to do so.

Jack,
I listened to McCain addressing the Conservative Political Action conference. I had to clear my eyes and clean my ears because it sounded like Ronald Regan on my TV. After I realized who it was I LOL. The Republican Party allows likes to label any Democrat as a flip flopper, ironically this is the mother of all political flip flops. So no the conservatives on the right will not support McCain in vast numbers.

Ahhh, the smell of a democratic victory is in the air!! Macster has played “both sides of the aisle” too many times…there ain’t enough “Pepto” to sooth this upset stomach!!! !… Can you say Iraq?… Can you say 9 TRILLION in overseas debt with a falling dollar?…Can you say a budget “in the red” budget to the tune of approx. $500 BILLION, Can you say Recession? Wait a minute… let me get the imodium too…

NO,

I’ll rally around a turd before I’ll rally around McCain: turds tend to stink less and don’t have ridiculous policies, because they’re just a damn turd!

his mommy has scolded them, so they have no choice!

I can only speak for myself, Jack. As a conservative who believes in small government, fewer taxes, and abiding by the Constitution - I will never, ever, ever vote for or in any way support John McCain. The very idea that he could be the Republican nominee, much less President, is terrifying.

Why on Earth would conservatives support a traitor to the cause who supported restrictions on free speech during elections, Open Borders, higher taxes and global predatory wars of aggression and imperialism - just to name a few?

The GOP will reap the wind for its tactics in the past few elections. There is no fixing the ‘Big Tent.’ It will be razed to the ground. A new house will be built in its place with new people holding traditional, pro-American sovereignty ideas.

TRUE conservatives will NOT rally around John McCain. John McCain is NOT a conservative.

Well Jack Apparently John McCain is the lone remaining conservative not currently under indictment for influence peddling or resigning over sexual transgressions. The conservatives have no other choice but to rally around him.

The conservatives may rally around John McCain but I can`t see that it will make any difference. From what I have seen and heard from the Republicans is that each of them is saying how important it is to be a true conservative and don`t seem to care about any of the other issues. I will not vote for John McCain, but I really do respect him as he has actually reached across the aisle and tried to get something done. It really scares me when I hear folks like Mitt Romney yapping about how non-conservative John McCain is. How conservative or liberal a candidate is isn`t nearly as important as HOW GOOD AN AMERICAN HE OR SHE IS. We are badly in need of PATRIOTS and there seems to be a real shortage of them in Congress and the Senate.

Hi Jack,

I’d rather slit my wrists than vote for McCain. McCain makes Dubya look like a humble guy.

JACK:oF COURSE THEY WILL - HE’S THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN

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Anyone who thinks McCain is a Conservative doesn’t need to reproduce.

And anyone that thinks Mr “Less jobs and More wars” is going to beat a democrat, simply needs to be shot for utter stupidity

I’m a Republican, and I will never vote for McCain.

I don’t think the far right nut side of the party will. They don’t have the stomach to vote democrat either. So I think they will be setting this one out. And wait for someone that can walk on water.

Too much about politics is based on ‘polls’. Polls on the Internet are
generally answered by techies who have no clue and express their opinions
with misspelled and four-letter words revealing their glaring illiteracy. Consequently they will have no bearing on what I think about anything
or who I will vote for. Since I am an evangelical, I think I can safely say
we’ll vote for McCain if he’s the nominee — before we would vote for
Clinton or Obama.

Dorothy in Ohio

Why would they? He is not a conservative, not even close but since the Republican party isn’t conservative anymore then I guess they will. They were duped in 2000 and 2004 to vote for a spend and spend some more Republican, I guess it will happen again and this time they will do it knowingly.

Of course they will discard their principles and vote against anyone who believes the earth is not flat.

Jack,

I believe that most conservatives will support McCain only because the most conservative candidate in the race has not been given an opportunity to express his views and record to the public. If Dr. Paul’s views were reported in the same manner as the other candidates, I truly believe that the conservative voters would realize that he is the only real choice. The media should report the news (and Dr. Paul is news) and let the public decide.

Mark
Naperville, IL

Are you kidding, Jack?

The Number 1 issue for Conservatives in this country right now is THE BORDER.
John McCain might as well be Hillary Clinton on this issue.
No REAL Conservative will EVER support McCain.

It seems the Real Conservatives who want the Border secure and dont want to BANKRUPT this country through McCains “100 years War” will have to go Third Party and Support Ron Paul.

It is mind boggling that anyone would get behind this man! The thing is… they probably will… just like the sheep they are. If they really believed in true principled conservatism, they would vote for Ron Paul!

Ha ha ha! Rally around the 100 years of warmongering McCain? This just goes to show how bankrupt the so-called conservative Republican Party is! McCain = non-viable.

Let’s get real! Does anyone think that McCain is going to be running the country if he should happen to win? The Big Republican Machine will still be calling all of the shots. John McCain will do as he is told or the party will punish him during his single term.

John McCain is nothing more than a Neo-Con. Pro war….pro big government….pro North American Union….anti-middle class. You can see it in his eyes. He can’t wait to control the military. He has a 40 year old grudge to fulfill, and he will do it at the expense of the taxpayers in this country. He is another opportunistic puppet…..real conservatives are not falling for it!!!

Our only hope is a brokered convention.

Jack, you must remember that above all else conservatives are also Republicans, and when it comes election time, conservatives everywhere will all line up, and vote straight Republican. If it ever were to happen that some of them didn’t , they would start another party. Don’t forget MIchael Bloomberg is still out there, and the winds are changing. Should Huckaby decide to drop out, you might could just see another candidate emerge, and it will be a first, but I wouldn’t hold my breath until it happens.

As soon as I figure out what a conservative is, I’ll come up with a pithy answer. If McCain is not a conservatve…what is he? A moderate? A liberal? I swear, I just don’t know who anybody is anymore. So confusing.

never …. never …… and never ….. there is still a true conservative in this race all tho you guys in the media choose to ignore him … and he is the only one who can beat Hilliary … and that mans name is DR Ron Paul

As a 40-something, life-long Repubican I can tell you that a certain locale will freeze over before I cast a vote for McAmnesty. As the co-founder of Tennessee’s anti-illegal immigration organization, I can say that Democrat in Republican clothing cost me several months of my life fighting his Amnesty bill and people here aren’t likely to forget it any time soon! I’ll go even further and say that, should he get the nomination, the RNC won’t see another dime of my money until he’s out of office and they prove to me that they learned their lesson!

Mt. Juliet, TN

Anyone that rallies behind McCain is not conservative. They support huge deficits, endless war, and economic ruin. The GOP has been hijacked to look almost exactly like the democrats. What are people willing to put up with, when there is a clear conservative, with the record to prove it, running for the presidency, Dr. Ron Paul.

Eric
Dallas, TX

The conservatives will not rally around McCain, and if they do conservatism is dead. We did not like him before, we do not like him now, and will not like him as president. Not only do I feel he should not be the nominee, he should be removed from the Republican party as a disgrace.

If we have to start nominating people who act like democrats in order to beat democrats, we have lost our soul.

Jack,

For McCain the party is the least of his woes. The American People are tired of everything from the economy to the war being loused up by the Republican party.
I think were looking at a Democratic President and it really does’nt matter which one. Which party left the most unfinished or muddled up business for a new President to deal with? Republican or Democrat?

Skip in Alabama

They will if Hillary gets nominated!! If they don’t unite beforehand, and Obama gets nominated they’re in trouble!!

i doubt any conservatives will rally around john mccain too much. he’s like a baby with a dirty diaper. you love them because they’re family but don’t really want to pick them up and hug them till the change takes place.

FOR MILWAUKEE…….ANN COULTER SAID SHE WOULD SUPPORT HILLARY….

I don’t believe that McCain is the conservative he claims to be and I will not be supporting his candidacy.

The conservatives will rally, but with little enthusiasm. What a sad state of affairs when anyone would listen, let alone believe, what Gearge Bush has to stay. I watched him in Tennessee today and all I could think of was the same empty promises he’s made in New Orleans! His words are as empty as his head. But, conservatives elected him; maybe that’s how they like their presidents!

Jim
SC

Jack, the “Conservatives” (capital C) who want to maintain a voice in politics will. This could possible even mean the screamers on radio such as Limbaugh and his ilk, along with theocrats like James Dobson. Like it or not the right-wingers appear to be losing control of the Republican Party, thanks to George W. Bush. Maybe that can be Bush’s legacy - to bring the GOP back to earth after Gingrich and his Contract “On” America (sic).

Yes. The Conservatives will rally around McCain because they now know who the candidate is and now have nine months to get used to it. He may not be exactly what they are looking for but they will have to decide between him and either Hillary or Barack. Plus McCain will likely choose a Conservative V.P., my hope is Huckabee, and the conservatives will rally around the pair and make a very good team to take on the Democrates.

Mr. Jack Cafferty my friend,

McCain will never rally the conservative base. My friend, He’s frustrated a good many conservatives during his tenure. I would be ashamed of my party if this man actually becomes the Republican nominee.

Scott Osika
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Yes Jack, they will, for a very practical reason: McCain would likely prevail over Clinton, while having a fighting chance against Obama.

I sure hope they don’t Jack. It’s a shame that Liberal McCain has gotten as far as he has in this race. Have we lost our way? What is wrong with the GOP? This whole time we have had the perfect conservative candidate in Congressman Ron Paul and the party has acted like wasn’t even there. What happened to party that produce such men as Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan? We have the perfect candidate if people would only open their eyes to see him.

Aaron Smith
McKinney, Texas

Mr. Jack Cafferty my friend,

McCain will never rally the conservative base. My friend, He’s frustrated a good many conservatives during his tenure. I would be ashamed of my party if this man actually becomes the Republican nominee.

Your friend, Scott O

Oh, I have such a soft spot for Senator McCain, I hope the conservatives rally around him. Much will be riding on his choice for Vice President, although it may be hard for him to find someone appealing to both Christian and economic conservatives.

I’m an independent, and just hope both parties nominate a candidate that is capable of doing a good job as President. As far as Republicans go, I like Senator McCain for some of the very issues the conservatives dislike him for. And, although he made the “100 years in Iraq” comment, I truly believe he has the military experience to help stabilize the situation. I’m sure he doesn’t want to see our troops pushed to the breaking point, and realizes we can’t bankrupt ourselves in the process.

Trafalgar
Indiana

John McCain is not a conservative, and is certainly not a fiscal conservative. He wouldn’t know how the economy worked if it hit him in the face.

Absolutely not. McCain is not consevative. He wants POWER. That is far from what the founders wanted in our leaders and definitely not conservative. He has no consistent consevative principles. Just look at his speeches regarding the troops during the Haiti crisis and compare that to his speeches today. He does what is politically convenient for him at the time. The only true conservative running is Ron Paul. He is running this campaign for ALL US citizens. Despite what other candidates say, if you look at their history it is clear they will choose to favor certain groups of people(very wealthy people) over the prosperity of all. Wake up America do some research and stop basing your vote on what you see on TV.

Mr. Cafferty:

The “conservative” wing of the Republican Party surely is not monolithic. Some of these reactionaries will vote for Senator McCain while others will not. Some will stay home. If Senator Clinton is the Democratic nominee some will turn out for him because they dislike her so much. But so what? You are begging the question, and not in the erroneous way Wolf Blitzer has used that rhetorical term for years. Your question always assumes the answer that he will beat Hillary Clinton. Nonsense. If the people now supporting Senator Obama find Hillary as their party’s nominee they will not stay home or vote for John McCain.

Young people, women, war vets and those economically destroyed or left out in the cold for the last seven years will see him for whatt he is: a war victim who is now a victimizer; a war hero who is now a warmonger; a former straight-talker who is now is now a pander to the worst instincts and fears of the electorate; a formerly good man who is now so low a politician he did not turn up for a recent important vote on an economic package because a stand would have potentially hurt him. The more we get to know him the less likeable he appears. He often comes off as small and mean-spirited and this will intensify during a long and arduous presidential campaign. Let religious conservatives rally round him. He will not win anyway.

John Lucas
Victoria, BC
Canada

If Hillary gets the nod, the dems AND repubs will support McCain
If Obama gets the nod, the repubs will support him!

This is already happening! Ever heard the phrase “Obamacan?”

YES, unfortunately they will….cause that’s where their intelligence takes them.

The GOPs have no choice

If the do or don’t it doesn’t matter that much? The Republican Party is going to take a beating in 2008 and anyone who can not see that is blind! McCain’s time was yesterday….he has NO tomorrow. His own state governor hates him and will likely run for his Senate seat and win it!

i don’t think they have a choice…

I will, if Obama gets becomes the nominee for the Democrats. I am not falling for the Obama preacher act. There was only one Martin Luther King.

Of course they will rally behind McCain. The Republican “sheep” always fall into line eventually. Sure, they hate McCain, but they hate Clinton tons more.

Do they really have a choice? I think it simply comes down to a political realty check for the Republicans. McCain is the only option they have.

Conservatives? Rebulicans voted nearly 90% in support of two RINO’s on Super Tuesday. Conservatives? If you are a Rebuplican supporting Mr. McCain, calling yourself a conservative is the definition of hypocracy. Conservatisim in the GOP is dead, say hello to Hillary or vote Ron Paul.

Pressed with the options of rallying or losing, most conservatives will unite behind McCain. I’m enthused to see conservatives badmouthing McCain left and right because it gives me faith that the Republican party is being realigned away from the “value based” voters.

I think the real question is, Do they really have a choice?

I think that it really will be a toss up. I think there are many that were already behind him but as for those that weren’t I really could see them supporting Obama. It’s not like there is much of a difference between them! The only way that Conservatives will ALL rally around him is if Hillary is the Democratic candidate.

I don’t doubt it. Stupid is as stupid does.

Jack, Conservatives may rally around McCain because many may feel that any “liberal” Republican is better than any “liberal” Democrat.

Jack,

What choice do they have? Clinton, OBama? Yeah sure.

You called them “mealy mouthed”, I call them realistic.

True conservatives have already rallied around Ron Paul. Everyone else is just a poser.

Publically they will have to back him, for the good of the party, but I’m sure they’ll still continue to bash his policies around the dinner table.

I think conservatives will rally around McCain. He’s a social, an economic, and a national security conservative, because he’s against abortion, he’s against tax raises, and he supports the war in Iraq, even if he differs in emphasis on some things. He doesn’t pander to the right when he disagrees about things like climate change or green business development. Unfortunately, some talking heads have spread misinformation about McCain; namely, they’ve made him seem more liberal than he really is. It’s a shame that some people can’t see McCain for the conservative he really is.

I for one as a true conservative will NEVER vote for a John McCain! Mike Huckabee is only a slightly better alternative. Sadly, the conservative base of the republican party has overlooked “their” candidate, Congressman Ron Paul. He is the only true agent of change who could inspire a nation to pull the lever for him in November and keep the republicans in the white house.

Brandon
Laurel, MS

I find it very interesting that McCain was able to win without a conservative vote; however, I find it less interesting that some conservatives who opposed him so strongly are now placing their support behind them. It seems as though conservatives are following the trend of flip-flopping which worries me in the sense that if these flip-floppers help to elect McCain as president, how much credibility will he have? Will the voice of America really be heard?

NO!!. He can’t win the conservatives. He will only get the ones that give in and give up the fight. The people have their chance to be heard. Say no to McCain.

They shredded all of their candidates. They were going to look like hypocrites no matter who was to get the nomination.

I think eventually they will because as much as they dislike McCain, to them he is a much better choice than either Hillary or Obama. Plus McCain will probably be smart and choose a sound conservative VP, so on election day I cannot see the conservatives supporting anyone but the Republican Nominee, who will be McCain

They will because republicans are lemmings and will walk off that cliff behind him… but it does not matter because a democrate will will the general election because of new independant voters like myself

Let’s be honest, ‘true conservatives’ are going to vote conservative; they can threaten all they want to vote Democratic this year, but come November, all you will hear is praise towards John McCain.

- Mike from Harrisonburg, Virginia

Not this conservative ! McCain makes a mockery of the party and for the first time in my life voting, I may not vote at all. The future of this country scares the hell out of me.

Of course conservatives will rally around John McCain. What is their alternative? Rallying around Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama? When November comes around, conservatives will make an easy choice, a choice for John McCain. He may send shivers down the spines of some of the base, but he will get their support because they shutter to think about a Clinton or Obama White House.

No, my husband and I both will not vote for the first time in 37 years of marriage. Looking forward to 2012 however.

Billie, AL

Of course they will! THis is just politics as usual for them. Do you REALLY believe RUSH and Ann Coulter will vote democratic? HAH! It’s just a way to keep them in the news and the focus on the republicans instead of covering what’s happening with the democratic nomination process. BORING…

Given the politics of fear that the Conservative wing of the Republican party advocate, this will be a resounding NO! John McCain has show many times that he can work with both sides of the aisle in Congress. This enfuriates the radical right.

Winter Garden, Florida

No, I don’t think conservatives will rally around John Mccain, because he’s not conservatives. I would hope that they wouldn’t rally around him just because he’s likely to be the nominee. The fact that he is more liberal than conservative should be the only thing influencing their decision. After all, Ron Paul is the only TRUE conservative left, the conservatives should be rallying around him.

“Conservatives” will give up every other issue, economic, moral, everything, as long as they get a candidate (McCain) who mentions Reagan in every speech, prominently, and will guarantee more war, particularly with Iran, because that’s what a lot of them want. Fortunately, this demographic has shrunk to about a quarter of society, as we can see by the primary elections. At least Romney had economic sense, but now the GOP is a joke that will very likely split. Oh well.

No, they wont. And they dont have to. Huck is a better choice and has shown on 4 different occasions that he can beat a Clinton.

Aren’t these the same people that brought us the Dixie-Crats back in the 1950’s and tried to shanghai the Democratic party. They couldn’t, so they invaded the Republican Party and slowly but surely took over. They insist that they are the sole arbitors of God, Truth and Right, thanks for the line Mr. Simon, which they aren’t. Will these clowns vote for McCain? Most probably will and be pushing for a true conservative as his ruining mate. By their insistance on My way or the highway mentality I say give them the highway and dont let the door hit you in the backside on your way out.

Will they rally around McCain?… For the conservatives it’s “McCain or bust”….could you imagine them voting for a Clinton or Obama? No way!!!But wouldn’t it be great if they all just sat out this election?

Jack, my friend,

McFlop, McFlip, McFlop. He hasn’t shown he’s a true conservative for years. There is though, one true conservative left that is still in the race but, one wouldn’t know! Can you guess who?

Mr. O

They will because in the end voters can be smart and contradict Churchill. Don’t we see a circular firing squad in the making? He is the anti-Hillary who is motivating some dromedar conservatives to say they will vote for Hillary. And she is the unauthentic, anti-McCain, who will prompt many Democrat to vote for McCain, including myself and many I know. Hmm…..

If Hillary gets the nod, the dems and repubs will support McCain!
If Obama gets the nod, the dems and repubs will support Obama!

Hillary Clinton is UNELECTABLE!

Yes, conservatives will rally behind McCain, because Republicans won’t want to see a Democrat in the White House when the Democrats already control both houses of Congress.

John McCain is a pro-life, fiscal conservative. From the point of view of a typical Republican, John McCain is a lot better than any Democrat.

Well I would hope that the Republicans would vote for McCain if he were the nominee. Who else would they vote for? Don’t you dare say Clinton or Obama! Conservatives have to realize that McCain may disagree with them one some issues, but how many issues do they agree on? You must also remember that McCain has enough experience to deal with the mess in Iraq. Just think about this: what would Huckabee do in this situation? What would Ron Paul do? Then clear your mind of the hauntingly ugly thoughts and think about how McCain would handle these situations.

Far be from me to explain to the enemy how to attack. Personally I think McCain-Huckabe would make them a good ticket. But please tell them McCain-Romney instead.

Jack, of course they will. No matter who the nominee would be, the conservatives would prefer a Republican in the White House rather than a liberal Democrat. It happens every time.

No. Mcain’s actions speak louder than his words. He has won delegates from states that will vote democrat. With Romney out there is no doubt that Huckabee can win. He is no longer splitting the conservative vote. If Mcain is the nominee we can kiss the right goodbye for four long years. Mcain is just as slimy of a politicain as the men who used to hate him and now support him. With James Dobbsons endorsement I think Huckabee is going to shock then nation. Upsets don’t just happen in football.

Yes, The consevative Republicans I know, would rally around a tree stump if they thought it would get more votes than Hillary!

I am a native Arizonan, and I for one will NOT be supporting John McCain. He ran on the coattails of the late Senator Barry Goldwater. I remember Barry Goldwater very well. When Barry Goldwater retired and left his seat open for John McCain, he felt that he was leaving Arizona in good hands. The stands that “Lettuce” McCain has taken on the various issues - a RINO (Republican In Name Only) in fact, would have angered Goldwater. McCain is too soft on illegal immigration, and I think he puts profit ahead of national security - how does “compassion” for ILLEGALS compare to SECURITY for our own citizens? What a slap in the face of Barry Goldwater.

Since Mit Romney dropped out, there just isn’t anyone left voting for. I say let’s just chuck it all now and go back to having a King.

Of course they will are you kidding with mitt romeny gone who else Are they Going to go for?

Yes Jack they wil rally around McCain because they have no choice! The Republicans are dillusional if they think they will win the election against the Dems. They need an “Obama type candidate” to even think about winning. A vote for McCain is a third term for Bush. The Dems could have a monkey running and still beat McCain.

It appears that in both parties, the political elites are losing power and influence. Thats the true story of these campaigns. Even Ron Paul support surprised people.

Of course they will!

And you wonder when will America ever learn?

As long as you leave the FACTS out of any discussion with them, they will agree to anything; such as putting us in debt, picking on Iraq because someone else terrorized us, denying Universal Healthcare while their brother conservatives who are lobbyists and executives in pharma, petro, and insurance rob them blind; and, they can wave a flag.

It’s the biggest bag o’ rocks I’ve ever seen.

“Conservatism’, whatever that is, is on the way out. John McCain isn’t conservative, but for Republicans in the midst of an identity crisis, they’re in search of an icon to rally around. I think they’re just dissatisfied with the candidate pool in general, and they’re manifesting that disappointment by directing attacks at John McCain. I’m an Obama supporter and a “liberal”, but I still know he’s a good man who doesn’t deserve such a fuss from his own party.

Cafferty/Blitzer 2012!

They will have to if they hope to keep the White House in the general election. For too long, the extreme conservative wing of the party has ignored the parties’ moderate center. McCain’s brand of conservatism is more representative of the moderate center wing of the party (the moderate center is also where the majority of Americans politically reside - look at the closeness of the last presidential election as proof). The Republican Party needs to heed these words “United we stand, divided we fall to either Hillary or Obama”.

Welcome to the wonderful world of back biting…I mean, the elections. And, Bush and congress couldn’t improrve their image if they all quit today and became Girl Scouts tomorrow. This country is on a downward spiral, and if Obama or McCain get into office, I heard Canada has great deals on Real Estate.

It is certainly making for a more interesting race that they don’t. Now with Dobson’s endorsement of Huckabee it seems like the conservatives need to inaugerate a new front runner. As a Democrat, this is somewhat amusing - the Rebublicans are now running into the same problem. The problem of knowing what needs to be done - coalescing around a single candidate - versus wanting to follow one’s heart and vote conscience.

Juana
Moline, IL

Conservatives will only rally around McCain if they see an opportunity to defeat Hillary Clinton. And sadly I predict that this November will go the same way as 2004 and 2000 - Hillary gets only the blue states, McCain gets only the red states and wins barely.

If Hillary steals the nomination away from Obama, I will resign from the Democratic party and urge as many people as I can to do the same.

Randolph
Lexington Kentucky

It appears that in both parties, the political elites are losing power and influence. Thats the true story of these campaigns. Even Ron Paul support surprised people.

Hartford CT

Jack, YES, the conservatives will rally around John McCain because the only time law and order, the constitution, and/or their morals values applies is when they are in relations to the Democrat Party.

Leon
Vicksburg

I watched the speech yesterday that McCain gave If you look at his body language and his expressions you can tell he is such a liar. Being a lifelong republican I think I would rather vote for Hillary Clinton, as least I know what Im getting. We did a whole lot better under Bill Clinton than the last 8 years of Bush. I don’t think I could live here anymore if John gets elected.

sincerely Yours:

Gil

Yes, of course they will rally behind John McCain. Have you ever known Republicans not to do what is in the best interest of their party? It will be a guarantee that they will come together if Hillary Clinton is the nominee. She is so hated by the Republicans that they will become a truely unified force, and will take over the White House again. The Democrats only chance at regaining the White House is to elect Barack Obama for their nominee.

Do they have a choice? ….well should they be so selfish that is? If there is one thing that all men running have in common; it is the party they represent. It seems as though this election has caused allies to try and make one another look like an incompetent individual running for presidency. I thought they are all on the same team. Not in this case that is! If the republicans were smart and had some ounce of common sense, they would step down and accept that McCain will win the race to the showdown against the democratic party. Why not give your fellow party member your support? Or are they certain that they are all what it means to be republican?

Regardless….it is time for America to be under the democratic wing. At least on on this side, whether the nation goes Clinton or Obama, it will be a step in the right direction.

Jack, much said about McCain - The real discussion should center on the super delegates if the Dems continue on their present course. Try this for size, a small minority of back room hacks deciding the canidate for the “Democratic” party. There is a real chance that the Ddms will snatch defeat the jaws of victory once again.

I doubt that many Republicans will rally around McCain be they conservative or liberal. I personally do not like the man and I have been a Republican all my life.
I will not vote for him. Not m uch choice is there.

Omar
Houston

We are witnessing the beginning of a conservative insurgency here as theocrats like James Dobson rally around Reverend Mike Huckabee. Expect a small but vocal insurgency to be a thorn in McCain’s side for at least a few weeks, and after McCain finally locks down the delegates he needs, a lot of those folks won’t be there to support him in November.

Nick Wright
Atlanta, GA

Yes they will because that will be the only way to win the presidential election and keep Hillary out of the white house.

Yes, conservatives will rally around McCain. They’re all crazy and McCain is crazy…
birds of a feather! But you know people will tire of the Republican insanity and Obama’s lofty rhetoric and Hillary will become the next president and, thank God as we will finally have some sensibility in the White House.

I’m not sure if conservatives will rally around McCain. If right wing radio is any indicator, they definitely will not. But I know this….they had better if they plan on stopping the wave the democratic party seems to be riding. After the past eight years, rallying behind McCain is their only hope if they want a Republican in the white house.

I don’t know if republicans will rally around McCain but after 8 years of the Bush medicine, if americans choose another republican as president, they will give a whole new meaning to the word “masochism”

Jack,

Did Ron Paul ever have a chance in winning the nomination. It will be a cold day below before the conservatives endorse McCain 100%. Although, all the War Mongerers will. McCain needs a bib because he speaks out of both sides of his mouth. What does he really stand for anyway? You just don’t say things because thats what people want to hear, or does he? It the beginning of Obama or Clinton Republicans. Ronald Reagan must be turning over in his grave.

Both McCain and Obama want to “reach across the aisle” to the right. But Conservatives won’t rally around either one. McCain is NOT pro-life, he supports embryonic stem cell research, and will not appoint a Judge that will uphold the constitution.

That’s just one of the reasons why we won’t rally around them, there are heaps of more reasons.

Joshua
Gilbert, Az

Holy Political Error Jack! What is going on with this Country? Why is it that the Republican Voters going for McCain? Do they even have the knowledge about McCain? Well I come from a very conservative family, and they are not for McCain, and I am NOW for the hope of a President that is not McCain! Sorry to say it, but that is the honest truth!

You know, Jack, when the man’s own party trashes him, how on earth are us independents supposed to support him? Is he going to be running against Rush Limbaugh or a democrat? I liked him better when he ran the last time as a rogue republican. I cannot ethically vote for anyone who supports the Iraq war. Therefore, Obama gets my vote!
Chris, Michigan

I feel that conseratives will rally around John McCain. For as much as he has angered conseratives in the past, it cannot be denied that no matter what Laura Ingraham or Glenn Beck, John McCain is indeed a conserative. His conserative rating was an 82. Hillary Clinton’s rating was a 9 so contrary to Ann Coulter’s beliefs, John McCain is most certainly more conserative and would have more conserative views. He stands by his promises and if he did not back the surge, the surge likely would never have happened. John McCain is the best chance for Republicans and conseratives alike and soon enough, if McCain were to win the nomination, they will realize that fact and they will throw their support to Senator McCain as he runs for office to better our country.

If conservatives have any kind of sense Jack, they’ll rally around McCain and vote for him. The thought that Clinton or Obama could be in office for 8 years HAS TO send chills down the spine of conservatives, if they really call themselves conservatives. The scorn for Hillary Clinton by the conservatives is well-documented, and Barack Obama is even more to the left than she is. Just imagine if Obama gets to put two or three judges on the Supreme Court, all the in-roads that conservatives have made in things like that pro-life movement could be reversed, not to mention the possibility of Gay Marriage becoming legal in the United States, among other things. If conservatives do really follow through with their threats of not voting for McCain in the general election, they will not be able to live with themselves for the rest of their lives.

Christian
Chicago, Illinois

The answer is quite simply “Of course”. I mean let’s face it throughout any election a lot of mean things are said in hopes of the election of another candidate. However, once that candidate is out and you are left with one Republican and one Democrat, you will always see the traditional divide based on party line. The fact of the matter is regardless of the nominee a certain percentage of the population will make their decision solely based on the (R) or (D) following their name.

Jack,

It’s simple: The enemy of my