SpoonMan999
07-02-2008, 04:01 PM
Cafferty: How should McCain deal with Bush’s negatives?
Posted: 02:01 PM ET
From CNN's Jack Cafferty
Many Americans are worried that a John McCain presidency would be just like another term of George Bush.
Two thirds of Americans are concerned that McCain would pursue policies too similar to President Bush according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll. 49 percent say they are "very concerned."
This creates a real dilemma for McCain. The conservative Republican base is less than thrilled with McCain as the GOP nominee. And that's where the few remaining people who think President Bush is doing a good job reside.
McCain can't separate himself too much from Mr. Bush or conservative Republicans will tell him to take a hike. But if he doesn't separate from Bush, he's going to have trouble attracting those voters who think President Bush is the worst thing to happen to this country in a good long while. And there are lots of those.
A new Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll focuses on President Bush's disapproval rating and the unprecedented role it could play in the campaign. None of this is good news for McCain.
What? Every Conservative I know is pretty much disgusted with how Bush has been throwing money away and how he's handled the war. In fact, most Conservatives I know are disgusted with the Republican party in general. Where the Hell is he getting his information? From these neo-Conservative idiots? If anything most Conservatives just argue that people have kind of over reacted with Bush in some instances and that's about it.
Posted: 02:01 PM ET
From CNN's Jack Cafferty
Many Americans are worried that a John McCain presidency would be just like another term of George Bush.
Two thirds of Americans are concerned that McCain would pursue policies too similar to President Bush according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll. 49 percent say they are "very concerned."
This creates a real dilemma for McCain. The conservative Republican base is less than thrilled with McCain as the GOP nominee. And that's where the few remaining people who think President Bush is doing a good job reside.
McCain can't separate himself too much from Mr. Bush or conservative Republicans will tell him to take a hike. But if he doesn't separate from Bush, he's going to have trouble attracting those voters who think President Bush is the worst thing to happen to this country in a good long while. And there are lots of those.
A new Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll focuses on President Bush's disapproval rating and the unprecedented role it could play in the campaign. None of this is good news for McCain.
What? Every Conservative I know is pretty much disgusted with how Bush has been throwing money away and how he's handled the war. In fact, most Conservatives I know are disgusted with the Republican party in general. Where the Hell is he getting his information? From these neo-Conservative idiots? If anything most Conservatives just argue that people have kind of over reacted with Bush in some instances and that's about it.