‘Self-appointed’ GOP leaders strongly dislike John McCain
January 15th, 2008 at 01:08pm Pat Cunningham
When it first looked as if Mike Huckabee might capture the Republican presidential nomination (which still could happen), the party establishment made its displeasure known.
And now that John McCain’s candidacy has come back to life after months of seeming irrelevance, the party poohbahs have MOVED HIS NAME BACK TO THE TOP  of their fecal roster.
The worry among the GOP elite is that neither Huckabee nor McCain can sufficiently excite the party faithful or attract enough independents to defeat the Democratic candidate in November.
But while Huckabee is simply seen as out of his element in a presidential race, poor fellow, the Republican worthies are viscerally opposed to a McCain nomination because they hate the guy.
So, Mitt Romney’s got that stuff going for him. But if he doesn’t start winning primaries pretty soon, it won’t matter. His showing in Michigan today is critical.
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[…] Real Clear Politics - News - Mid Term Elections - Elections 2008 - Opinion - Commentary - TIME wrote an interesting post today on â??Self-appointedâ?? GOP leaders strongly dislike John McCainHere’s a quick excerptWhen it first looked as if Mike Huckabee might capture the Republican presidential nomination (which still could happen), the party establishment […]
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