Could John McCain really get elected?

he COULD, but if he does, i am leaving the country because majority of the population is obviously comprised of idiots.

I’d like to say no, not a chance. But if bush junior could get elected twice, I don’t see why history can’t repeat itself.

Thankfully, history is against him. There are too many known political factors at play (such as the incumbent party being in office for as long as they have), plus the negative economy, etc. Historically, those and other factors have spelled defeat for the incumbent candidate. If he won, it would certainly be an upset.

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would certainly be an upset if he did.

john mcain is illiterate? I may have to reconsider my vote.

No… No the other illiterate puppet!
The only way john could win is for “W” to admit how wrong he’s been for America the last 8 years. But thank god “W” to daft to even know he looks like Hitler II to much of the world.

Don’t even humor the notion.

i don’t know why, but i think johnny will get elected, why ? politics always take a turn for the worst, a small example from over here in holland..
prime minister screws up, the parliament resides..new elections, prime ministers party gets the most votes again..this happend 3 times in a row (this is his 4th parliament), i mean, who would think they’d still vote for that party if they keep screwing up?

God I hope not.

I’m a former HRC supporter, but putting all that support behind Obama now.

the thing is, is that john mccain has the support of the older voters, specifically 65+ voters, and historically they are the ones that u can trust to show up on election day, whereas the obama supporters are more in the 18–30 range and they do not have as strong presence at the polls

exactly why our prime ministers party got re-elected 3 times ;)

Let’s just say that there’s a 50% chance he’ll be in office.

@jstringham21: That’s too generous a percentage to give to McCain.

its a joke. 50 percent because theres two candidates

@waterskier—damn, I didn’t think of that. Plus, they’re the ones running the polling stations! Let’s hope it doesn’t go to their heads. ;-)

well i for one hope he does get elected, but i dont want to start a political war here because i can sense that you all feel differently

I won’t engage in a war, but maybe you can share a couple reasons why you think McCain would be better for America?

i generally agree with a conservative viewpoint, and i feel that McCain backs this, considering that he has a conservative rating of 82 percent following his votes in the senate. I also think that his experience will be a great help over Barack’s lack of experience. im not saying obama is a bad candidate, i just think mccain is better. i cant vote democrat unless i get a strong reason to change my mind

I don’t understand what you mean by a “conservative viewpoint.” Can you elaborate?

well mainly conservative as it applies to taxation and government policies. in terms of government interference, mainly in businesses. anyone who has taken high school government knows that there is definitely differences in ways conservatives and liberals view the role of government in the lives of the people and i tend to agree more with conservatives

By “business,” do you mean small- and medium-sized businesses or just the elite multinational corporations?

both, because taxation policies can apply to all businesses on a small or large scale

A follow-up question, then:
It’s been demonstrated that the policies of the Bush administration hurt small business.
(see here and here and here). McCain has stated support for Bush’s way of doing things and plans to continue as-is… plus, he’s even stated, “I’m not an expert on Wall Street; I’m not an expert on some of this stuff.”

Add to that the abysmal state of the economy under Bush, the Bush administration’s support for war profiteers, Bush’s personal friendship with “Kenny Boy” Lay of Enron, and the world-record deficit…

Can you really say with a straight face that conservatives are good for business?

Let’s just pray that Obama wins. We can’t take another 4 Bush years. He’s breaking us all.

@KJ The oilies are doing just fine.
But then again that is the Bush family business…

McCain won’t win if everyone encourages our youth to be registered to vote. Deadline to register is coming up soon!

I would like to point out that in a government such as ours an aceptionally intelligent person could surround himself with the right people to create a successful go. I like a lot about McCain. Unfortunately none of it is very presidential. I think Obama has it in him to bring the right people and minds together to make things happen. And he is smart enough to handle it. I also think, in contrast to bush, his ego is not an issue.