Senator John McCain has made some convenient enemies in his campaign for the 2008 Republican nomination, as MoveOn.org is already spending money attacking him in Iowa and New Hampshire. Greg Giroux of CQPolitics reports:
The political arm of the liberal organization Moveon.org launched television advertisements Wednesday that assail Arizona Sen. John McCain, a top-tier prospect for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, over his stance on the Iraq war.
Plans for the television ad campaign were announced last week by Moveon.org Poltitical Action, a federal political action committee, and will cost an estimated $250,000. The ads are airing in television markets in Iowa and New Hampshire, which respectively will hold the first caucuses and primary of the 2008 nomination season next January. They also will appear on cable television in New York and Washington, D.C.Specifically, the ads take McCain to task for supporting President Bush's plan to increase U.S. troop strength in Iraq. The move, long advocated by McCain, is aimed at quelling sectarian violence that is greatly destabilizing that war-torn nation and threatening to turn into an all-out civil war.
But the war in general and the troop buildup in particular are opposed by most Democratic politicians and liberal activists.
The ad describes the proposed troop buildup as "McCain's idea" and frequently pictures the Arizona senator alongside Bush, whose poor job approval ratings are attributed mainly to public opposition to the Iraq war.
Read the entire article at the link above. McCain's support among "movement" conservatives has been suspect; having the most notorious group on the far left funding attacks on him cannot hurt his standing.
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This democrat says take McC... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Hugh | January 18, 2007 10:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This democrat says take McCain and Clinton and put them both on a very very slow boat to nowhere. If either one is elected (I shudder at the thought) he or she should be called Panderer in Chief. Never have i seen 2 people more willing to sell their beliefs than these 2.
Yuk!!
1. Posted by Hugh | January 18, 2007 10:02 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 10:02
2. Posted by harris | January 18, 2007 12:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
McCain is probably toasting MoveOn now. Nothing could help his campaign in the primaries more.
I don't quite agree with Hugh that he changes his beliefs. He has been very consistent on some issues, including the war. Since that is my number one concern, I can forgive him on other issues. Although I would still prefer Romney, I could -- and probably would --vote for McCain if I thought he could defeat whatever Democrat is leading and Romney could not. Wherever he might sit on social issues (he has been consistently pro life), I think he would keep the country safe and keep spending down.
2. Posted by harris | January 18, 2007 12:46 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 12:46
3. Posted by Hugh | January 18, 2007 1:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
harris:
I used to very much admired McCain. I still do for his service and his heroism in Vietnam. There was a time that I might even have voted for him - I probably would have in 2000. But the "Straight Talk Express" has derailed. His disgusting pandering to Falwell and the extreme religious right makes me sick, particularly since he once condemned them. It's just another example of a politician doing whatever it takes, including violating his own principles. I, foolishly, once thought he was above that.
Clinton moves wherever the wind blows. They are the sam as far as I am concerned. Can't wait till she has to explain to the left her views and votes on Iraq. That should be good. McCain seems like the old warrior who doesn't want to accept the reality. Iraq is not going to be solved by more soldiers unless you're talking about hundreds of thousands more, which we don't have.
3. Posted by Hugh | January 18, 2007 1:15 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 13:15
4. Posted by Rightmom | January 18, 2007 4:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think Move-On might go broke in this election cycle if they are already starting the spending now. I look forward to the day they are bankrupt and I believe this election cycle just might do it.
4. Posted by Rightmom | January 18, 2007 4:38 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 16:38