Comments on: Did McCain Vote For Bush In 2000? http://donklephant.com/2008/05/09/did-mccain-vote-for-bush-in-2000/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:59:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pico http://donklephant.com/2008/05/09/did-mccain-vote-for-bush-in-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-406680 pico Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5582#comment-406680 After the disgusting tactics Bush employed to beat McCain in the primaries, I don't see how anyone could blame McCain for not giving Bush his vote. I also don't see how this rumor will hurt McCain; Republicans won't believe it or WILL suspect it but will vote for him anyway, and Independents will hear it and gain a more favorable opinion of McCain since it only serves to make linking McCain with Bush's tenure more difficult. Avinash is right, McCain circa 2000 and McCain circa 2008 are two very different politicians, but polls seem to show he still has his image as a maverick intact despite his recent flip flopping and embracing the far right. I think it's safe to presume the average voter doesn't pay quite so much attention to these sorts of things as people who routinely check political blogs like us. After the disgusting tactics Bush employed to beat McCain in the primaries, I don’t see how anyone could blame McCain for not giving Bush his vote. I also don’t see how this rumor will hurt McCain; Republicans won’t believe it or WILL suspect it but will vote for him anyway, and Independents will hear it and gain a more favorable opinion of McCain since it only serves to make linking McCain with Bush’s tenure more difficult.

Avinash is right, McCain circa 2000 and McCain circa 2008 are two very different politicians, but polls seem to show he still has his image as a maverick intact despite his recent flip flopping and embracing the far right. I think it’s safe to presume the average voter doesn’t pay quite so much attention to these sorts of things as people who routinely check political blogs like us.

]]> By: Avinash_Tyagi http://donklephant.com/2008/05/09/did-mccain-vote-for-bush-in-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-406664 Avinash_Tyagi Sat, 10 May 2008 04:39:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5582#comment-406664 I disagree, we all know that McCain back in 2000 was a braver man then he is now, since then he's flip flopped on everything, and he was ticked off at Bush for all the smears he used on McCain. Its very believable, if it wasn't people would dismiss it without even a second look I disagree, we all know that McCain back in 2000 was a braver man then he is now, since then he’s flip flopped on everything, and he was ticked off at Bush for all the smears he used on McCain.

Its very believable, if it wasn’t people would dismiss it without even a second look

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