Tue
Jan 29 2008
10:55 pm
McCain wins Florida
By: R. Neal

NBC/MSNBC just called Florida for McCain in a narrow (3% or so right now) win over Romney.

Personally, I'm a little surprised. I really though it would be Romney. But I have to say this is interesting in one respect. McCain is the more moderate Republican (except on war), which suggests that even the hard line GOP is coming to its senses and rejecting the faux-conservative dogma of the last eight years.

And Romney (who is practically a Democrat anywhere but Massachusetts) running so close behind is further evidence that the right wing extremists and evangelicals have lost control of the party. (Thank God or the deity of your choosing.)

Oh, and as of the last update, Hillary Clinton had more votes than any other candidate in Florida. Another good sign for Democrats.

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fletch's picture

I'm already speculating who

Submitted by fletch on Wed, 2008/01/30 - 12:30am.

I'm already speculating who McCain would pick for a running mate. He will probably try to make peace with the radical neocon Cheney wing of the party and choose someone who represents them well: Joe Lieberman. You might laugh, but McCain was politically dead until the Lieberman endorsement. Maybe Joe just got lucky with his timing, but I'm sure he will be reminding McCain often about it.

Stick Thrower's picture

Worst nightmare:

Submitted by Stick Thrower on Wed, 2008/01/30 - 12:45am.

McCain/Huckabee.

Not quite a full deck between the two of them, and--with the age and health of McCain--we might as well start the countdown to Armageddon if Huck ever has to take over the helm.

Brian A.'s picture

I'm a bit surprised, too, as

Submitted by Brian A. on Wed, 2008/01/30 - 3:09am.

I'm a bit surprised, too, as polling suggested Romney was making a late push.

Crossing my fingers that McCain will spark a right-wing implosion.

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

RayCapps's picture

Just like Deaniacs sparked a

Submitted by RayCapps on Wed, 2008/01/30 - 9:46am.

Just like Deaniacs sparked a small civil war in the Democratic Party by rebelling against the DLC moderates in 2004, the libertarian and social conservative factions are warring in the GOP this year. It was never more than a marriage of convenience and always an uneasy one. Both Democrats and Republicans are going to have to revamp and rethink their platforms, forge new alliances, and alter course. Ideologies rooted in the Great Depression and the Cold War aren't going to solve 21st century challenges.

Factchecker's picture

Once a Loserman, always...?

Submitted by Factchecker on Wed, 2008/01/30 - 1:46pm.

He will probably try to make peace with the radical neocon Cheney wing of the party and choose someone who represents them well: Joe Lieberman.

That could be a shrewd pick. OTOH, I'm not sure how Lieberman's unpopularity will help him. He's despised by Dems and the GOP knew him as "Loserman" when he ran in 2000 with that earth-toned "Bore" guy who, they said, claimed to have invented the internet.

That only changed when Joe became bosom buddies with Duhbya over Duhbya's war that independents (as well as everyone else) aren't too happy about. So that leaves only the Bush/Cheney apologists, and that doesn't seem too shrewd.

But it will be interesting to find out.

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