Personally, I believe that McCain is losing ground due to support for the Iraq War.
Courtesy of latimes.com Initially against the war and Bush's policies in Iraq, McCain has done an "about-face" and now is a strong proponent for the war. This along with his failure to condemn the statement made by radio host Don Imus about the Rutgers Ladies Basketball Team (see below), I believe hurt his image with many voters.
- J
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I disagree with you. Conservatives still support the Iraq war. These days; it is pretty much the only thing that differentiates them from liberals.
This stems largely from McCain's history as a "maverick," as he is painted in the media time and again. He breaks from the Republicans on many things, but not usually in a way that comes across as moderate, but rather in a way that just downright frustrates conservatives. You don't keep position in polls by playing games with your base.
Conservative writers I've seen usually have more regard for Lieberman as a person than they do for McCain as a person.
After reading your post, I think you've misunderstood me. I did not say that conservatives were against the war, just that McCain had flip-flopped in favor of it. And because of his flip-flop, he lost many "on the fence" voters who are not in favor of the war.
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