I am not sure that I have grasped the dynamics of the primary season. I had thought that South Carolina would reverse the effects of New Hampshire, and it may yet, but I do take polls seriously, and I do not know why McCain is running so strongly....
I likewise thought Bush would look very strong coming out of S.C. (I have my doubts that he is strong enough to take the office), but the folks in S.C. are usually predictable, unlike the folk in N.H. Now, I wonder if the S.C. polling is symptomatic of a more serious problem with Bush. Bush does not look well as an underdog (he looks weak). McCain looks much better in that role (he looks tough and defiant). Should McCain establish a clear lead in S.C., its gonna be rough going for the GOP, whoever wins the nomination.
Also, I do not like the campaign finance reform band wagon, as it strikes me that it is unconstitutional, and a cheap way of looking anti- establishment. Finally, the Keating Five allegations are much more recent and substantial than speculations on skeletons in Dubya's closet from his 20s, and I figured we did not need even a hint of that sort of thing dogging the candidate.
These issues, amongst others (such as temperament), present to me serious negatives against McCain.
Nevertheless, I have no great problem with McCain at this point.......
I'm thankful Alan Keyes gives folk like me a choice. I do not think Keyes is perfect, mind you. He is just a man, but apparently a much better man than the rest. Hey. Are you sure he is Episcopalian? I thought he was Roman Catholic.
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