Stick a fork in McCain

[zeke12]

Last in the Ames straw poll:

http://blogs.iowapolitics.com/strawpoll/

Barack Obama is polling better among Iowa Republicans.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/12484.html

 

[Football_Bat]

McCain won't make it to the caucus.

Huckabee second? Even with Rudy not there, it's a surprise.

 

[zeke12]

Huckabee and Brownback both put everything they had into this. They were very afraid of finishing behind Ron Paul.

That said, not a good showing out of Rudy, even though his people weren't there.

 

[Chi City 81]

Paging Jones. Jones, please report to the yellow courtesy phone.

 

[amraeder]

I don't have anything to add about McCain, but does anyone else really enjoy the word "caucus" or is it just me?

 

[zeke12]

There is a faint level of official dirtiness to it, yes.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

There is a faint level of official dirtiness to it, yes.

Wouldn't you love to go to the caucuses in the Caucasus?
If Obama wins, is he the Caucasian?
Yes, I have been to an Irish festival where Guinness was provided.
And McCain has been behaving like a political ****-for-brains since January 1, 2005, so this is no shock.

 

[tyler durden 71351]

I don't think things look good for McCain, but making a big deal over a made-for-political junkies event is a bit much. McCain didn't really even participate in the thing...and it's silly. I think a couple of years ago, Steve Forbes won the deal because he spent so much money bringing busloads of people to participate in the poll. And we all know how well that turned out for the rich twit.
The whole idea of Iowa and New Hampshire playing such a big role in determining the leader of the free world irks the everliving **** out of me. They're two rural states, with fairly small, mostly white populations. I think a state that better reflects the demographics of the U.S. should be more of a leader in the primaries...somewhere like Missouri, Georgia or Colorado.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I'll repeat, McCain is probably dead, and if he is, it was well deserved. But John Kerry was deader than this 4+ years ago. Not likely to happen again because because this is a stronger field, he's so old, and it wasn't that likely the first time. But...

 

[Claws for Concern]

There was a time when McCain as an independent seemed like a great idea.

 

[jimmymcd]

There was a time when McCain as an independent seemed like a great idea.

When was that? 3:06 pm on June 12, 2002?
McCain is a political nut, despite the deep respect I have for his service.

 

[imjustagirl2]

There was a time in which I would have quit my job to campaign for McCain.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

What happened to the McCain who was willing to stand up to the far right of the GOP? It's like he was replaced with one of the pod people.

 

[HejiraHenry]

There was a time in which I would have quit my job to campaign for McCain.

Then you should be deeply grateful for these developments.

 

[Write-brained]

There was a time in which I would have quit my job to campaign for McCain.

Actually, I know someone who did. She was one of the first laid off.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Eh.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

I wouldn't put too much stock in this. The Ames straw poll is a dog-and-pony show where you pay to play. By not wasting large sums of money on this staged event, McCain is no better or worse off. Had he actually put anything into Ames, then sure, you could write him off. Had a similiar event taken place in July 2003, I doubt John Kerry would have finished in the top 3. McCain could easily become everyone's second choice as the other front-runners could quickly prove to be unacceptable to the base.

 

[zeke12]

No offense, Poin, but I call BS.

McCain is done. He's behind Obama among registered Republicans in Iowa.

There's no way to spin that.

 

[JayFarrar]

McCain may not be done, but this hurts his fundraising and I don't think he'll be able to hang on long enough as the leaders fall away for various reasons.
I just don't seem him hanging on for another 12 months. He'll run out of money first.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

No offense, Poin, but I call BS.

McCain is done. He's behind Obama among registered Republicans in Iowa.

There's no way to spin that.

That same poll says Thompson is also behind Obama and that Giuliani is just 3.3% ahead of Obama among Republicans.

Which is to say, that poll doesn't mean ****.

I think McCain is pretty close to done, but his numbers in Iowa don't mean squat. He's almost entire pulled out of the state.