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Originally Posted by Willravel
Ace, John McCain was a moderate in 2000, when everyone loved him. In 2008, John McCain's platform was nearly indistinguishable from George W. Bush's.
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I recall McCain being critical of Bush on many issues and to me it seemed that he made a point of distancing himself from Bush. On a broader not it turns out that Obama actual actions to date have been indistinguishable from Bush and Democrats have controlled Congress for 3 years and have not taken the country in a materially different direction so far.
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He probably still is a moderate, but the RNC was scared shitless of alienating the base when they've become so vocal and involved, so they pushed McCain to go right. And he did.
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McCain has always shifted to what is popular (my opinion) or main stream. I recall the immigration issue, he moved "right" because the main stream is "right" on that issue. That is one reason you won't see Obama and Democrats tackle the immigration issue any time soon. I am not sure what other issue you think may fit into this category.
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The only reason he looked like a moderate to people on the right in 2008 is that he was standing next to Sarah Palin.
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That is incorrect from my point of view. In the primaries I thought he was the worst choice and the one most willing to compromise his convictions. Palin made him tolerable to the "right".
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She's one of those more fringe right folks (radical Christian, neoconservative, etc.).
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The characterization flies in the face of her actual record in elected office.
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John McCain's about a 6 on a scale of -10 to 10, with -10 being pure progressive and 10 being pure conservative. Sarah Palin's about a 12. Obama's about a 1.
I'm a -8.
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I get confused by these labels. For example I support a woman's right to choose an abortion in the first trimester only and when the fetus is not viable outside the womb however I also support legalization of virtually all illegal drugs. What am I?