Comments on: Daschle Claims McCain Nearly Defected to Dems in 2001

By: For President » McCain, Daschle, and 2001

For President » McCain, Daschle, and 2001 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:52:33 +0000

[...] I have two meta-comments. First, I thought this story would get more legs. Not because it is a good story — it is poorly sourced — but because the conservative blogs are supposed to hate John McCain. How have they come down so far? Power Line, Hot Air, Captain’s Quarters, Influence Peddler, Brainster, and David Brody have all come out saying, "no story here." Some have come out more negative: Mitt Romney’s former driver at TownHall, Outside The Beltway, QandO, and Ace of Spades have been more negative. That’s a pretty good day for John McCain on this story. [...]

By: BitsBlog » Is John McCain’s campaign over?

BitsBlog » Is John McCain’s campaign over? — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:50:43 +0000

[...] Of course, McCain is denying the report. Blog reax: skeptical, hurts, buried, and torpedoed. [...]

By: eyeon08.com » McCain, Daschle, and 2001

eyeon08.com » McCain, Daschle, and 2001 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:55:27 +0000

By: MetaDC

MetaDC — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:57:28 +0000

Things You Should Know About This Morning: 3/29...

-Kyle Sampson testifies today. -How to fight the veto. -A big problem for St. McCain. -The voter fraud lie. -Maryland doesn't suck as much as most states. -The White House Counsel office may have committed a crime, as well. -Only......

By: McCain Almost Left GOP « Michael P.F. van der Galiën

McCain Almost Left GOP « Michael P.F. van der Galiën — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:15:51 +0000

[...] Rumor or truth, this has the ability to hurt McCain tremendously. Republicans will most likely not feel comfortable voting for someone who seriously contemplated leaving the Republican party. And not just leaving the Republican party to become an Independent, but to leave the GOP and to join the enemy: the Demcrats. As Chris Lawrence writes at Outside the Beltway: As Dale notes, not only does this story reinforce the stereotype of McCain as a fence-sitting maverick, if Daschle’s claims are even close to the whole truth it is also far more treacherous behavior by a party loyalist than Mitt Romney’s history of flip-flopping on social issues (a history he shares with Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and a gaggle of other GOPers at all levels), or even McCain’s history of being a lone Republican who can be counted on to put a veneer of “bipartisanship” on legislation pushed primarily by liberal Democrats. [...]

By: Gay Orbit » McCain Was to Defect To Democrats

Gay Orbit » McCain Was to Defect To Democrats — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:01:07 +0000

[...] McCain Was to Defect To DemocratsPosted by: MichaelInteresting! But will it affect his campaign? I don’t think so. He doesn’t have a shot anyway, in my opinion. [...]

By: McGehee

McGehee — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:37:11 +0000

Much as I dislike McCain, I distrust Daschle more.

By: blogging out loud

blogging out loud — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Should be. Is Fred Thompson a christian? Probably. Should we care? Only if he’s like James Dobson. Is Newt Gingrich sucking Dobson’s dick? James Dobson has a dick? Did McCain try to move to the dark side? Are you fucking kidding me? Does the White House have a secret email server? Is Karl Rove an asshole? Will San Francisco’s ban on plastic grocery bags save the baby polar bears? Probably not.

By: The Carpetbagger Report

The Carpetbagger Report — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

On the second point, what effect this might have now, McCain may have reason to worry. If this morning’s blog posts from leading conservative voices are any indication, these revelations represent a major setback. Outside the Beltway: The Hill [story] may torpedo John McCain’s presidential campaign…. As Dale notes, not only does this story reinforce the stereotype of McCain as a fence-sitting maverick, if Daschle’s claims are even close to the whole truth it is also far

By: » OTB News

» OTB News — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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