Comments on: White House ’08: McCain has to stick with Palin http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/ Independent news source for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro, Va. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Dolack http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Bill Dolack Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:01:01 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-762 If you need a party boss mentor, I'll put you in touch with this guy... If you need a party boss mentor, I’ll put you in touch with this guy…

]]> By: chrisgraham http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-761 chrisgraham Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:54:32 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-761 Apparently I need to work on my party-boss skills ... Apparently I need to work on my party-boss skills …

]]> By: Bill Dolack http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Bill Dolack Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:53:10 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-760 It wasn't just influence this guy had, he was just plain mean and he'd destroy whoever crossed him. And he had one of the local papers in his pocket. It wasn’t just influence this guy had, he was just plain mean and he’d destroy whoever crossed him. And he had one of the local papers in his pocket.

]]> By: chrisgraham http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-763 chrisgraham Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:43:03 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-763 I don't quite have that influence yet, but I will likely run into problems if I'm still in this job in 2011 and if Emmett Hanger runs for re-election to the State Senate. I have a lot of respect for Emmett, and would have a hard time strenuously backing someone against him. I don’t quite have that influence yet, but I will likely run into problems if I’m still in this job in 2011 and if Emmett Hanger runs for re-election to the State Senate. I have a lot of respect for Emmett, and would have a hard time strenuously backing someone against him.

]]> By: Bill Dolack http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Bill Dolack Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:17:22 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-764 My belief is that McCain didn't want to anger the Romney wing (Hannity, Coulter, Ingraham et al) by chossing Huckabee. I guess it's possible that there could have been a bit of anger since Huckabee didn't drop out when he was "supposed" to. But feel free to speak good things about him. In my little town in northern NH our town Repub chair simultaneously served as the local chair for two Dems running for office (Congres and state senate). It ticked us off but he was very powerful and the state Repub bigwigs were afraid to anger him. Plus he had the backing of a local pol who was perhaps the third most powerful man in the state. Not too much you can do against them odds. My belief is that McCain didn’t want to anger the Romney wing (Hannity, Coulter, Ingraham et al) by chossing Huckabee. I guess it’s possible that there could have been a bit of anger since Huckabee didn’t drop out when he was “supposed” to.

But feel free to speak good things about him. In my little town in northern NH our town Repub chair simultaneously served as the local chair for two Dems running for office (Congres and state senate).

It ticked us off but he was very powerful and the state Repub bigwigs were afraid to anger him. Plus he had the backing of a local pol who was perhaps the third most powerful man in the state. Not too much you can do against them odds.

]]> By: chrisgraham http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-766 chrisgraham Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:01:54 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-766 This probably gets me disqualified from being the Demcratic chair in Waynesboro, but I liked what I heard from Huckabee during his nomination campaign. I was just telling somebody a few minutes ago that the Dem in me would not be confident at all about Nov. 4 with Huckabee on the McCain ticket. For the life of me, I can't figure why McCain didn't go with him, though I suspect it is the same reason that Obama didn't go with Clinton. This probably gets me disqualified from being the Demcratic chair in Waynesboro, but I liked what I heard from Huckabee during his nomination campaign.

I was just telling somebody a few minutes ago that the Dem in me would not be confident at all about Nov. 4 with Huckabee on the McCain ticket. For the life of me, I can’t figure why McCain didn’t go with him, though I suspect it is the same reason that Obama didn’t go with Clinton.

]]> By: Bill Dolack http://augustafreepress.com/2008/09/29/white-house-08-mccain-has-to-stick-with-palin/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Bill Dolack Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:43:09 +0000 http://augustafreepress.wordpress.com/?p=6756#comment-765 Huckabee would have been -- by far -- the best choice for McCain. He would have energized the base (other than the Romney diehards, which includes most of the talk radio hosts) and provided a huge amount of executive experience. Plus, I believe, Huckabee could have had tremendous crossover appeal with his populist beliefs. Huckabee would have been — by far — the best choice for McCain. He would have energized the base (other than the Romney diehards, which includes most of the talk radio hosts) and provided a huge amount of executive experience.

Plus, I believe, Huckabee could have had tremendous crossover appeal with his populist beliefs.

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