So, it’s official. The 71 year-old comeback kid is truly back. Rudy’s strategy worked – just not for Rudy. Remember the New York mayor’s plan? To win the GOP nomination despite being out of step with social conservatives by counting on Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Fred Thompson to split the conservative vote in the early states, eliminating the possibility of a momentum candidate, thus allowing Giuliani to win Florida and go into Super-Tuesday with the winning game close to his pocket. But, the scenario still required that he compete in the early states, even if he didn’t win them over, in order not to fade into the recesses of people’s minds. John McCain lacked Giuliani’s fundraising machine and campaign experts, but he strode bravely into the fight, anyway – a fitting strategy for a war hero and famously “maverick” senator. And it worked.
Romney’s people are right to point out that they haven't lost the war yet, and that next Tuesday’s balloting is the real test, not Florida’s. But let’s be honest with ourselves, McCain has already taken on an air of inevitability not yet felt in this campaign.
So how do you feel about Florida’s results, and how do you
feel about McCain? Do you think he’s not only capable, but fit, to take on the
politically battle-tested, thick-skinned Clinton(s)? Do his age and health
worry you at all? And do you think the bitterness of the Democratic contest now
has the potential to help the Republican cause, and ultimately McCain more than any other Republican candidate? Are you more inclined to vote for a party this time around, or are you
waiting to see who the final faces are behind the banners? (i.e. Do you feel
strongly that we absolutely need either a Democrat or a Republican in the White House no matter who they may be, or could you swing either way depending on the candidate?) And finally, are you convinced that McCain and Hillary will be the chosen contenders, or do you think that in politics, as in Hollywood, the night is still too young?
A penny for your thoughts…
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Leelila Strogov is a general assignment reporter for Fox 11 News, specializing in investigative and feature reports.
Member Since: 9/25/2007