McCain was perhaps the weakest choice as a candidate.
He is a moderate Republican - but hardly a Conservative.
Conservatism is far from dead, and polling data continues to speak to that truth...
America Is Still A Conservative Nation, Weekly Standard: Despite Obama's Election, Exit Polls Show Conservatives Still Outnumber Liberals - CBS News
The death of the Conservative movement was heralded in 1976, and then it emerged as the single strongest political movement for the next twenty years starting in 1980. No presidential candidate has since come close to Reagan's electoral and popular vote dominance exhibited by his 1984 re-election where he earned nearly 60% of the popular vote and carried 49 of 50 states.
Liberal Democrats are justified in celebrating their current dominance of American politics, but this current dominance is less than what they enjoyed in 1976, so they should remain wary of the long term potential of remaining the party of power.
He is a moderate Republican - but hardly a Conservative.
Conservatism is far from dead, and polling data continues to speak to that truth...
America Is Still A Conservative Nation, Weekly Standard: Despite Obama's Election, Exit Polls Show Conservatives Still Outnumber Liberals - CBS News
The death of the Conservative movement was heralded in 1976, and then it emerged as the single strongest political movement for the next twenty years starting in 1980. No presidential candidate has since come close to Reagan's electoral and popular vote dominance exhibited by his 1984 re-election where he earned nearly 60% of the popular vote and carried 49 of 50 states.
Liberal Democrats are justified in celebrating their current dominance of American politics, but this current dominance is less than what they enjoyed in 1976, so they should remain wary of the long term potential of remaining the party of power.