Poll: How many of you would've voted McCain if he opposed the bailout completely?

[Mani]

I would have given it sincere thought. Not sure if I would have, but I think I might have switched over.

But no, he didn't and I never expected him to and as we know he did the exact opposite.

It would be a complete breakdown of what he's showed himself to be, but it was a hypothetical question, so you get a hypothetical answer which in reality we know will never happen.

I never planned on voting for the local republican congressman, people threw the word NEOCON around when describing him. I'd never looked up his record.

During the bailout I emailed him both times asking him to not vote for it, and if he does I would vote against him no matter who was running against him.

He voted against it both times and said some fiscally conservative things in the process. That was enough, he listened to his constituents, said the right things and took action based on what he said (UNLIKE MCCAIN AND SO MANY OTHERS) and therefore I'm going to vote for him.

 

[Minuteman2008]

I would have considered it if he'd opposed the bailout plan and shown some real leadership. It is no surprise that he handled it like he did. He's always been on the side of the establishment.

I would still have a hard time supporting him, though, because of his views on the wars being waged, and even more importantly, his nation-wrecking immigration bill. If he succeeds in getting "comprehensive" immigration reform passed, any other issues will pale in comparison. I know all the left-libertarians on this board will disagree, which is fine...

 

[nobody's_hero]

The Iraq war being the next highest issue on my list, I'd have to say that McCain's attempt to win over my vote by opposing the bail-out would probably not have had any overall effect.

 

[Chieftain1776]

I would have given it sincere thought. Not sure if I would have, but I think I might have switched over.

But no, he didn't and I never expected him to and as we know he did the exact opposite.

It would be a complete breakdown of what he's showed himself to be, but it was a hypothetical question, so you get a hypothetical answer which in reality we know will never happen.

I never planned on voting for the local republican congressman, people threw the word NEOCON around when describing him. I'd never looked up his record.

During the bailout I emailed him both times asking him to not vote for it, and if he does I would vote against him no matter who was running against him.

He voted against it both times and said some fiscally conservative things in the process. That was enough, he listened to his constituents, said the right things and took action based on what he said (UNLIKE MCCAIN AND SO MANY OTHERS) and therefore I'm going to vote for him.

Yeah I have the same situation with my congressman....he's got I believe a C+ on the Taxpayer's Union "Report Card". And I still think maybe a RINO but he did vote against it both times so he'll get my vote grudgingly as a reward. I won't be stumping for him or McCain (even if he took a strong position against it) but they'd get my single vote.

 

[Grimnir Wotansvolk]

Even if McCain had opposed the bailout, he's still entrenched in the larger scheme of stupidity that our country thrives on. The bailout doesn't mean much either way as long as there's still as system that enables bailouts to be given out like that.

Now, if he'd stood up and said we need to end the fed, I might consider it.

 

[SeanEdwards]

Only way McCain could have got my vote is if he went on TV and said "Ron Paul was right. I'm sorry I mocked him, I was completely wrong. And now I will be adopting Ron Paul's political agenda."

 

[Lovecraftian4Paul]

Bailout or not bailout, McCain was still a putrid war monger. Even if you put the morals of the war aside, his hyper-interventionism is just as bad if not worse than the bailout, since it's bankrupting our country just as easily for special interests.

 

[Chieftain1776]

bump....just in case someone didn't see it and wanted to participate in the poll.

 

[werdd]

I could never vote for what the GOP regurgitated up as their candidate -
the constitutionally ineligible Panama-born pandering populist who tried to commit suicide twice - John McCain

i was there the night that GIF was made, me and a few other folks made a few versions of it, but that one was classic.

wish i knew who originally made it.. would be heavy searching in my history

 

[KenInMontiMN]

The whole problem with the premise is that it assumes he could have been wall streets agent on virtually everything else and still somehow stood firm against the bailout. He's no more capable of that separation than Obama or Bush, without separating on the rest of the agenda as well. So its kind of a nonsense question, the universe just doesn't work that way. What if the sun went out but it stayed light out?

 

[Carole]

I voted that I would have voted McInSane but writing in Ron Paul.

Thinkng it over, that is not true, so my vote should not count. He would have gained a small degree of respect from me however.

I could NEVER pull the lever for McInSane. I was having a weak moment to say such a thing.

 

[MRoCkEd]

If he decided to oppose foreign interventionism also, maybe.

 

[Chieftain1776]

bump...for more poll participation

 

[klamath]

Even though only 32 percent of the people on this forum would have switched to McCain had he been a leader against the bailout he would have pulled in that many votes from a group that really hates him. Imagine how many non RP fiscal republicans that had been planning to vote for him are now not! I think McCain would have still lost but the bailout was the move that did him in for sure. To the left he demostrated he was in bed with the rich and too the right he demostrated he really wasn't for the free market as he claims.

 

[Dequeant]

Wait wait.......you're still voting for obama, after all that "spread the wealth" socialist crap?

Why are you even here?

 

[adamni]

Would've been tempted, but doubt I would've ended up voting for him. The war-monger issue alone is enough to keep me from voting for him.

 

[ChaosControl]

I'd have considered it, I can't really say for sure what I'd have done. But I bet you he'd win the election if he had opposed it.

 

[raiha]

i CAN'T VOTE BUT LEST Y'ALL FORGET, THE WAY THE MAN (FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD) SNEERED AND BELITTLED RON PAUL IN THE PRIMARIES. ARROGANT SLIMY, LECHEROUS FUCK WITH PTSD!