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McCain: trouble with the far-right vote
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| Contributor | Eric |
| Last Edited | Eric Jan 16, 2007 12:35am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 16, 2007 06:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | John McCain, the chameleon of American conservatism, has been trying to position himself farther to the right than he ever has in the past in hopes of getting the GOP nomination for president in 2008. But he's having a problem with those with whom he's seeking to favor curry; James Dobson of Focus on the Family, has flat-out rejected the Arizona senator as a potential candidate.
"Speaking as a private individual, I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances," said James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family as well as the Focus Action cultural action organization set up specifically to provide a platform for informing and rallying constituents.
Dobson, who always is careful to note that he's not speaking for the non-profit ministry, which cannot advocate for or against candidates legally, also doesn't hesitate to state his personal opinions on social or political issues and agendas.
(It's always cute to see Dobson pretending that his group is non-political, when it clearly is; got to protect that tax break, though!)
One of the things that bothers Dobson is, apparently, that McCain said it was okay if a gay couple wanted to have a ceremony and call it a wedding, even though their marriage would have no legal standing. We can only assume that Dobson is in favor of extreme government control of our private lives in a way that's never been seen in the United States.
Ironically, losing the support of extremists like the Dobson probably only makes McCain more appealing in a general election, given that the majority of Americans don't share Dobson's fringe views. But as long as the radical right maintains its stranglehold on the formerly conservative Republican party, they are gatekeepers.
This is likely to be one of the GOP's biggest problems in the coming years; in order to get the party's blessing, candidates may have to become extremists that will be quite unattractive to mainstream America.
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