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If McCain loses, what next for conservatives? | Special Coverage
DALLAS (Reuters) - If Republican John McCain loses the November 4 election as most polls predict, his party may be in for a rough period of soul searching. Analysts and some party activists say losing the White House will highlight the pitfalls of relying too heavily on a narrow foundation of ...
For John McCain
frum.nationalreview.com — 10) No elected official in American life has contributed more to the security of the nation than... John McCain. Latterly, McCain was the most senior and... . . . (more) For John McCain
Who Do You Believe?
Who Do You Believe?
talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain camp is denying that it was a campaign spokesperson who told local TV reporters in... Pittsburgh that the "B" supposedly scrawled on the face of a young McCain campaign worker was a reference to "Barack" Obama, angrily carved into her face ... (more) Who Do You Believe?
Study: McCain gets more negative coverage than Obama
mcclatchydc.com — John McCain is getting more negative media coverage than Barack Obama, according to a study conducted by... the Pew Research Center. (more) Study: McCain gets more negative coverage than Obama
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"David Brooks and David Frum and Peggy Noonan are dead people in the Republican Party"
All — Called "cocktail party conservatives" who "give aid and comfort to the enemy." PLUS: "If McCain loses, what next for conservatives?"

Watch out! Here come the Christianists!
Cold Fury — Insipid conventional wisdom from the MSM: DALLAS (Reuters) - If Republican John McCain loses the November 4 election as most polls predict, his party may be in for a rough period of soul searching. Analysts and some party activists say losing the White House will highlight the pitfalls of relying too heavily on a narrow foundation of conservative Christians whose support has nonetheless become crucial to Republican electoral success.…President George W. Bush took almost 80 percent of the white evangelical vote and was the favorite of many socially conservative Catholics during the 2004 election. Get it? Ultra right-wing extremists like McCain and Bush have ruined the Republican Party ...

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