Media across the board have been reporting that Sen. John McCain's Republican presidential nomination campaign has suffered tremendously in this past quarter. His campaign announced it had raised only $2 million, compared to the $11 million it raised in the previous three months."McCain for President" has fired dozens of employees and stopped paying others, including the campaign manager, who will now work for free. That campaign manager, Terry Nelson, said the lack of support is probably due in part to McCain's support of the Iraq war and S.1639, the comprehensive immigration reform bill that failed last week.
Earlier: GOP presidential candidates could lose Hispanic support in 2008 & Tuesday blog round-up
Earlier: GOP presidential candidates could lose Hispanic support in 2008 & Tuesday blog round-up
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I'm sure many of us tried to tell McCain that his stand on S.1639 would be the kiss of death. I know I did several times. McCain is a legitimate American hero and other circumstances could have commanded my support. But he had the blinders on and could see no other solution to the immigration dilemma other than the monstrous distasteful S.1639. Now he is paying the price. By the way I also liked his stand on campaign finance reform. He fully appreciated that monied interests have a disproportionate influence on American politics. Yet, he must have thought that that kind of influence would carry the day on immigration but it didn't. It was the ordinary loyal American citizen who carried the day.
McCain is a traitor.
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