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Originally Posted by ADL Colin
Based on what? McCain is probably polling best against Clinton right now. Beats her in some polls. Paul is so far back no one is even asking the question. McCain is getting about 5 times as many voters as Paul in the current primary polls.
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Based on current polling data, McCain is the best general election bet for the republicans. (John Edwards is currently the best bet for the democrats)
Of the "top tier" candidates, they all have big problems with the base.
Giuliani's liberal position on social issues, Romney flip-flopping on abortion.
Huckabee's tax record is going to hurt him with the base, and in the general he would get absolutely killed once the dems started running attack ads on the national sales tax he wants to implement.
McCain is pretty much the only chance the republicans have of winning next fall IMO.