I think should John McCain should drop out of the race now:
1) Delegates: he hasn’t won any pledged delegates to the Democratic Convention, and his only superdelegate has been asked to leave, so he has to no chance of getting the Democratic nomination.
2) Spoiler: If he stays in, he may end up the nominee of another party, spoiling the chance for the Democratic nominee to be annointed President in August.
3) Mudslinging: He has had no qualms about attacking the Democratic frontrunners, pointing out that they are both anti-American drug addicts. This seems set to continute throughout the year.
4) Appeal to Independents: McCain may draw votes from the critical swing voters we need to win over. He has the same position on climate change and immigration as Obama and Clinton. He could cut into Clinton’s support among people who like talk about experience, or Obama’s support among people who like talk about bipartisanship, as he also talks about those things.
So, in conclusion, John McCain should drop out of the race for the presidency for the good of the Democratic Party.
Thank you for making my morning. You have perfectly captured the spin and bologna that has been served up here to justify why Hillary should drop out and just let their wonderful guy win. The self-righteous smuggery is wonderful masquerade.
<
p>A toast to you, Alex, for your wit, candor and insight.
I’m personally getting very tired of silliness on both sides. The calls for Hilary to drop out before March 4 were silly, as were the ones since after she won Ohio and Rhode Island. I would have been very happy if Obama had wrapped it up on Tuesday, but we didn’t, so we go on and let the rest of the states vote.
Here’s a scenario for you guys: McCain gets sick prior to the election, so much so that he has to withdraw from the race. Mitt Romney appears from the shadows to “reluctantly” and “with sadness in his heart for the terrible circumstances” accept the party’s nomination. The Moneyed segment of the GOP is relieved to finally have a nominee smart enough to understand the GOP’s most fundamental principle: that, although initiating wars is a good thing, actually fighting in them is a privilege that the GOP reserves for “the poor, the young, the black, and the stupid.” The Rove machine swings into full gear aginst either “the woman” or “the black guy”, and the Democrats lose a very tight one in November to the resurrected candidate from central casting.
McCain’s claim that he is qualified to be Commander in Chief: http://firedoglake.com/2008/03…
he’s within his right to run for office as much as anyone else.