NOOOO!

This is really interesting. Now McCain can focus on trying to reach out to the more conservative group that Romney had. I think that's interesting because at the same time he may have to distance himself from the ideals of the current administration. Personally, i'm glad he dropped out, McCain was my favorite all along.

I'm so upset by this.
Listening to Romney speak moves me.
He had my vote.
Now I'm just scratching my head in shock.
I had 100% faith in him.

I can't and won't vote for McCain.

Hmmmm. Interesting. I do wonder if he's going to run with McCain. That would certainly make sense.

His speech this morning was definitely a different guy than I've seen so far! It was quite a speech, that's for sure!

Maybe he should have those speeches earlier, eh, Citizen? It's interesting that his defeat speech was his most powerful.

very interesting...but i'm not upset that he's out...I am kind of upset that he just took a whole lot of delegates away from someone else that would've been more deserving, no offense to anyone who had faith in Romney

JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH!

I wont vote for mccain either. what now?

I agree with you Caterpillar! I refuse to vote for Mccain as well. I'm stuck now.

Wow, this is quite a turn of events, but it makes me happy so see so many people won't vote for McCain, heh heh heh

Fantastic. Hated living in MA with him as governor. Would hate to live in the US with him as president (tho how could it be worse than W?)

City Girl, that is nice, isn't it?

Well there goes the Economic Conservative wing of the Republican Party. Now it's left to the Social Conservative and the Foreign Policy Conservative to slug it out.

Oh please don't let Huckabee end up in the last leg.... *vomits*

Good for him. He was Governor here in MA long enough, and I really didn't want to see him in the WH, either.

Well there was only going to be one winner in the party anyway, and it was clear that he probably wasn't going to cut it with the delegate count.

Thank God! He screwed up Mass so much! I was beyond grateful when we left. Good riddance!

Some questions for those above who noted they would not vote for McCain:

1. IF McCain gets the Republican nod, which it seems more than likely he will now, will you vote for him in the general election against Hillary or Obama?

2. If not, who would you vote for? While I agree McCain is not the most conservative Republican on many issues, he would still be standing far to the right of Obama or , particularly, Hillary.

I'm not a huge McCain guy myself, I was strongly for Thompson who was the most conservative of the bunch, but now that he's gone I find myself in this same predicament that many others seem to see themselves in.

I'm surprised

Ta Ta

Mymellowman: I refuse to vote for Mccain for ALOT of personal reasons. I won't list them here since i'm too lazy right now. lol
But, I guess since I'm stuck I will have to vote for whoever gets the democratic nomination. I can't believe I'm actually saying that! HAHA. But, I really have no choice anymore...

You won't see me voting for McCain...unless it's him vs. Clinton, but then I'd have to see who's running independently to really see where my vote is going. If it's Obama and McCain, I'm voting Obama. I cannot get behind McCain. He's the Senator from my home state, and frankly I've never been impressed with him. It scares me to think of what he'll do as president. War, more war.

I agreee with you Shopaholichunny.
(Except I will never vote for Hillary)

If it is Obama Vs. McCain I will have to vote Obama.

How the candidate proposes to deal with "Evil Extremism" as Mitt Romney put it is what will be the deciding factor in whom I place my vote. So far I haven't seen enough out of Obama to convince me that he is willing to fight against the people who are training little kids to kill us. I looked over his website and nothing on there convinced me of this. Nor has Hillary given concrete answers to any of the questions regarding threats that we are facing. And to me that is the most important issue that we're dealing with. I'm going to vote for the person that has the experience to deal with the crazies of this world. And since Romney, my personal favorite, bowed out for the sake of the party, my vote is now going to McCain. I would never vote for Hillary and Obama sounds good when you put him to song, but where's the toughness? Its going to take a lot more than political flair to run this country. So McCain in 2008!

Well said Piper!
I, like Mellowman was a Fred Head, and was torn who to vote for after he left. But I will be damned if I am going to vote for Hilary because McCaine is not my favorite. She is so far left, that she will bankrupt our country if she gets what she wants. She is a socialist, people can fight me all they want on it, but she is. I just listened to her speach the other day, and again brought up sharing prosperity.

McCaine will be in for 4 years. That's it. If we elect Hilary it is very likely she will be in for 8 YEARS!!!! Do you really want her in for 8 YEARS??? The very thought of it sends shivers up my spine. She wants to take away your liberty and pursuit of happiness through shared wealth. Please really think before you vote for her if you are a Republican or a Conservative or both.

Obama is slightly further to the left in my view than even Hillary. Even though she has socialist views. McCain has 9 months to convince me to vote for him. We'll take it a day at a time. But a McCain/Huckabee ticket would be doubly hard to swallow.

Redegg,
He actually made a pretty good speach today. McCaine that is.

Yes. :grumble:

if its obama vs mccain, i am going obama. if its hillary vs mccain i am going mccain.

I thought that way too until I started listening out for Obama's take on terrorism. Can't seem to define his stance on the subject and that worries me. Seems like its an afterthought.

And it should be his FIRST THOUGHT!

I couldn't help but smile when I found out earlier this afternoon

Can't stand him.

Piper, I think that the issue of "terrorism" can't really be answered with simplicity. There are different facets to it, and I don't trust politicians when they have blanket statements that are catchy, but fail to address the realities of our situation.

Obama's stance on Iraq is the most intellegent, IMO. He repeatedly stresses the need to engage both the Iraqi government, and the leaders of surrounding countries. I think it is so important to recognize that what is happening in Iraq is heavily influenced by the interests of the surrounding region. There will not be progress until those interests are engaged.

As for the nuclear aspect of terrorism, he has already traveled the world to work on nuclear proliferation. (website:) The gravest danger to the American people is the threat of a terrorist attack with a nuclear weapon and the spread of nuclear weapons to dangerous regimes. Obama has taken bipartisan action to secure nuclear weapons and materials:

He joined Senator Dick Lugar in passing a law to help the United States and our allies detect and stop the smuggling of weapons of mass destruction throughout the world.

He joined Senator Chuck Hagel to introduce a bill that seeks to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, and stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

I would never ever vote hillary, ever. ...did i say ever? yea, ever. that "woman" is horrible

"Obama is slightly further to the left in my view than even Hillary."

I don't agree with this. I think garnishing wages and automatic enrollment for healthcare is about as left as you can get. I am a democrat, but even I think that is government being too invasive! Obama can resolve our healthcare issues with out having to resort to bigger government. His plan would save American families $2500 per year, as opposed to Hillary's invasive plan which only saves $2200.

GO RON PAUL! LOL

Obama also recognises that we need to focus on Afganistan and Pakistan in order to thwart Al Queda. He said this several times during the debates.

(I am just passing on what I know. I respect all of your opinions, and am not trying to say you are wrong, just adding my 2 cents! )

Mitt Quitt.

"if its obama vs mccain, i am going obama. if its hillary vs mccain i am going mccain."

thanks Caterpillar, you couldn't have said it better. i really hope that the DNC listens to this and makes Hillary drop out!

i want Obama to win soooo bad and while i would be fine with Hillary as president, i think your equation shows what so many dems think: that if Hillary is the nominee, then more votes will go to McCain. unfortunately she's too divisive and i think we need someone who can bring us together, not drive us further apart.

Obama for president!!!

ps - and yes, i'm soooo happy Mr. "kick those illegals out (even though my grandfather escaped persecution in mexico for generations)" is OUT OF THE RACE!!!! mwah hah ha!!!

and by "persecution" i mean "allowing me to have multiple wives"

yeah. for real. look it up peeps.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/25/AR200801...

Wow.. I found this out from a friend right as he was giving his speech at CPAC. I have always loved Mitt Romney and spent over 20 hours working for him. I can't believe just how many people here like Mitt; I was shocked! And like many of you, I will never, ever vote Hillary. If it comes down to McCain/Obama, I'll need to be doing more research on the two comparatively. I've never really liked McCain, nor Obama for that matter, so it'll be interesting. I'm just waiting to see who McCain slots for his VP.
Mitt's speech at CPAC was amazing, as were his final words as a candidate for President. I'm just surprised he didn't stay in longer. *Always a MittHead* =)

I saw this coming. I'm not surprised at all.

I am dying to know who McCaine is going to choose for his VP. It is really going to make a difference.

cine_, I agree totally. Huckabee would be a bad move, IMO.

I would easily vote Hillary over Obama if I voted Democrat.

Hillary has been lying about Obama AGAIN!

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/youve_got_mailers_1.html.

Oh, come on Jill. lol

I thought this post was about Mitt?

MAYBE YOU PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR RON PAUL NOW!!

Also, I am SO GLAD I don't have to see his creepy face on TV now. It gave me the heebiejeebies.