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Originally Posted by Thunderball
He's opposed to gay marriage and abortion legislation, because he believes strongly that its a state issue. If Texas is opposed and California is in favor, why should they not each have their way.
Hell, I don't think there's ever been a Presidential candidate or major Party leader that wasn't white and christian.
As for his moderate stance... he is. You're looking at it like a Canadian. This is not Canadian politics. For the US, McCain is a moderate right of centre candidate. He is a moderate American candidate that appeals most to non declared independents and moderates. (those people win elections).
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1. He expresses his opposition to gay marriage and abortion in terms of the Constitution and the powers of the States. This is a political trick he uses in order to sound more appealing to moderates. He voted against a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, but has supported it at the state level.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...iatives26.html
2. As of yet, there has never been a federal official elected in the US who has been openly atheist. We remain hopeful that the day is coming.
3. McCain does everything he can to
appear moderate, but he is not. He actually treads a bizarre kind of policy 'no-man's-land' where he is left of the conservatives, but right of most moderates. Personally, I don't believe that he can win the general election.