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Originally Posted by driveway
That's what he turned out to be, but remember all that "compassionate conservative" hoopla from 2000. Bush cast himself as a moderate when he was first running for the office. It was in 2004 that the evangelicals came out in force after they'd all seen how far to the right he was.
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Ya, but I think McCain's case is different because of his consistent track record as Senator of Arizona. He's been the face of bi-partisan politics and the moderate vote for years.
Bush had to sell himself as more moderate than he really was. McCain has to convince the base that he's right enough for them to support. Big difference.