Is John McCain "Unelectable"?

Actually, I think McCain is highly electable and it scares me a bit. I'm a Democrat and I'm supporting Hillary Clinton but if she does not win the nomination, I might just jump ship and vote for McCain if he is the Republican candidate. Any other Republican nominee and I'll vote for the Democratic candidate but I really like McCain. I actually think it would be great if McCain selected Joe Liberman for his running mate. They are both honorable men who have been screwed time and again by their parties and I think Americans can relate to that.

On the grounds that he is a Republican? I have seen more than one commentator suggesting that this election is unwinnable by the Republicans because there are so many different types of Republican voter, from fundamentalists to neocons to libertarians to old-school conservatives, and this time round there is no one candidate capable of uniting them all. Personally I am not that optimistic. McCain is certainly the least unelectable of the remaining Republican candidates and in my opinion their only chance of retaining the White House. People may say that he's too old, but Republican voters, unlike Democrat voters, are more likely to be impressed by age and experience than by youth and vigour.

This is a difficult question: Electable in general? Yes John McCain is highly electable. He has found his charm, he is a smart politician and has the experience. Electable as President?: Yes. McCain's stature and poise would make him a solid diplomat around the world. The only concern would be in his temper. McCain certainly has the experience and has learned to talk to the people rather than at them. At the beginning of this election most people (myself included) expected a huge flop because McCain never could connect with the people. He would always talk at them and not to them. Electable against Senator Clinton or Senator Obama: No. McCain is under fire from his own party for his stance on immigration and campaign finance. Furthermore, he does not have the "newness" of Obama. While I read this as inexperience, a lot of people will read it as a chance for change and not part of the status quo of Washington. McCain does have a violent temper and often relies too much on his name alone to do the work for him. Which is why he was unsuccessful against George W Bush.

I sure HOPE it's true that he's unelectable but I'm not totally sure that's true. In my own personal opinion he is for several reasons: 1/ A vote for him would be a continuation of the Bush Iraq policies. If anything he's m ore of a war hawk than the current Administration which is surprising since most people who had served, as McCain did in Vietnam, are less likely to be in a hurry to go to war. 2/ He's not conservative enough for the Republican base. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingram among other right-wing commentators can't stand him. Many of the GOP faithfuls will stay home if he's the nominee, or vote for an independent candidate if one enters the race who is more conservative than McCain. 3/ Sorry, no offense intended, but Chuck Norris was right - he's too old. I know the Republicans have no problem nominating senior citizens but they usually don't fare too well in the general election. Ronald Reagan was the exception rather than the rule and looking back it's apparent he was already showing signs of Alzheimer's before he left office. That having been said, I also realize McCain may pull in some independent voters and maybe even some moderate Democrats who aren't satisfied with their own nominee so nothing is etched in stone here. Annie