Which Candidate Will Take The Sharpest Right-Turn Once They Secure The Nomination

[THUNDER HANDS]

Poll question: Which Candidate Will Take The Sharpest Right-Turn Once They Secure The Nomination

Assuming that all of our candidates will, to some degree, move towards the center come the General Election, which one is most likely to take the sharpest right turn?

[kikiek]

1. How about John McCain? Great Independent aticle on him. Sounds like he has quite the temper. And is

described as being to the right of Bush. We have to take our country back this election. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-dont-be-fooled-by-the-myth-of-john-mccain-773072.html

[Buzz Clik]

17. Temper? Neocon leftovers from 2000.

McCain is the most rational of the GOP candidates, and he and Hillary occupy similar political ground. Just like you, I'd prefer someone further to the left.

[kikiek]

21. You didn't read it if you're saying that. There are no comparisons between McCain and any

democrat. But once again an Obama supporter turns this into a sporting match. Playing the cheerleader they have to try to smear Clinton. Keep up the attacks on fellow democrats. See where that gets us. I'm betting more never ending wars.

[Buzz Clik]

27. I did not read it. my comments were a response to you only.

[kikiek]

28. I think everyone should read it. Irregardless of who wins the primaries we need a democrat to win

the presidency. Obama or Hillary or Edwards will be good. Our best chance ever and our party seems irreparably split. I don't think the candidates take it as personally as we do however. They seem to get over it much easier, and I am sure they will work for the one who wins the nomination. I don't believe the same of their supporters. And I blame the candidates, all of them. It is time for them to change their tone. Edwards is the only one who beat McCain head to head in the last poll I saw. The information on him needs to get out.

[TheDeathadder]

32. further to the left?

Isn't Obama the guy getting votes from Repubs and Indys who if they didn't vote for Obama would vote for McCain? Isn't Obama the one whose Senate mentor Joe Lieberman (who's also huge buddies with McCain)? Isn't Obama the one talking about what a great job the Right and the Repubs were able to pull off?

Not to mention there's nothing rational about McCain. the man's a flip flopper if there ever was one. the guy's also a huge proven liar. Someone further to the left dropped out a few days back.

[Buzz Clik]

33. Answers: No, no, no, no, and no. Where do you get your misinformation?

(that was a rhetorical question. We all know the answer.)

[TheDeathadder]

35. I got my info from history, facts, and reality

Prove any of those "No"'s you provided. Nothing personal.

[TwilightGardener]

37. No, McCain is not rational. Sorry. He's not. He's emotionally unstable.

edit to add: and he's the Neocon's Neocon now.

[robbedvoter]

2. reagan guy? The uniter?

[Buzz Clik]

25. Any Democrat but Team Clinton.

Did you really just call Obama "reagan guy"? Do you follow the Clintons at all? Both of them expressed the same sentiment about Reagan and GOP ideas previously.

Debating you Hillary fans is just like arguing with rightwing crazies. Oh wait...

[Radical Activist]

3. Edwards has the most conservative voting record

so that makes me suspicious he will go back to the moderate he was as a Senator. But probably Hillary. Panderer is her middle name.

[sam sarrha]

11. republicans are not 'Conservative'. i am a concervative..we need to conserve oil, water, clean air

eliminate debt, keep our jobs, impose Tariffs, ban food crops from bio fuel production, grow hemp as fuel, food and fiber, which will conserve trees, soil, free us from foreign oil, put family farmers in the black
conservation is good

i have doubts about obama .... and hillery
http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Feb2007/street0207.html

and hillery

[iamjoy]

4. I Shouldn't Have Said Clinton

the question was who will take the "sharpest" turn - Clinton's been banking that way for 8 years. It won't be a sharp turn, it will be a little nudge.

[sam sarrha]

5. here is an important >>Link>>> for all obama supporters and obama non-supporters

http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Feb2007/street0207.html

[kikiek]

10. Link with pertinent information. Thanks and refreshing.

Either one will be better than McCain. I don't think Edwards will make it, but it's not over.

[rucky]

6. Follow the money. n/t

[saltpoint]

7. IMO, that would be Michael Bloomberg. Or, he'd take a sharp left turn,

depending on which candidate we nominate.

The Pukes will claim the far Right.

If Edwards is nominated, Bloomberg runs to his right but left of the Puke.

Ditto Obama.

If HClinton is nominated, Bloomberg runs just to her left, to steal as many independents as possible.

[sonroadera]

8. Hillary goes where the polls go

and the polls will tell her that Republicans think she is a commie, so she needs to act more like Dick Cheney.
The good thing for her is that going to the right comes very naturally.

[Glorfindel]

9. All of the above

I'm afraid even Hugo Chavez would take a sudden right-wing turn if he should happen to become the president of the USA. We've only ever had three presidents who approached being liberal enough for my taste, and all of them had flaws.

[Bread and Circus]

12. Edwards.

[B Calm]

16. As a general rule, always follow the money...

[B Calm]

13. I think it's a tie between Hillary and Obama. They both take corporate money!

[Buzz Clik]

14. You are missing the real question:

Does Hillary have any remaining left leaning policies? She turned right ages ago. At the moment, Huckabee, Giuliani, and McCain are to the left of Clinton.

[Evergreen Emerald]

15. Romney was pretty progressive in his state...regarding health care and abortion

before he flipped.

McCain was middle of the road--even Kerry wanted him as VP before he turned to the dark side. But, the way McCain uses the slur "democrat" party, makes me think he is not interested in reaching everyone.

Obama has been pandering to the right--with talk of Reagan, with the abortion issue and the gay issue. He is the one to watch out for.

Clinton is a liberal. She will go middle of the road to win, but back to her progressive stance once elected.

[HughMoran]

31. You wouldn't say that about Romney if you lived in Mass

He was and always will be a faker - an actor if you will - and everybody who lived here knew it. We had buyers remorse very quickly with that sleaze-ball.

[Evergreen Emerald]

36. I have no doubt that you are correct

And frankly, anyone that puts this dog on top of the car for 7 hours does not deserve to be president.

[ClericJohnPreston]

18. There isn't much further RIGHT

for Obama to travel before he is a full-fledged Republican.

I don't think you want to open this can of worms, Rat.

Then again, no one ever accused you of being logical.

[B Calm]

20. No kidding, he's already praising Ronald Reagan..

[glowing]

19. Barak is arlready right of them all.. so, I don't know how much further

he can go...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

22. channeling raygun

[Frances]

23. First, I will vote for whichever Dem wins the primary

but I simply do not understand why so many DUers think Obama is so liberal. Obama could not be clearer about wanting to include Republicans in his administration. Obama has been in the Senate long enough to see that most Republicans are opposed to all that Dems stand for. If there is going to be true bipartisanship, he will have to yield to Republicans on some issues.

I think Hillary has gone down that road and been burned enough times that she will work AROUND the Republicans and not compromise as much as Obama has promised to do.

But I will vote for Obama if he wins because he's better than any of the Republicans.

[SaveElmer]

24. Edwards...because he has done it before...nt

[mondo joe]

26. If Obama is using anti-gay spokespeople in the primarys, what's he going to do in the GE? Actually

PRAY THE GAY AWAY on live tv?

[HughMoran]

29. I'd say Hillary, Obama is already about as far to the right as you can get

...and still be called a "Democrat".

[ecstatic]

30. I'd say Edwards. He's going to notice his account is 52M and no

longer 54M. The tax increases for the top 1% won't feel as appealing anymore. Plus he'll probably resume his Iran rhetoric.

[Zynx]

34. Obama has the potential to really sound like a right-winger on the faith issue.

I cringe about the potential for that one.

[Blarch]

38. The Hillhacks

are showing their ignorance

Hillary wants to use Bush Sr. as a diplomat

Hillary wants to campiagn like Rove ...and is

Bill prasises Rove

Bill protects the Saudis and Al'Qeada


Yet it Obama that will take the hard right turn ? ....Jeeeesh, the ignorance is getting deep.