The GOP picked McCain because

[B Calm]

Poll question: The GOP picked McCain because

[BlooInBloo]

1. They had no-one else.

[bookman]

15. I'll second that. n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

29. That's it in a nutshell.

Their pool of choices was really just that shallow.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Other: They didn't exactly have a high-talent pool to choose from, even by their standards. nt

[B Calm]

4. You have a point there.

[SoCalDem]

6. Even THEY were tired of hearing NINEONEONE,NINEONEONE from Rudy

Huckleberry was too creepy..
Romney's Mormon
Fred's Too snoozy
Brownback?? who?? who??
Duncan Yoyo Hunter is loony

they had a very thin field..and mccain ended up being the last man standing..to everyone's surprize..even his

From their halcyon days :

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SoCalDem/63

[B Calm]

9. Many of them still like Romney's business experience of closing down factories

and busting unions.

[Warren DeMontague]

24. I still think Romney's mormonism was a problem for them.

Probably the Biz wing was okay with him, but the religious nutter butters pull the GOP's strings. They'll accept Mormon support, but I don't think they're willing to put a Mormon in charge.

[B Calm]

25. I'd say the vast majority of them would agree with his anti working class stance.

So it must of been his Mormonism that sicken them

[Danger Mouse]

28. It wasn't his mormonism so much as it was Huckabee.

[B Calm]

38. I couldn't believe any of them supported Huckabee, but a lot of them did!

[Danger Mouse]

40. Huckabee is surprisingly likeable. Very charming person. Charismatic.

Batshit insane fundie whackjob, but likeable.
Romney would've won, if not for Huckabee's presence in the race.
Huckabee never had a realistic chance, because charming as he is, his platform doesn't ahve much appeal outside of his (narrow) base.

[Muttocracy]

11. proof that process of elimination can still lead to a mediocre answer! nt

[Warren DeMontague]

23. Yeah, I coulda told you Rudy didn't stand a chance. The flogging on 9-11 they could tolerate, but

his being pro-choice they couldn't.

And he's from Neeeeeew York City, he supports gay rights, and there are pictures of him in a dress.

Not gonna happen. Mostly because he's pro-choice.

[harun]

31. I agree, they just didn't have anyone their base got excited about

I think Ron Paul was their best candidate and he hardly got any voting support at all.

[Thrill]

3. Because McCain has called the media his BASE

[Kokonoe]

5. Between all the losers running,

They went with name recognition, coupled with buyers remorse from busch vs McCrank.

[cynatnite]

7. Two reasons...

They had a lousy selection of candidates.
The repuke party isn't the party of bush, cheney and rove anymore. IMO, it's being forced to ditch the RW views which is why McCain got the nod.

The RW nutjobs are a minority and will be left behind. It'll take years for the repuke party to recover from their support of the criminals and warmongers...if ever.

[quakerboy]

8. I am confused

Fat asses and bony fingers? Shouldnt they have chubby greasy sausage fingers to go with the pasty white rears?

[B Calm]

13. chubby greasy (shit stained) sausage fingers.. I like that!

[QC]

10. Republicans generally pick the most senior candidate,

the one who has "paid his dues."

That's why they ended up with Dole in 96.

[Muttocracy]

12. others: process of elimination + name recognition + in case it was Obama they could say experience

[JI7]

14. Fred Thompson failed to live up the the hype

he was supposed to be the one everyone united around. his failure is what in the end helped McCain.

Romney was too much of a phony to win in key states like Iowa and South Carolina. it helped that NH was one of the first states to go .

the Republicans were mostly split with a small but significant number supporting Ron Paul and my guess is a lot of money went to him also.

[frylock]

16. there really isn't going to be an election?

:shrug:

[featherman]

17. McCain = the default candidate

[Danger Mouse]

18. They wanted Romney, but Huckabee fucked it up for them.

[RB TexLa]

19. It was his turn, just like Dole

[bridgit]

20. works for me, and like Dole it's McCain's turn to lose...

[PBS Poll-435]

21. Other...McCain has "electrolytes."

Ok...

an electrolyte.

[PurityOfEssence]

22. Because he was the most electable

They held their noses, choked back their ire, and played the odds. They're good at this.

[Danger Mouse]

27. he isn't. romney or huckabee would've been better.

[JVS]

26. Because Romney and Huckabee split the "Christian values" vote

[bunnies]

32. Yep. McCain was a mistake.

They didnt "pick" him, he just happened to win.

[underpants]

30. 62 seconds-the 'Macaca' moment

It was supposed to be George Allen
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3383667&mesg_id=3383667

[onenote]

33. the base divided itself between Huck and Romney, Thompson and Rudy ran pathetic campaigns

and McCain looked like the best thing possible in a year where having a reputation (even one that is ill-deserved) as appealing outside the base was all they had left.

[moondust]

34. Because winner takes all?

Who would be their king if they had had proportional representation? I suppose that became unknowable once McCaint had the required number of delegates and much of the subsequent voting would be skewed accordingly. :shrug:

[Imagevision]

35. The fact that McCain is all they've got speaks volumes and Dems ask if we can beat him?

[quaker bill]

36. Because

They thought Hillary would be our candidate and considered him to be "tougher" and have "more experience".

She was the frame he was chosen against. Other GOPers were better suited to take on Barack, though I doubt any stood much of a chance.

[rainbow4321]

37. They thought HRC would be our nominee...

and all her baggage and divisiveness would send McSlime to an easy win.

Whoooops....

Wonder how many were collectively shitting their pants this past Tuesday night???

[Robeson]

39. Jeb was the plan, but his brother has tarnished the Bush brand...

...they had no one else in place.