With poll numbers sinking like a stone in the key caucus early primary states, John McCain has to be concerned about his chances for winning the Republican nomination. General consensus in McCain’s case have shown him to be a major underdog in the fight for the Presidency, with the latest numbers in Iowa only reinforcing that perspective. Usaelectionpolls.com, one of the internet’s leading sources for the latest breaking poll information, show McCain with anywhere from 5 to 7 percent of the vote in Iowa, which gels well with the rest of the country.
Many analysts have said that McCain went about his campaign in the wrong way. He came across too much like the current administration when speaking about the war in Iraq, a strategy most would agree is not advantageous given the public denouncement of the war in general. His stance on such issues as gun control and torture, however, have many conservatives pointing to McCain as an example of a liberal in Republican clothes, which was sure to alienate him from the beginning. With the endorsement of Joe Lieberman, that sentiment only strengthened, and perhaps even hurt McCain’s chances of making a last minute comeback.
On the other hand, there are many who could see the eventual winner of the nomination choosing to take McCain on as a Vice President for the national ticket. Certainly, with his war experience and handiness in debate situations, he would make for a powerful ally for any of the three Republican frontrunners. Huckabee, in particularly, would seem to mesh nicely with a McCain running mate platform.
