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Conservatives Warm to McCain

Posted Feb 11, 08 6:15 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Conservative leaders have a bracing message for voters leery of John McCain: he can win in November. Politico interviews with more than a dozen over this weekend's conservative powow in DC finds them approving of McCain's distance from Bush, which they see winning over voters who want change. “The unhappiness is with Bush and not the Republican agenda,” anti-tax activist Grover Norquist tells Politico.

 “There is general acceptance of McCain as the nominee,” he adds. Others say McCain’s key popularity with moderates and independents will boost him in the general election, which is suddenly looking less hopeless than it was a few weeks ago. Michigan Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter, a former detractor, says he now thinks "this should be a close election."

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Conservative leaders like Grover Norquist point out that part of John McCain%u2019s newfound appeal rests on his perceived distance from President Bush. %u201CThe unhappiness is with Bush and not the...   (Getty Images)
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., gestures during a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)   (Associated Press)
Republican congressman Mike Pence has been among a growing number of conservatives who are speaking out in favor of John McCain, the Politico reports. %u201CRepublicans believe in markets. We also should...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, speaks as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks on during a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Conservative leaders say John...   (Associated Press)
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