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A Mac Victory Would Crush GOP

Posted Aug 29, 08 8:46 PM CDT in Opinion,  Politics 

(Newser) – A John McCain win in November would be the worst loss Republicans have endured in decades, Peter Beinart writes in Time. On the other hand, an Obama win—and subsequent torrent of liberal legislation—would reinvigorate demoralized Republicans. If McCain takes the White House, he will likely compromise with Democratic lawmakers and rob the GOP of its conservative fervor.

“The bald reality is this,” Beinart writes. “American politics is moving left no matter who wins in 2008. The real question is whether Obama becomes the face of that leftward shift—which will remind Republicans why they loathe Democrats—or McCain does, in which case Republicans will increasingly loathe themselves.”

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain reacts as a supporter grasps his hand a bit aggressively at the end of a campaign rally.   (AP Photo)
McCain and his wife Cindy acknowledge his supporters after McCain introduced Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.   (AP Photo)
McCain listens as his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Dayton.   (AP Photo)
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If McCain loses in 2008, the GOP will eventually come back and win. If he wins, on the other hand, they will lose and lose and lose. - Peter Beinart, TIME

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