The Fat Lady is Warming Up on John McCain's candidacy. First, he reduces his campaign staff. Robert Novak discusses this in his column:Just before Sen. John McCain drastically reduced his presidential campaign staff, he finished fifth in the straw vote conducted at Hershey, Pa., June 30 during the summer conference of Pennsylvania's Republican State Committee.
Rudy Giuliani was first with 87 votes, ahead of unannounced candidate Fred Thompson's 40. McCain was favored by only seven straw voters, also finishing behind Mitt Romney and non-candidate Newt Gingrich.
McCain had been scheduled to attend the Hershey meeting but cancelled because the Senate was debating the immigration bill.
Or, did he pull out because of embarrassment? But wait, more nails are being pounded into the coffin of John McCain, with the revelation that Presidential NoShot Candidate Ron Paul has more money than John McShame:
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Though often regarded as a longshot candidate for president, Republican Ron Paul tells ABC News that he has an impressive $2.4 million in cash on hand after raising an equal amount during the second quarter, putting him ahead of one-time Republican frontrunner John McCain, who reported this week he has only $2 million in the bank.
So John, how did that strategy of pissing off the conservative base and tongue kissing the rears of the Washington Elite work? To answer the age old question of How We Looking?
Not Good.
