If John McCain is a maverick why doesn't he run as an independent?

Question

The Republicans are trying to portray McCain has a "maverick" despite the fact that he agreed with President Bush on 95% of the votes he cast in the Senate. It seems like to me he's much more of a Republican than a maverick.

This of course brings up a couple of interesting questions. If John McCain is supposed to be such an independent thinker then why isn't he running as an independent? And why would the Republicans try to simultaneously run him as a Republican but then drop hints that he goes his own way and doesn't follow the party's ideology ?

Answer 1

There's one they can't answer.

The Bush speech argued that McCain will be able to fight the past Republican policies and improve the country. It was so blatantly based on a lie that no one in the audience could recognize it. They all clapped though.

On the other hand, what else can they do but pretend anyway?  

Answer 2

"he is so dumb and don't understand"

you gotta love it.

He needs a party backing but if you really look at where he stands, he is much more to the middle (independent) than to the right.

Answer 3

He is so dumb and dont understand!

Answer 4

True - if he were a true "maverick" he would never have been nominated. This is a prime example that he is another party-line Republi-con that will do as much if not more damage to this country than Bush has.

Answer 5

are you nuts? run as an independent? ask Joe Liberman how's that working out.

Answer 6

nobody votes for the independant

Answer 7

No one in the past 100 years has been elected to the oval office without being a Democrat or a Republican, no one. I'm not saying it can't be done, but where would the money come from?

Another thing, I keep hearing that McCain voted with Bush 95% of the time, but when I last checked, the Senate vote BEFORE the president does when passing legislation. That hasn't changed has it?

Answer 8

Word: schitzophrenia.  Ya gotta have it if you want to be a good NeoCon republican because then you can think anything and say anything and it all makes sense - as long as you or they are wearing a cowboy hat.