Recall Campaign And Other Bad News for John McCain

I’m sure its a long shot, but a recall campaign has been launched against John McCain for his support of the war:

A new recall drive targets Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a top contender for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination.

Organizers oppose McCain’s continued support of the unpopular Iraq war and consider him complicit in what they perceive as the erosion of American civil liberties associated with the war on terror.

“For the most part, he’s been all right, but he’s supposed to be representing Arizona, and right now he seems to be just representing himself,” said William Crum, treasurer of Americans for Integrity and Justice, the Glendale-based recall committee. “He’s got tunnel-vision for the presidency.”

It sounds like it will be very difficult for a recall effort to succeed, but if successful McCain has pledged to resign:

The recall group faces long odds. It must collect 381,696 valid petition signatures by June 13 to force a statewide vote. That is 25 percent of all votes cast in the 2004 Senate election. Although McCain is a federal officeholder not bound by the Arizona Constitution’s recall provisions, he has signed a voluntary pledge on file with the Secretary of State’s Office agreeing to resign immediately if defeated in a recall election.

Considering the odds against this, the worse news for McCain today might be the poll results showing Giuliani moving ahead. While polls this far out have little predictive value, predictions of a McCain victory have been based upon the view of him as the clear front runner. Losing this front runner status could be a serious blow and give other candidates an opportunity to get into the race. The USA Today/Gallup Poll also shows other bad news for McCain, as well as Giuliani:

More than four in 10 say they wouldn’t vote for a “generally well-qualified person” for president who was 72 years old — the age McCain will reach in August 2008. Three in 10 say they wouldn’t vote for someone who had been married three times, as has Giuliani.

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    FRED says:

    John Mccain is a crook. ALL REPUBLICANS ARE!

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