What's That Smell?

I think it might be John McCain's presidential aspirations going up in smoke.

I know we are all so enamored of the Democratic Primary that its hard to even remember that the Republicans are still out there schlepping along. But in case anyone bothered to look at the Indiana Republican Primary results, theyd' find something sort of interesting.

John McCain won...yes he did. With 77% of the votes. Wait, what? 77%? How is that possible when you are the only guy in the race?

Yes, I know technically Ron Paul is still in there but Romney and Huckabee still got votes. Huckabee got a pretty respectable 10% for a guy who is a non-campaigning drop out.

Is anyone in the Republican party a bit concerned about this?

I'm going to asssume that people who make sure they vote in primaries, especially when the candidate has already been decided, are some of your more faithful party members and regular voters. Don't you find it odd that in what is arguably the core of the party, McCain fares that poorly? I mean we're saying that almost 25% of his own party won't stick with him, don't want him, actively picked someone else.

I hate to be the one to break it to you there John. But I think you may have an uphill battle getting this win. In fact I think your fellow party members knew it would be pretty impossible and kind of said 'Oh well, give it to the old coot. He's been bugging us for years, we can't win it anyway and it'll make him happy.'

Unfortunately thats the same conversation we had about whether my grandpa could have a TV in his nursing home room. Not really a strategy on which to build a Presidency.