The group may not be indicative of how the public votes later, in a rapidly changing political scene that includes gubernatorial and senatorial endorsements.

You are so biased that you cannot separate reporting of facts from commentary.

I think I already did, but let me slow it down for you. Two groups of undecided Republican voters participated independently in focus groups – one for Luntz/Fox and the other one for CNN. Both groups OVERWHELMINGLY, both in reactions during the debate and in after debate recaps said Romney handily best McCain.

You already know the issues and the votes.

McCain/Feingold/Kennedy/Lieberman/Guntanamo/MarriageAmendment/Taxcuts/Alito/etc..

What more is there to say?

Ben F., narrowing the scope a bit on your claim that Romney won the debate – how do you justify your answer? Do you admit that Romeny introduced nuance to his answer on the troop surge as suggested by Senator McCain.

Generally speaking, I am disturbed that the conservative base has rejected McCain.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21228171
(cited by Rush’s show)

I consider myself in that category and Rush and David Limbaugh suggest that the war has moved the party to the left.

I believe in conservatism. I think we have the best ideas for the 21st century, but I do think we need to close ranks whoever the nominee is.

Everyone here is aware of my harangues against Romney’s character and his religion. That said, his Michigan campaign was brilliant. Forget the Olympics – he turned around Staples. I go to Staples more than I care about the Olympics. He would be a good president compared to Hillary or Barack.

Don’t forget third party challenges from Hillary if she loses the nomination and Bloomberg.

As to Dobson, I hold him in only slightly higher regard than the octagenarian LDS pontiff. There is some journalistic evidence he is losing his influence. Given their support for us during the priest scandal and Ted Haggard, I wonder why

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1706650,00.html?imw=Y

However, now we are sure that McCain is a conservative. The New York Times, Giuliani, Schwarzeneggar, James, all say so. I am waiting for Nappy’s McCain endorsement since they have had a love fest over the past few years supporting each other in the Amnesty plan.

National Journal rates McCain at only 59% conservative on social issues. The American Conservative Union ratings for McCain hve dropped by over twenty points from his first ten years average to last year when he scored 65%. Real conservatives usually feel they are in the 90′s and make sure they are above the 85% Mendoza line.

James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family says “Speaking as a private individual, I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances,”

Sorry, James. Romney won as concluded convincingly by those who were in the best position to make the evaluation without bias.