The Presidential Campaign Update

Yesterday, Mitt Romney suspended his presidential campaign. On the republican side, John McCain became the favorite candidate for the Republican Party. Many republicans who supported Mitt Romney are left to wonder about their party’s future.

I am a Mitt Romney supporter myself. He pulled out of the campaign after Super Tuesday’s election, losing 14 of 21 states to John McCain. Personally, I think he quit the campaign just in time. He has spent all the money he raised. It is almost impossible for him to overcome McCain in November. It is a great loss that he had to leave the campaign. However, he has strengthened the Republican Party. Just like Mitt Romney said, he had to stand aside now. His leaving definitely helps strengthen the Republican Party.

John McCain, on the other hand, is referring himself as the conservative republican. There are quite a few principals that he insists on that conflict with my own. The first conflict is that he voted against the tax cut in 2001 and 2003. I don’t believe in higher taxes myself. A reasonable tax portion is ok with me. Especially now, when times are so bad and the economy is going toward a recession. Raising taxes is only going to make things worse. McCain also said that the border security must come first. In addition he didn’t have any strategy about how to bring our troops back. At some point in the past, he even mentioned that the troops will stay overseas for as long as needed. Third, McCain claims that he is a true conservative. There is a lot of criticism regarding him being a true conservative. I don’t agree with his opinion on immigration either.

Well, there is still time to come. Many things can change in the next 8 or 9 months. I don’t know who will be the next president. Fortunately, the public will have enough time to consider the votes.




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