If John McCain loses the Republican primary for president, Can he run as an independant? (assuming he runs)?
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Yes he can, but chances are that he won't even try.  Once you've lost the presidential primary, your chances of ever winning the office are very slim.
575406
Sure, I guess I would vote for the other parties candidate.  Never say never.  But if I were to pick somebody I would really want to run in the 2008 election it would be McCain.  He is the most likely Republican to win the primaries and lose to a Democrat.
216101
Yes , he will serve the rest of his term. He has let down the Conservative voters who put him in office.  I am very nervous about the next election though I can not see a clear candidate to represent all of America. This nation is so split at this point. I am afraid there is no middle ground anymore. I usually vote republican but with the way things are going I'm not sure what to vote anymore. I like Evan Bhye as a Democratic nominee and would vote for him but i cant see a Conservative democrat getting the nomination.
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As an independent he will hold power over both sides.  I think he would still remain a moderate and the left wing of the Democratic party would have to give him a prominent committee post to keep him from tipping the balance to the Repubs.
64202
Senator McCain. I'm a Democrat myself but I'd love to see McCain run for president. He is one of the few people that would be able to unite the country and end  the divide that has been created in last decade or so.
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Woah. That's a lot of question...\n\nWell, yes it is legal for Bill to run as VP. However, it is quite unlikely. A person can not seek a 3rd term as president but is allowed to run for VP. Kind of a loop hole.\n\nEDIT: Ooops. Forgot something. Bill can not run as VP if Hillary is running for President because the Prez and VP can not be from the same state. That is why Cheney had to change his legal residence from TX to WY a few days before he was picked as VP.\n\nWould I vote for her? Yes.\n\nDo I vote? Yes.\nAm I registered? I would hope so. ;)\nWho should she run with? Obama would be nice. He certainly has the charisma to do it. However, I think he would also be in the running for the primaries and it's a tough call to determine who will come out in the end.\n\nHowever, when it is all said and done. Someone we never though of usually ends up running on the party ticket in the end. For example, who ever heard of Bill Clinton (outside of Arkansas) a few months before the 1992 primaries?
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I AM PRETTY SURE HE COULD RUN FOR V.P. BUT NOT WITH HILLARY AS THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BECAUSE THE RUNNING MATES HAVE TO BE FROM DIFFERENT STATES.
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McCain scares me.  Seriously, at one time I thought he may just be a good candidate for the Republican ticket.  Not anymore.  I think he's a poll watcher and a loose cannon. \n\n I did not hear him make that statement....can you  provide a link?
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No...\nClinton served two terms.\nHe could run as VP but in the event that the president died Clinton as VP still would be unable to take the office. (22ND Amendment)
65390
i am a democrat, but i don't think the next president is going to be a democrat.  we have been seriously getting our asses kicked and the republicans have too many big-name personalities, whereas we have.. who? hillary? bah. get real.\n\npersonally, i think if john mccain can swing the nomination, he's got a great chance.  he's very powerful, liked by lots of people, and seems to legislate based on ethical principles, not self-interest and sleazy practices.  hell, i'd vote for the guy and i'm in the other party!\n\nhttp://mccain.senate.gov/
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You could re-register as an independent if it matters that much to you.  I don't know if you can re-register as un-affiliated with any party, you'd have to check with your local board of elections.\n\nAll this has an impact only on voting in primaries; in the general election you can vote anyway you want.
751911
He would have to resign.  The Republicans could then put in their next candidate for President and give them a headstart.  But Gunner Dick won't do it - he's too bullheaded.
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Although John McCain is the nemesis of the neo-con branch of the Republican party, he still has the best chance of winning the primary. Condi isn't a serious contender and aside from her present "gig" doesn't have enough experience in governance to be taken seriously. Guiliani might have been a contender, but his personal piccadillos will have him raked over the coals in a primary (i.e., married three times and cheated on his second wife while still mayor of N.Y.) Can you see the red state voters, with their fondness for family values, voting for Guiliani? Therefore, McCain stands out as a front runner since he's pretty "clean" morality wise and has the gravitas to lead the nation.
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Hopefully, Sen. John McCain will run.  Not a Republican, but I truly believe this man can bring some integrity to Congress and the White House that has been so lacking during the Bush Adminstration.  It is high time to restore some semblance, order, and stability and a renewed confidence in the Constituiton and the Bill of Rights.
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I would love to a see McCain/Rice ticket.\n\nRice would be a great candidate, but I don't think she would have the temperment for the personal attacks that would be launched against her.\nMcCain has done a lot to shed his reputation as a problem in the party, and would get a lot of support from both the mainstream and the conservatives.\nBoth are independent thinks who have good core values and would destroy any Democratic opponents against them.
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thank God he cannot run again. I think the country would implode if it had to go through yet another fixed election.\nI would vote for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The man was a giant.
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The GOP may run his brother. But after this drubbing, if the democrats can find a decent candidate, they should easily take the White House. That is if they can avoid shooting themselves in the foot like the GOP did in the last few months!