Well, John McCain has won my state primary. I voted for Mitt, and I think he's a much better Republican nominee, but I have no hatred or bad feelings about John McCain -- other than the fact that he's too old for my preferences. I still hope Mitt can pull it out but the tide seems to be flowing in McCain's direction.
At the time of this drafting, McCain had 636,548 statewide votes and Romney has 549,949. Interestingly, Hispanics/immigrants clearly made the difference along with folks linked to the North who flocked to McCain and away from a tanking Rudy Giuliani. However, all you need to do is look at the wild 50,000 vote differential McCain earned in Miami-Dade County to see the Hispanic component to this victory. McCain lost Jacksonville, Orlando was a tie, and he won the Bay Area, Palm Beach and Broward counties.
Maybe McCain does have the best chance of winning the general election. We shall see.
I still like Mitt, and still prefer him. But I will gladly vote for John McCain if he earns the nomination.
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