The more he ties himself to Bush the better for Democrats.
No - people are already starting to associate McCain with Bush...big problem considering Bush's popularity.
Of course it's okay. Regardless of how McCain tries to distance himself from Bush, he is still the Republican nominee.
what the heck is a 'bush fund-raising machine'? Do you think the DNC should be backing both Hillary and Obama at the same time? Seems like they should have picked a side by now and cut someone off.
Another Catch-22 for McCain. Bush has the best fund-raising machine in the Republican party, but has fallen on the outs with a majority of voters (13% more voters support gay marriage than George Bush). Obama has seemingly infinite funds. In order to compete financially McCain must use the Bush fundraising machine, which of course puts him at odds with many voters and fodders Obama's rhetoric as McCain equaling Bush-lite. Others are his vice presidential nomination. His appeal to the general election is that he has long been seen as a centrist. Typically, in a primary election you pander to your base, and in the general election you move back to the center. McCain easily won the nomination without pandering to his base, and now many conservatives are threatening to stay home in November. Instead of using a VP to highlight his strengths he may have to pander to conservatives to woo them to the polls. In doing so, he risks appearing too conservative and alienating independents who have long supported him.
