Is McCain Slipping?

With Mitt Romney out of the Race it appeared that McCain was a shoe-in for the Republican presidential nominee. But today it Was Huckabee who won Kansas on Saturday January 09 2008 for the Republican Primary.

McCain went to the states that were to participate in todays primary, to woo them into voting for him. He is trying desperately to prove that he is a conservative Republican. In less than 12 hours, McCain campaigned in Seattle, Washington, in Norfolk, Va., and in Wichita, Kan. He spoke of uniting the Republican party. But in the areas that are known to be extremely conservative his reception did not go very well. There were jeers and boos, with a lot of the old time conservative Republican not trusting McCain.

"He's betrayed not just the conservative movement but the Republican party, year after year, in the Senate, and he will not get my support," said conservative activist Ruth Malhotra. The same type of sentiment has been mentioned time and time again from many conservatives.

The Republican party is showing even more signs of split with a close win in the Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll, today, in Washington. The straw poll is non-binding and largely meaningless, and the results should not be read as representative of the conservative movement. The Results of the Straw Poll from the 1,5558 votes that were cast has: Romney leading the pack at a 35% with McCain following closely behind at a 34% while Huckabee and Ron Paul are both tie with a 12%. Only 5% are undecided with other at 1%.

Madden, The spokesman for Romney's campaign told ABC: "Gov. Romney is thankful for the support grassroots conservatives have shown toward his campaign. The governor promises to be an important voice for them and their issues, within the Republican Party, as he works to bring the party together behind the eventual nominee."