Politico with the story…
Just as the Bush campaign pushed the debate in 2004, it might be McCain who determines whether or not gay marriage resurfaces as a salient issue in 2008.
One McCain adviser said the campaign has not yet decided how to handle the issue in the coming general election. The adviser said they expect the economy and the war in Iraq to be at the forefront of voter’s minds.
McCain’s measured response to the California court ruling seemed to signal that same-sex marriage will not play a prominent role. But if his campaign does go in that direction, there are enough differences between the candidates’ positions to draw stark contrasts.
A debate over gay marriage could help McCain shore up the GOP’s social conservative base. It also might aid McCain’s effort to pigeonhole Obama as a traditional liberal on social issues.
The easy answer is for McCain to pick an articulate, popular SoCon who already has the ear of SoCon voters, like Mike Huckabee, to be his VP…He can let Huck rev up the SoCons and he doesn’t have to touch the issue…Some say Economic Conservatives will run from this ticket…But they sure aren’t going to Obama and his ‘tax the rich hard’ stance…I guess they could wind up with Bob Barr (choke, sarcasm)…It’s about getting elected…Obama has a huge army already in place, but Huck does some loose organization already which would do nothing but help McCain…And if you don’t believe that you are fooling only yourself….
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