Hurricane Gives McCain Chance to Connect With Religious Right
With Hurricane Gustav's landfall expected to happen on the same day as the beginning of the Republican National Convention, John McCain was given an opportunity: to connect with the more religious Republicans. While a large part of George W. Bush's politics were related to his religion, McCain has not been portrayed as a very religious man. In addition to this, McCain has strongly criticised Bush in the past, specifically in relation to the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This chance was an opportunity to kill two or three birds with one stone, McCain could not only show his support for the residents of areas anticipated to be hit by the hurricane, but also show his support for Bush, and that the new standards for helping hurricane victims are what is needed. While this will no doubt give McCain help due to his concern, will it help him garner more respect from the more religious Republicans, as he probably hoped for?
posted by Tom @ 9:55 PM
1 Comments:
As the hurrican passes, i think so will its importace with McCain.
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