Well, the field got smaller awfully fast!
Edwards had to get out as he had no wins and no likely wins.
Huckabee has one win (Iowa) and some possible wins on Super Duper Tuesday but he will be under a lot of pressure to get out but has said he is staying in.
Romney is probably on the issues the most compatible candidate for many Republicans. However, he can't seem to shake the flip-flopper tag. Thus, we are where we are now.
One can't discount McCain's biography as a factor in his favor. The choice of a President is more than just issues.
How did George W. Bush win twice?
He was never the smooth talking candidate but support or oppose him, he was seen as being authentic.
I went to a McCain event in 2000 during the California primary. He was not a particularly good speaker. On the issues, he has taken some positions that many Republicans would question. But he projects the aura: what you see is what you get! His willingness to advocate the surge and back Bush while the vast majority of the voters and the politicians wanted out wins him both full throated and grudging support.
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