Posted by
PoliProp on Friday, May 09, 2008 3:34:21 PM
The phony endorsement of your former rival after he beats you has never been a part of the political process that I've enjoyed. In 2000 Senator McCain and Governor Bush waged a very spirited campaign where both camps played in the mud. Why would Senator McCain have wanted Governor Bush to win? Not only would it be personally satisfying to watch him lose, Senator McCain would have been able to run again in four years instead of eight.
Even without being in the primary a politician cares only about their own shot. Does anyone think that Senator Clinton actually wanted Senator Kerry to win the presidency in 2004? Nor will she want Senator Obama to win this year (unless she could force her way onto the ticket, a remote possibility). And yet she'll campaign for him anyway.