Do you think McCain's and Clinton's personal friendship will lead to a less vicious race

[calteacherguy]

if they both prevail and become their respective parties nominee? I've been reading lately speculation that it would be a very respectful campaign between them because of their personal friendship:

"One prediction: If the nominees end up to be Senator Clinton and Senator McCain, it should be one of the highest level presidential campaigns waged in U.S. history. They are both personal friends. They both respect each other. Both have been on the vicious receiving ends of the politics of personal destruction. And both believe it is possible, indeed imperative, to debate the issues and to disagree agreeably."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lanny-davis/clintonmccain-vs-obama_b_81418.html

[Captain Hilts]

1. Yes, because she'd trounce him. nt

[Cameron27]

2. Yes she would.

[Cant trust em]

3. You think she'd be more civil than she's being right now with Obama?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. The surrogates and the media hacks will be out in full force on both sides

I think whoever faces off in the general election, it will be an ugly race. Plus the VP candidates could become the attack dogs, depending on who is selected.

[kikiek]

5. Yeah right the news reported today that he hired the advisor to Bush who swift boated him.

[sandnsea]

6. Did McCain respect his friendship with Kerry?

No.

[Cha]

13. clintons has been on the end of

personal attacks but it didn't stop them from smearing and jeering Obama, personally.. I'm not concerning myself with hillary and mccain.

Obama's my candidate and he's not letting the clintons' inside beltway shit get to him..why should I?

[AtomicKitten]

7. RCP has Clinton losing to McCain by 5 points.

[Captain Hilts]

9. Trust me. It won't hold up. Giuliani started strong against her too. The more you see of McCain

the less you like him.

[calteacherguy]

10. I agree Hillary likely loses agains McCain, but that wasn't my question.

The data is very clear that a Hillary nomination would put our party at a great handicap if someone like McCain runs who can attract independents.

[quinnox]

8. I think so

McCain does respect Hillary or at least he has said so over and over. I don't think McCain would go as dirty as some of the other choices, like for instance a Guiliani.

Also, McCain is smart enough to know he doesn't want to turn off potential female voters by being overly nasty or aggressive.

It would most likely be a polite and dignified campaign between them and that would be a change of pace.

[OzarkDem]

11. Um, no

It will be a cold day in hell when the GOP voluntarily helps a Democrat win the Oval Office.

Pure fantasy, or fairy tale, as it were.

[IndianaGreen]

12. McCain is a war hero. Hillary is a chicken hawk.

How do you think that will play out in Peoria? We will be asked to choose between two war hawks.

As to their Senate "friendship," just look at how Hillary has treated Obama and Edwards.

[sufrommich]

14. Would they be conducting this campaign

in Bizzaro World where everything is topsy-turvy?:rofl:

[bunnies]

15. Friends with Bush, friends with McCain...

With friends like that....

[comradebillyboy]

16. no

look how nasty the democratic primaries have become and there is really little substantive policy difference between Clinton and Obama or even Edwards for that matter. McCain is a genuine right wing conservative republican while Clinton and Obama are relatively middle of the road Dems, with Edwards a bit to the left. This is McCain's last shot and I think he will pull out all the stops. I seriously doubt he or any candidate will let friendship get in the way of their presidential bid.