Reading the conservative blogs tonight, you’d think a Democrat had just won Florida’s Republican primary. They say he’s not a real Republican. But remember, these are many of the same people who advocated policies and political stances that led their party racing back into the minority and searching for an identity. It’s now more likely than not that McCain will be the nominee to forge that new identity. It may not be one that righty bloggers and professional Republicans like, but it appears to be the one actual voters are backing.
Unlike most of his NRO colleagues, Rich Lowry makes a gracious gesture towards McCain’s victory:
Meanwhile, Kevin Drum says that while most Republicans will get on board with a McCain nominee, it won’t be enough for victory in 2008:
Sure, they'll mostly come around in November, but mostly isn't enough. He needs 105% of the conservative base, not 95%. Remember that Karl Rove famously had to turn out four million extra conservative evangelicals just to eke out a bare win against John Kerry in 2004.
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