I wasn't clear in what I said.
I didn't mean they held their noses to vote for him in the primary.
I meant to say that Republicans who did NOT vote for McCain in the primaries said said they would hold their noses when they vote for him in the general election.
Our primaries are strange things. The vote is spread out over time, state by state. As the primary evolved, candidates dropped out - many would argue that some candidates dropped out prematurely, others held on long after it was clear they had lost. The long and short of it is, I think it is safe to say McCain was not the first choice of the majority of Republicans.
Edited to add: Ann, I understand we disagree as to whether Obama is far left or not. That is why I clarified that his views cross the line over to what Americans call "socialism". I fully understand that you do not consider him radical at all. This difference in view also explains why you are so surprised at McCain's "conservative agenda", when a great many Americans do not consider him conservative at all. (The far left does, of course, as do most of the left-wing media. But a great many Americans do not.)
