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Below I made the case for John McCain the wartime leader, but I should add that though such a case may appeal to national security first voters such as myself, it'll be much tougher to win on that argument in November. McCain's all war all the time style campaign has enabled him to win by a plurality of votes in major Republican primaries, but his lines about never surrendering in Iraq may quickly wear thin among a general electorate that is war weary and eager for change. Should McCain, who by his own admission is older than dirt and has more scars than Frankenstein, go up against the fresh faced Barack Obama, he'll have his work cut out for him. If Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, it's a different story, because she brings a lot of her own baggage.

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John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Iraq