John McCain, considered lesser evil by Republicans.

John McCain is considered a lesser evil to the Republican party than Clinton or Obama.  Demonstrating an impressive show of real politic, republicans in Texas voted in the democratic primaries, skewing the vote towards Clinton by a few percent.  Many republicans, included ‘elder’ conservative Rush Limbaugh, believe that Clinton is easier to beat than Obama.  Clinton still hasn’t caught up to Obama’s lead, but has closed the gap to 144 pledged delegates.  By keeping the gap narrow, republicans hope for the democratic party to continue to feud among themselves, opening holes in its armor for McCain to shoot at.  McCain continues to strengthen his position among independents and “open minded liberals”, but still has trouble with getting the conservative base behind his campaign.  With Huckabee telling his suporters to vote for McCain and President Bush telling the republican party that McCain is a,”true conservative,” the party might fall in line behind their nominee.  Also many Republicans believe that McCain is a lesser evil than Clinton or Obama.  With the Republican nominee select already decided for the 2008 election, the Democratic presidential nominee will have a hard time trying to catch up in campaigning against the republican party and McCain.