The trouble is he should be tacking to the middle. Even worse, smearing himself with the Right's fecal matter doesn't seem to be winning him any love from reactionaries.

Poor McSame. He's standing under the street lamp with the taudry dress and overdone make-up. He's got the "Love for sale" sign up, but no one is buying what he's selling.

McCain's shift toward the right on offshore drilling, taxes, immigration, and other issues does not appear to be paying off among Republicans as of yet. Republicans overall have become no more likely to consider McCain's views "about right." At the same time, Republicans have grown twice as likely to consider him "too conservative" (which could be a negative among moderate or liberal Republicans). Although McCain was once lauded for his bipartisan views, the percentage of Democrats who see him as "too conservative" has jumped by 14 points to become a majority..