This all helps McCain, who is running a very skillful campagin. Going to Liberty University looks to leftists like pandering, but is probably seen by Christians as making peace. 

Being abused by disrespectul left wing students in New York  helps him even more with the right and the center, and further marginalizes the angry left.

The real campaign McCain is running is two—fold. One task is to become more acceptable to the right. But just as important, he must keep Giuliani from running.

If both Rudy and McCain compete for the '08 nomination, neither will get it. There are not enough primary voters in the center and moderate right, a and a candidate more on the mainstream right — Romney or Allen — will be nominated. 

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