The short answer is "Yes." His opponent is the most unqualified nominee in a century who has run a campaign as Rorschach test on which an uninformed populace can project its dearest hopes and dreams. That alone should enable a McCain win if people carefully considered the facts.
I am not sure whether or not the hard-hitting attacks against Obama as a compatriot of Bill Ayers are good strategy or not. For sure, though, forget McCain's promises to run a completely positive campaign. Not that I mind that necessarily; I think the Ayers issue is fair game. Character is always a legitimate issue. If someone's character is unimpeachable, the attacker's accusations won't stick. And this line of inquiry does seem to have the Obama people worried, if firing back is any indication. But will it work? Do people care?
John McCain failed to set himself apart from the pack by voting against the bailout package last week. In retrospect, that seems like a missed opportunity, especially when the Dow Jones dropped below 10,000 at one point yesterday for the first time in 4 years. (It had come back up by day's end.) He is in just about the most unfavorable political climate for Republicans that I have ever seen in my political lifetime. President Bush almost seems like a bystander anymore, I suppose due to his low poll ratings; Henry Paulson seemed like the major player in the whole bailout back-and-forth saga, with Bush weighing in with official pronouncements every few days.
Most are blaming Republicans for the problems in the economy; this is partly justified due to the excessive government spending and looming trade deficits of the Bush years, but the Democrats have fought every reform that the Republicans have tried to install in the banking and lending process.
It will be interesting to watch what McCain does tonight. It does, at least, feel good to see him taking the fight to Obama and not just letting everything slip away...and it may pay off.
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I totally agree with you on the Bailout. If McCain would have opposed it, he could have set himself apart from Obama in a huge way, which is great, since so many people actually opposed the Bailout. Also, since so many people say that McCain is "4 more years of Bush" he could have also set himself apart from Bush by opposing the Bailout as well. It would have been a brilliant political move....but alas....he missed it.
I would have to agree with both you and Joy. John McCain supporting the bailout was a missed opportunity for him. He could have set himself apart from G.W. Bush and at the same time with the house republicans and maybe even the senate forced real reform and change. Now he does look a little more like 4 more years but then again Obama supported the bailout to. the only other question i have about McCains economic policy is why would he want to buy up every bad mortgage in the land when the funds were already set aside 3 months ago for that. That sounds suspiciously like a socialist policy. I wonder what Obama would say. great post I'll be back.
I know what you mean about how fast news becomes old news. So why am I commenting? lol
I just wanted to say, Yes, McCain can still win. I agree with Rush on this one tho: he'll only win if we drag him over the finish line! Where's the fight, fight, fight he had at the convention?
You hit a really crucial question that has been said repeatedly between Ken and me too: Do people care? They will!
America seems to be voting for American President on the same wavelength as they do for American Idol: Check your brains at the door; you surely don't need them in here!
"Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name [i.e., character] of the LORD our God." Ps 20:7
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