The End of the McCain/Palin Campaign: What Next?
We will vote for our next president in just over a week and it is pretty clear now that Barack Obama will win that election. I know this is the case because the McCain campaign is coming apart at the seams. This is what happens to political election committees as the campaign starts to go south. It is just what happened to the Kerry campaign in the last days before the 2004 election and the Clinton primary campaign this year. Members of the McCain/Palin campaign have begun forming a circular firing squad, with fingers and rifles pointing in every direction. According to news reports there is real anger among McCain’s top campaign advisors. Some are saying McCain should go heavy on Rev. Wright and other McCain among them (and to their credit) say they refuse to stoop that low.
The final straw for the campaign has been the disclosure that Sarah Palin, with her handlers of course, has spent $150,000 of campaign funds on a wardrobe. Reports say that many conservative Republicans hit the roof when this became known. One RNC staff person, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the wardrobe expenditure gave the Republican Party a bad name. Palin says it is sexist for people to raise the issue.
Some reporters close to the McCain/Palin campaign say that Palin herself has accepted the inevitable defeat of the campaign. They say that Palin is more and more getting away from her handlers and striking out on her own. She is beginning to try to position herself for a Presidential run in 1012. If she thinks the scrutiny of her has been intense as a v.p. candidate, she should wait until she actually does run for president. She can ask Hillary Clinton about that.
Personally, I really don’t care how much the RNC spent to dress Palin. In the same way, that I did not give a hoot how much John Edward spent on his hair cuts, who Bill Clinton slept with (or installed under his desk), or who Barack Obama pals around with. Our nation is facing the most dangerous, domestic and international problems that we have faced since WWII. I want candidates to talk about those issues and tell me what solutions they have.
In the end, however, the collapse of the McCain campaign, Palin’s wardrobe, and her increasing independence prove something I have said all along. Palin’s selection as v.p. candidate was a political move of desperation and as I predicted long ago, has turned out to be a colossal error.
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I think there is still some fight left in that proud old warrior. I wouldn't kick him to the curb just yet. I think he could still pull it off, IF - and that's a BIG 'if' - he believes he can. It could motivate him to pull out of what looks like a dive. If he believes he has already lost, then he has.
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Hello Bard. thanks for the comment.
I suppose it is still possible for McCain to pull out the election, but that would be some reversal at this point. The point I was trying to make is that I really don't think that the McCain campaign thinks it is possible. Perhaps John McCain, himself, still believes he can pull it out, but many of his top officers, and those from the Palin people, have given up hope.
I don't feel that confident that Obama has it in the bag either. I don't even think we'll know on November 4th.
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Bob, I'm disappointed in you. The RNC paid for her new outfits and she will be returning them after the election. I'm quite certain that they could be auctioned off at a huge profit. Futhermore unless you can source the "sexist"¹ comment that you alledge Sarah made, you should retract it. The lady that made the "sexist" statement that I witnessed was Elisabeth Hasselbeck from The View™ at the Tampa Bay, Florida rally, not Sarah Palin.
Obviously I agree that it's not over yet so don't count your chickens just yet. Heck Sippy even agreed that it's too early to call it and she's a big Obama fan. Just remember, figures lie and lyers figure. Do I need to post another crazy frog??
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I'm no political pundit and my crystal ball is due for a cleaning...but I agree with Sippy. Obama doesn't have it in the bag, imo. No one can afford to get cocky in this race.
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I heard Elisabeth Hasselbeck say she thought it was sexist, but I disagree. A big deal is always made when candidates spend an exhorbitant amount of money. The John Edwards hair cut was in the news and poked fun of for weeks. There was something Bill Clinton spent a bunch of money on while he was campaigning, but I can't remember what it was. They talked about some $500+ shoes McCain bought.
Now I doubt that Sarah Palin had any intention of giving those clothes back after she wore them until the cost was put in the spotlight, then all of a sudden they're going to be auctioned off for charity. Either way, if that's what the RNC and their supporters want to spend their money on, that's their business.
Personally, I wish both candidates and all voters would stick to the issues. Although, Sarah Palin does make it easy to poke fun.
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I know what Hasselbeck said... but Palin has been saying (or at least strongly hinting), throughout her campaign, that any criticism of her is sexist. '
I agree with the people who say we should not be over confident. Obama must not quit, and as McCain says, start measuring the drapes in the white house. However, if he keeps the pressure on as he is doing, I do not think there is any way McCain can catch him at this point. I have stated resoning for that opinion, I won't bore you here with a recap. We'll see in seven days.
The polls in both OH and PA should not have made McCain a happy camper. I saw yesterday that Palin approval rate was down to 21% on a national poll. She seems to be dropping fast.