Comments on: Inside Accounts Of McCain Camp Dysfunction Start Leaking http://donklephant.com/2008/10/22/inside-accounts-of-mccain-camp-dysfunction-start-leaking/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Oregon Mike http://donklephant.com/2008/10/22/inside-accounts-of-mccain-camp-dysfunction-start-leaking/comment-page-1/#comment-420991 Oregon Mike Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:33:35 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=9530#comment-420991 It appears to me that in his VP pick, McCain was faced with a choice of trying to attract moderate, possibly financially conservative voters, or turning out the religious/socially conservative base. Obviously, with Palin, he chose the latter. Hindsight being 20-20, it's easy to say now that it was a bonehead political move, but I think he rolled the dice and didn't know just how incredibly dumbwitted Palin is. It was a move that revealed that he is willing to pander to the "agents of intolerance" wing of the party rather than stay true to his independent past. Given how the economy totally fell apart in September, I think it's safe to say that if McCain had picked a VP to shore up his weaknesses on economic issues, he would still be ahead in the polls. It appears to me that in his VP pick, McCain was faced with a choice of trying to attract moderate, possibly financially conservative voters, or turning out the religious/socially conservative base. Obviously, with Palin, he chose the latter. Hindsight being 20-20, it’s easy to say now that it was a bonehead political move, but I think he rolled the dice and didn’t know just how incredibly dumbwitted Palin is. It was a move that revealed that he is willing to pander to the “agents of intolerance” wing of the party rather than stay true to his independent past. Given how the economy totally fell apart in September, I think it’s safe to say that if McCain had picked a VP to shore up his weaknesses on economic issues, he would still be ahead in the polls.

]]> By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Warmongers for Obama! http://donklephant.com/2008/10/22/inside-accounts-of-mccain-camp-dysfunction-start-leaking/comment-page-1/#comment-420963 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Warmongers for Obama! Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:08:11 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=9530#comment-420963 [...] grip of a financial system meltdown and market panic during the last two months of the election. A poorly run McCain campaign did not help, but economic fear swamps all other considerations. Under this cloud the electorate [...] [...] grip of a financial system meltdown and market panic during the last two months of the election. A poorly run McCain campaign did not help, but economic fear swamps all other considerations. Under this cloud the electorate [...]

]]> By: Eddie http://donklephant.com/2008/10/22/inside-accounts-of-mccain-camp-dysfunction-start-leaking/comment-page-1/#comment-420923 Eddie Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:46 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=9530#comment-420923 The ironic thing is, I used to admire McCain. And if he'd picked Bloomberg (not Lieberman, though) I might at least have toyed with idea of voting for him. And although I probably still would have sided with Obama, I know a lot of Hillary Democrats who were just looking for an excuse to cast lots with McCain. Palin basically sealed the deal -- if not for me, than certainly for a whole mess of Hillary Democrats who would no sooner vote for a McCain-Palin ticket than they would vote for a McCain-al Sadr ticket. The ironic thing is, I used to admire McCain. And if he’d picked Bloomberg (not Lieberman, though) I might at least have toyed with idea of voting for him. And although I probably still would have sided with Obama, I know a lot of Hillary Democrats who were just looking for an excuse to cast lots with McCain.

Palin basically sealed the deal — if not for me, than certainly for a whole mess of Hillary Democrats who would no sooner vote for a McCain-Palin ticket than they would vote for a McCain-al Sadr ticket.

]]> By: Marvin Music http://donklephant.com/2008/10/22/inside-accounts-of-mccain-camp-dysfunction-start-leaking/comment-page-1/#comment-420914 Marvin Music Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:40:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=9530#comment-420914 The way McCain has ran this campaign and the reactionary way he makes decisions indicates to me that he would be an awful, absolutely awful President. Perhaps even worse than W. The way McCain has ran this campaign and the reactionary way he makes decisions indicates to me that he would be an awful, absolutely awful President. Perhaps even worse than W.

]]> By: The Heretik : Memo from John McCain http://donklephant.com/2008/10/22/inside-accounts-of-mccain-camp-dysfunction-start-leaking/comment-page-1/#comment-420884 The Heretik : Memo from John McCain Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:03:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=9530#comment-420884 [...] Me.  It’s always about me.  As it should [...] [...] Me.  It’s always about me.  As it should [...]

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