Worst Campaign Ever?

Although the economy was a major factor, the selection of Sarah Palin was a big factor for independents; it brought into questions 3 things about McCain; 1 - judgment 2 - integrity and honesty 3 - his age.
It was obvious the lady was not nearly ready for the position of VP not to mention the Presidency which invited a focus on his age.
It was also obvious her selection was politically motivated which raised questions about McCain motivation, integrity and judgment.

Although the economy was a major factor, the selection of Sarah Palin was a big factor for independents; it brought into questions 3 things about McCain; 1 - judgment 2 - integrity and honesty 3 - his age.
It was obvious the lady was not nearly ready for the position of VP not to mention the Presidency which invited a focus on his age.
It was also obvious her selection was politically motivated which raised questions about McCain motivation, integrity and judgment.

McCain did make a serious error is choosing Palin. I consider myself a moderate. I would vote Democrat or Republican based on the candidates. I was leaning toward McCain until about a week after he announced Palin. That's when I heard how inarticulate she was in a one on one interview. When she was able to use her notes and stick to what she wanted to say, she did okay. When she actually had to think and answer on her feet, she was terrible. Not to mention the fact that the colloquialisms she used as a vice-presidential candidate should be reserved for time among family and friends or at her children's hockey games. I would have been mortified for her to speak for our country using the language she has throughout this campaign. My biggest fear was that if McCain passed away or got seriously ill, she would have been in charge. I am grateful that Obama won.

Seems there are alot of sore losers out there.The best man won.. It is time for the "GOOD OLE BOYS CLUB"to saddle up and ride off into the sunset. McCain 's worse mistake was PALIN. She made me embarrassed to be a woman. God! The thought of her running this country sent shivers down my spine!
NOW,I can say that I am PROUD to be an American!

The 1790 Congress, many of whose members had been members of the Constitutional Convention, provided in the Naturalization Act of 1790 that "And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond the sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens." In addition George Washington was president of the Constitutional Convention and President of the United States when this bill became law. If Washington disagreed with this definition, he could have vetoed this bill.

"WHOA" to the person who commented about skin color. I have hired and promoted a RAINBOW of people in my business career. This was NOT about race - how dare anyone - including Barack Obama himself - bring that up again. But it can NOT be denied that a substantial number of black Americans voted simply because Obama is black. Now is that considered racist? I believe it is.

This is an unusually poor analysis of what went wrong for the McCain campaign. I sure hope no future candidate puts any store by this.

First, so far from being too "dark", McCain was not clear enough about the implications of Obama's associations (when you know as little as we do about Obama's core, the company he keeps becomes all the more relevant).

Secondly, this analysis makes no reference to the critical disparity in financial resources (due, at leat in part, to Obama's breaking his pledge to restrict his campaigh to public funding).

And, finally, there seems to be no recognition that, but for the post-convention crisis afflicting the American economy, even with all the shortcomings of the McCain campaign, the clear indications are that, whatever the remaining shortfall in the popular vote, McCain may well have prevailed in the electoral college.

bowl /coach/pparpon11/052008 for all you who think that obama got away with not being a citizen ,or natural citizen or illegal , get with the program . the fbi while they are in public off ice checks them out . to run for president they check them out. unless the govt is truly keeping us in the dark which could happed ,but I doubt it.. talk all you want support the man like it or not.

mc cain palin played the race like a card game ,the highest office in the land a game of poker wow

This article has some good points. But let's be fair: with so many issues troubling to the American people, and with a frighteningly growing segment of people seeking entitlement rather than the "you can do it yourself" philosophy, the deck was stacked against McCain. The most troubling aspect is that Obama is feeding right into the hands of our enemies---who are delighted to see any sign of Americans NOT working for themselves.

Well, McCains campaign was not all that bad. McCain decided to take public funding which allowed Obama to out advertise him. Next, the media was on Obama's side even in the primaries (not much McCain could have done there). Even when Obama went negative, it was not perceived that way. The economy was pinned on McCain from the very beginning which he could not shake even when he pointed out that he tried to pass legislation in 2005 to address future issues which came to fruition. Then there was Palin! The media could not bash her enough! She had a record of success that equalled that of Obama, yet the media claimed she was inexperienced and never questioned Obama. There was a double standard in this race relative to the media. Obama and Biden were never vetted where as Palin was crushed by a vetting process no other politician had even seen. Think about it! Obama spent how much and only one 52-46? I think the difference lies in the 42% of the population that will benefit from the $2200 tax credit that will be received by those who pay no taxes. That is where he bought the votes!

Also- With big states like California and Florida voting in favor of traditional marriage, he could have driven a wedge in the Obama campaign. Although Obama did say he is opposed to gay marriage, he has called for a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. With traditional marriage taking a percentage of 52% favor in CA, and Obama taking 61% --McCain could have tightened the race by bringing the contradiction to the forefront.

John McCain was a victim of the policies and procedures of the radical right wing of the Republican party. They were so suspicious of John that they withheld support until late in the game. The choice of Sarah Palin was made in large part to satisfy the radical Republican right wing base. While that choice satisfied the base, it turned off many independents. And because John couldn't repudiate the base and the policies of George Bush, his campaign was left with little choice but to try to smear Obama and scare the electorate. The Straight Talk Express crashed and burned. Until the Republican party ends the dominance of the radical right wing within the party, the Democrats will enjoy many years as the party in power.