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Conservatives Blame McCain As Obama Landslide Approaches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbjg9Hh17lI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbjg9Hh17lI
Republican leaders break ranks with McCain
By Stephen Foley in New York
Monday, 13 October 2008
Senior members of the Republican party are in open mutiny against John McCain's presidential campaign, after a disastrous period which has seen Barack Obama solidify his lead in the opinion polls.
And as disputes raged within the McCain camp yesterday, Democrats took another symbolic step towards healing the party after their bitter primary battles, as Bill and Hillary Clinton made their first joint appearance in support of Mr Obama.
From inside and outside his inner circle, Mr McCain is being told to settle on a coherent economic message and to tone down attacks on his rival which have sometimes whipped up a mob-like atmosphere at Republican rallies.
Two former rivals for the party nomination, Mitt Romney and Tommy Thompson, went on the record over the weekend about the disarray in the Republican camp. And a string of other senior party figures said Mr McCain's erratic performance risks taking the party down to heavy losses not just in the presidential race but also in contests for Congressional seats. Mr Thompson, a former governor of the swing state of Wisconsin, said he thought Mr McCain, on his present trajectory, would lose the state, and he told a New York Times reporter he was not happy with the campaign. "I don't know who is," he added.
Some Republicans seeking election to Congress have begun distancing themselves from Mr McCain. In Nebraska, a Republican representative, Lee Terry, ran a newspaper ad featuring support from a woman who called herself an "Obama-Terry voter".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-leaders-break-ranks--with-mccain-959301.html
Oldtimer said:Repubs are already distancing themselves from McCain
backhoeboogie said:Oldtimer said:Repubs are already distancing themselves from McCain
Not this 'un.
He is not my first pick, but considering the two choices, he's got my vote.
Vision said:Exactly, he played PC and on Obama's terms. They did not engage the media properly, they did not stick with a couple of campaign themes from the convention that worked.
Either McCain was hamstringing Rick Davis or Rick Davis is incompetent. McCains communication strategy after the convention fell apart.
If I was the communications director for the McCain Campaign from the convention untill now McCain would be ahead on the polls.
Oldtimer said:Vision said:Exactly, he played PC and on Obama's terms. They did not engage the media properly, they did not stick with a couple of campaign themes from the convention that worked.
Either McCain was hamstringing Rick Davis or Rick Davis is incompetent. McCains communication strategy after the convention fell apart.
If I was the communications director for the McCain Campaign from the convention untill now McCain would be ahead on the polls.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: And if pigs had wings they still couldn't fly :roll:
What an arrogant Maroon-- Are you sure your momma wasn't running around with GW 18 years ago :???:
Oldtimer said:Vision said:Exactly, he played PC and on Obama's terms. They did not engage the media properly, they did not stick with a couple of campaign themes from the convention that worked.
Either McCain was hamstringing Rick Davis or Rick Davis is incompetent. McCains communication strategy after the convention fell apart.
If I was the communications director for the McCain Campaign from the convention untill now McCain would be ahead on the polls.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: And if pigs had wings they still couldn't fly :roll:
What an arrogant Maroon-- Are you sure your momma wasn't running around with GW 18 years ago :???:
TexasBred said:Oldtimer said:Vision said:Exactly, he played PC and on Obama's terms. They did not engage the media properly, they did not stick with a couple of campaign themes from the convention that worked.
Either McCain was hamstringing Rick Davis or Rick Davis is incompetent. McCains communication strategy after the convention fell apart.
If I was the communications director for the McCain Campaign from the convention untill now McCain would be ahead on the polls.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: And if pigs had wings they still couldn't fly :roll:
What an arrogant Maroon-- Are you sure your momma wasn't running around with GW 18 years ago :???:
Maroon??? Isn't that a color?? roflmao
Oldtimer said:TexasBred said:Oldtimer said::lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: And if pigs had wings they still couldn't fly :roll:
What an arrogant Maroon-- Are you sure your momma wasn't running around with GW 18 years ago :???:
Maroon??? Isn't that a color?? roflmao
Don't any Repubs watch cartoons :???:
Vision said:Oldtimer said:TexasBred said:Maroon??? Isn't that a color?? roflmao
Don't any Repubs watch cartoons :???:
Bugs Bunny.
Oldtimer said:Vision said:Oldtimer said:Don't any Repubs watch cartoons :???:
Bugs Bunny.
Give that man a carrot :wink: :lol:
Oldtimer said:TexasBred said:Oldtimer said::lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: And if pigs had wings they still couldn't fly :roll:
What an arrogant Maroon-- Are you sure your momma wasn't running around with GW 18 years ago :???:
Maroon??? Isn't that a color?? roflmao
Don't any Repubs watch cartoons :???:
Vision said:Republicans have not had a good communications strategy since Reagan told his advisors to buzz off and he took it over himself.
RobertMac said:Vision said:Republicans have not had a good communications strategy since Reagan told his advisors to buzz off and he took it over himself.
Great statement...Reagan knew the mainstream media had been anti-Republican since Nixon(and before, but I didn't pay much attention before then), so he went directly to the people. If Republicans let the drive-by media define them, they are doomed. This has been Bush's problem...not talking directly to the people and letting the media define what he does. Eight years of anti-Bush coverage has fueled the "Hate Bush" cult!!! In this respect, Republicans are stupid!!!!![]()