Comments on: Mixed Blessings (UPDATED) http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/12/mixed-blessings/ Questions through the veil of ignorance Thu, 17 May 2012 04:17:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: MichaelW http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/12/mixed-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-139677 MichaelW Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:37:23 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/12/mixed-blessings/#comment-139677 He may know how to run a campaign, but his news appeal has always been as the anti-Republican Republican. He now has to be the standard-bearer and the news is going to center on how he either has trouble courting the base, or that he's gotten too close with the bigoted religious right (e.g. Hagee). On top of that, Obama and Hillary are going to be on the front page of every newspaper, and in every leading news story on TV, for the next several months. And then, in the end, Obama and Hillary will be on the ticket together. It's going to be hard for McCain to compete for positive media attention with all of that going on. Of course, like you say, the Democrats will keep attacking each other and McCain can safely lob bombs at them at his leisure. And McCain has been counted out before, so obviously anything can happen. He may know how to run a campaign, but his news appeal has always been as the anti-Republican Republican. He now has to be the standard-bearer and the news is going to center on how he either has trouble courting the base, or that he’s gotten too close with the bigoted religious right (e.g. Hagee). On top of that, Obama and Hillary are going to be on the front page of every newspaper, and in every leading news story on TV, for the next several months. And then, in the end, Obama and Hillary will be on the ticket together. It’s going to be hard for McCain to compete for positive media attention with all of that going on.

Of course, like you say, the Democrats will keep attacking each other and McCain can safely lob bombs at them at his leisure. And McCain has been counted out before, so obviously anything can happen.

]]> By: Wulf http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/12/mixed-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-139496 Wulf Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:26:05 +0000 http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/12/mixed-blessings/#comment-139496 Whatever McCain's shortcomings, he has been around long enough to know how to run a campaign. I am sure the only reason he "has made little news for a couple of weeks now" is that the two Democrats are focused on one another, and his presence in the media would only give them something to unite about. This situation is good for McCain. Maybe for months. Whatever McCain’s shortcomings, he has been around long enough to know how to run a campaign. I am sure the only reason he “has made little news for a couple of weeks now” is that the two Democrats are focused on one another, and his presence in the media would only give them something to unite about.

This situation is good for McCain. Maybe for months.

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