re: #544 Ed from Ohio

#492 Charles, I think McCain would be president if it had worked. Call it truth, speculation, opinion, whatever you want.

In my opinion, it had absolutely nothing to do with what you call “trying to gain the favor of the left.” The most important factor was simply that John McCain was an utterly rotten campaigner. He was an old guy, who looked and sounded frail, up against a charismatic young man with a totally positive message. The Washington good old boy against the young outsider.

When the economy went into a tailspin, these factors were multiplied.

And it’s also my opinion that his last ditch attempt to get the religious far right on board by bringing in Sarah Palin backfired, big time.