This article quantifies what most political junkies already know - McCain has a much greater record of bipartisanship than Obama. McCain is "barely partisan" in my opinion. He is not loved by the far right. I think that is why it took the Palin selection to get Republicans excited about him. McCain has greater appeal to the middle than Obama. Obama, on the other hand, in his short tenure in public life has shown he is loved by the far left.
It appears that the key to this election will be keeping your base energized and appealing to the middle. The Palin selection has turned the race upside down. Prior to that, Obama was looking like a shoo-in. His campaing acted like it to, but who could blame them? 19 months of campaining, and his base loved him, and the middle saw an attractive new face. Post-Palin, the GOP base is now as energized as the Dems. McCain, who truly is a Maverick, now can win this race without negative campaigning. He just needs to show the comparisons between his accomplishments and Obama's. It is a stark difference.
It looks like McCain will win, but I suspect that while the Dem base will be apoplectic, (what do they do now with those countdown bumper stickers?) the middle will be happier with the result than the GOP base.
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The only way Mccain will win is with lies like this.
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