He wishes he was NOT running against McCain. That’s what this is saying. There’s got to be some sort of psychological term for what he’s doing, but I’m not sure what it is.
Palin could beat Obama.
She definitely would make a better president NOW than Obama ever would, even disregarding my ideological bias.
I'm thinking it's Denial. "My opponent is not a war hero. My opponent is not a 36-year veteran in the senate. My opponent does not have a track record of reaching across the aisle and gettign things done. No. My opponent is a girl from Alaska that I've never heard of. And she's not more experienced than I am. She's not! She's not! She's not!"