McCain should have replied, “I am sad to hear such a comment coming from my opponent’s campaign for the Presidency. It speaks volumes for the immaturity and ignorance of the candidate whose surrogates are speaking such nonsense.”
All sorts of powerful responses he could have made, and still could actually. I’m just so tired of our lightweight approach to dealing with these people. The ‘Rats are actively working to undermine everything good in this country, and nobody calls them out, gets it right out on the table for all to see and for all to decide on. The lukewarm approach from our side leaves things ambiguous, and allows right-thinking but uninformed Democrats to continue supporting a party whose core is so far removed from their own, they would be stunned if they paid enough attention to know it.