The Second Palin Bounce and the Rise of John McCut

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[Mashood]

There are three items (probably more but I won’t bore you) that the McCain Camp should consider:

1.McCain Access- It appears to me that I hardly ever see Obama doing the talking. He uses surogates to provide Obama points and policy decisions...rarely, if ever, himself. All you get of Obama himself are snapshots of him on the phone, smiling, or of him leaning over to shake the hand of a voter. Never him stating a position or policy.

McCain should emulate this tactic. John, for all tense and purpose, is not a good orator. He is typically too eager to stick his face in and provide answers to policy or campaign questions. The viewer then attributes his answers or actions directly to him. Allowing surrogates to provide the information screens (insulates)McCain from mistaken positions, policy, whatever. “ I didn’t say that...Mr. XXX from my campaign said that and its erroneous..blah...blah...blah”

2. It is apparent to me that this whole financial mess has taken a toll on the campaign. Now that it is over, the BUSH BIPARTISAN BILL can take whatever shape it wants and it colors both camps. McCains strength is foreign policy. CHANGE THE CONVERSATION BACK TO FOREIGN POLICY AND GET AWAY FROM DOMESTIC ISSUES. You may want to consider an emergency trip to Georgia or Pakistan where global new coverage is present. Meet some foreign dignitaries while you’re at it..Silvio Berlesconi, Nicolas Sarkosy, Gul, etc.. Take Palin along for the whirlwind. Make it last at least or close to 1 week.

3. If you’re planning an October surprise, allow enough time for the issue to be SLIGHTLY debated..1 week at most. With all that has happened in the recent month, voters need time to digest the information and to arrive at reasonable doubt as to Obama/Biden. This doubt will be carried into the voting booth.

Thanks....M

[patriot08]

Well, that’s an interesting theory.
Hope it’s true.

[pepsi_junkie]

Glad you enjoyed it. It's highly tempting to dismiss this line of thought as ridiculous. After all, it assumes McCain is an incredible strategist and is willing to work to undermine himself in the polls in order to draw out the enemy and I find that pretty unlikely. On the other hand, it does seem McCain is quite good at laying low and preserving his resources when he is in a a weak situation and then attacking the moment the momentum is with him. He shifts from one to the other pretty rapidly. And I do think he planned to cherry pick the PUMAs and steal the limelight from Obama with the Palin pick.

Remember that this time last year we all said McCain had committed political suicide with his amnesty stance. He couldnt run for dog catcher, we all said. But he laid low, waited for opportunities to strike, , and all of a sudden he's back on top. That wasnt dumb luck and it wasn't an accident. For instance, some say he conspired with Huckabee to undermine Romney, winning where he was supposed to have lost. One thing is certain, McCain doesnt give up readily, and I doubt that he has now. So if he isnt fighting, one has to wonder why and I argue that he's waiting for the momentum to be back with him. With Palin's performance last night and the bailout issue sort of sidelined with the bill passing, I'm guess that he will lay low while he lets Palin jab at Obama and then come out with gloves off at Tuesday's debate, seemingly from nowhere.

[cherry]

now you are the type of newbie we just love....WELCOME!