[Scythian]

2008 : Globe Trotters vs. the Generals

For a moment we thought there was a real game on ...

[allmost]

R’s lost for multiple reasons. I’m quite surprised how the nationwide admitted fraud has immediately vanished as a factor.

[TomGuy]

What do you expect when the Republican candidate was the most liberal of the pack to run during the presidential primaries?

McCain had one issue during the primaries: the surge, which he supported, worked.

When he got the the general, he couldn't get a handle on anything else to run on, and Iraq was basically done, so it wasn't even an issue.

McCain stumbled around, trying to find some issues. He even switched a few of his previous positions. But McCain lacked a convincing, defined message to the voters. So, Obama easily painted him as just a Washington insider extention of the Bush Administration.

[11th Commandment]

Missouri - Still the Bell Weather State.

John McCain took Missouri for one reason alone- Sarah Palin.

The GOP Gubernatorial candidate, at the same time, got his clock cleaned? How can this be? He is a Congressman and a DC insider.

The lesson is that reformed Conservatism is a winner.

[DemonDeac]

I still have no clue what McCain’s message was supposed to be. Seemed like he never found one.

[truebluetexan]

Not a conservative, too old.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

As a reminder we all know what happened.

After supporting illegal’s and ‘fine gold’, and other dimwitted legislation there were too many conservatives that don’t trust McLame.

Those moves seemed like catering to the left for political gain.

We all knew this before he got the nod.

And most of us an FR knew he couldn’t win as a result.

Obama I think actually helped us more than a more moderate candidate but there was no way for conservatives to trust McLame again.

Boy were we ever RIGHT ABOUT THIS ONE.

Him jumping on the bailout reminded us why we didn’t like McLame in the first place. He is a ‘Big Government” Republican.

[HappyinAZ]

Bologan...we lost because the nation was tired. Simple as that. This was not a referendum on Republicans or Conservatives.

Most are not informed on the issues...hell...something like 40% of adults don’t even pay any income taxes...they don’t care...they don’t read, they are not informed...they just want “hope”.

So that’s what they elected.

And now it’s my “hope” that we can stop the “basta*d in his tracks.

[cowdog77]

“The choice the voters had during the general election was to vote for a liberal or vote for a far-left-wing liberal. There wasn’t a conservative Republican on the ballot for president.”
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Pretty well sums it up.

[Realism]

Most people saw zero progress with topics such as the energy bill between Repubs and Dims. McCain had lots of good plans, none of which would ever see the light of day. The next four years would have been just as stagnant as the last.

[fightinJAG]

This is total garbage.

It doesn’t matter if Obama had been running against Spongebob, Americans chose a Marxist over the alternative.

ANY Republican should have beaten Obama, had Americans truly been willing to resist the siren call of the welfare state.

It is delusional to think if we just had the right candidate, who said all the right things, then he or she would magically get elected.

Americans chose a Marxist. If that’s what they want, or a willing to risk to somehow feel good about their vote, NO Republican, of any stripe, could have dissuaded them from that pursuit. The American people are without excuse. This one is 100% on them.

The knew, or had the opportunity to know, what Obama is about and they voted for him anyway. That is all.