Rush didn’t ignore McCain. I frankly was surprise how harsh he was considering all that was on the line with Obama. He did heap a lot of praise on Palin. But he savaged McCain at almost every turn.
Not as much during the campaign. The only thing that I remember was an event where there was a local DJ who said something like “We must defeat Barak HUSSAIN! Obama, and here he is JOHN MCCAIN”. Then McCain comes out and says something like “I don’t support the language used used by xxx in attacking my opponent, we must defeat all people, including our opponents with the proper respect”.
Rush showed that and simply said something like “I just want you guys to know what’s going on”.
But I do agree, before 2008, Rush DEMOLISHED McCain, which was well-deserved on McCain’s part. Thankfully he’s dead now.