Is the likely Democrat nominee (Obama) going to have an "uphill battle"? Of course not. So why should the GOP be picking someone who's going to have an uphill battle (and is flat-out admitting it, and apparently okay with that sort of situation)? Doesn't make any sense to me.
Will he say it's an uphill battle? Of course not. That is frequently the Democrats' undoing. Why do you think their much-vaulted "youth vote" always fails to deliver? Because they always think they've won. Witness John Kerry's 10%+ lead in the polls 6 months before he lost.
So why should the GOP be picking someone who's going to have an uphill battle (and is flat-out admitting it, and apparently okay with that sort of situation)? Doesn't make any sense to me.
I'll repeat: let them think they've won. It is the motivated party that wins. Not the over-confident one. The dems, in picking Obama, have made a very serious mistake: they are in love with a candidate they know very little about (and has little to offer other than "hope"). You, and others here that have serious doubts about Mccain, need to look forward about 4 months from now, when the candidates are debating head to head. Mccain will still be Mccain. He debates with fire and does not stumble. Obama the Great Orator? With no teleprompter? Cornered by Mccain on issue after issue? Do you think the Dems will still be enthralled once they see him stumble and stutter?