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McCain readies unorthodox campaign
The Politico ^ | April 17, 2008 | Jonathan Martin

Posted on 04/17/2008 5:06:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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Will it work?
1 posted on 04/17/2008 5:06:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Any $ from me is yet to be determined.


2 posted on 04/17/2008 5:11:14 PM PDT by unkus
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We better hope so. The prospect of a President Obama is too frightening to contemplate.


3 posted on 04/17/2008 5:12:09 PM PDT by Parmenio
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No amount of money is going to turn that sow's ear into a silk purse.

However it helps that his opponent is guaranteed to be a horse's ass.

4 posted on 04/17/2008 5:13:13 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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He needs to get someone to help him who is a pro at free media, like say Mike Huckabee, to help him with this. One problem is that I am not sure he has the force of personality to handle this sort of thing day in and day out without blowing up in front of the cameras.


5 posted on 04/17/2008 5:14:28 PM PDT by wastedpotential (McCain says I am an agent of intolerance, he's right - I can't tolerate liberal Republicans!)
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Will it work?

No.

6 posted on 04/17/2008 5:18:00 PM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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I don’t care anyway. We still lose.

Its as entertaining as watching a train wreck. While being a passenger.


7 posted on 04/17/2008 5:21:52 PM PDT by Crazieman (Vote Juan McAmnesty in 2008! Because freedom abroad is more important than freedom at home!)
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He needs to get someone to help him who is a pro at free media, like say Mike Huckabee, to help him with this.

He needs to go home and sit on the porch.

8 posted on 04/17/2008 5:23:16 PM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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We shall see if running fewer TV ads is a good thing. Put me down as skeptical.

McCain is GREAT at free media. He’ll need to continue milking that cow.

I think McCain’s plan to campaign nationally is risky, but a good strategy for HIM. Regardless of whether people believe it or not, McCain has strong appeal among Independents and Dems. He’ll be competitive in several blue states. If Obama is the nominee, McCain will do well among whites and Hispanics.


9 posted on 04/17/2008 5:24:28 PM PDT by zebrahead
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“Its as entertaining as watching a train wreck. While being a passenger.”

Couldn’t agree more. Well said.


10 posted on 04/17/2008 5:26:08 PM PDT by villagerjoel (Give me liberty, or give me death!)
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McCain will lean heavily on the well-funded Republican National Committee...

Ha! How emblematic is that. McCain will get the votes of conservatives. He will not, however, get their money.

Thank you RNC.

11 posted on 04/17/2008 5:27:18 PM PDT by outofstyle (There's a rake at the gates of Hell tonight)
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To: unkus

Running against Bush will NOT help regardless of Bush’s perceived unpopularity.


12 posted on 04/17/2008 5:28:41 PM PDT by arthurus
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"Facing the prospect of competing against a Democrat who is on track to shatter every fundraising record"

How many times have we heard this?

13 posted on 04/17/2008 5:29:49 PM PDT by scratcher
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I think MSM will turn vicious vis-a-vis McCain just as soon as the Democrat candidate is finally selected.


14 posted on 04/17/2008 5:30:11 PM PDT by arthurus
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If Obama or Hitlery win; within 2 years, even the Rats are going to miss W.


15 posted on 04/17/2008 5:30:57 PM PDT by unkus
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This has gone from being the Democrats’ to lose to being McCain’s to lose and as soon as the Democrat nominee is successfully chosen it will swing back unless we get riots at Denver. That’s why we have to hope the Clintons make it to Denver and steal the nomination from Hussein.


16 posted on 04/17/2008 5:32:02 PM PDT by arthurus
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Seems to me all he needs to do is run against the dim candidate using their own tv footage. There’s sure enough there to put together some pretty scary ads against either Osama or Hitlery.


17 posted on 04/17/2008 5:34:39 PM PDT by basil (Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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To: wastedpotential

“He needs to get someone to help him who is a pro at free media, like say Mike Huckabee, to help him with this.”

Well, I used to think the old Joe Isuzu commercials were fun to watch, once in awhile... but I never bought one.


18 posted on 04/17/2008 5:36:28 PM PDT by Gator113 (Hey Democrats, "I drink your milkshake.")
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“We have some confidence in it, because it’s kind of the way we got nominated,” adds Black

Wrong, he got nominated because the MSM engineered it knowing he was the weakest candidate we had. The MSM won't engineer a victory over any Dem candidate.

19 posted on 04/17/2008 5:37:45 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: unkus

True words.


20 posted on 04/17/2008 5:37:54 PM PDT by Gator113 (Hey Democrats, "I drink your milkshake.")
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