I don’t think it was as much a choice as a default. Big Republican donors weren’t going to fork over millions upon millions for a lukewarm candidate, so he had to go the public funding route.
Since it’s Veterans Day, I feel it’s appropriate to thank John McCain and all veterans for their service and sacrifice. But that doesn’t erase McCains record of “reaching across the aisle” that in the end proved to be his undoing, IMHO.
You are far from alone in that belief.
A Great Lesson for ALL of us....kinda like 'reaching across the aisle to Al Qaeda'!!!!Turns out that BDS wasn't BDS after all...it was RDS! Any Republican in that chair is anathema to the new DP (Dysfunctional Party).
That certainly didn't help nor did Obama outspending him 4 to 1 or whatever it was. But with Bush's approval ratings lower than Nixon and the $700B bailout no Republican would have won. Reagan himself would have had a hard time. The amount of luck Obama had was so incredible I'm convinced God himself elected Obama for some strange reason. No one is that lucky. Too many coincidences and disasters.
come on now ! Obama pledged to take public financing if republican would. He even signed his name to pledge. He backed out. Mccain could have backed out too. But he didnt he gave his word and signed his name. honor does not seem to be a virtue anymore, giving your word means nothing
What’s disgusting on veterans day is how many america hating so called conservatives spat at our troops and took a dump on Reagan’s grave by staying home or voting for Obama.