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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Kathryn Jean Lopez :: Townhall.com Columnist
McCain's Winning Strategy
by Kathryn Jean Lopez
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Who will win on November 4th?


The presidential race is sure looking like it will be Democratic Sen. Barack Obama versus Republican Sen. John McCain. Team Obama is no doubt overjoyed, having already run with the "yesterday versus the future" rhetoric that is typical for a fight between a charismatic 46-year-old and a 71-year-old Vietnam War veteran. But Team McCain, despite its outreach problems even among the GOP's base, needn't despair. Obama, a senator in only his third year, can be beaten. If only McCain would try.

Just days after Chris Matthews reported experiencing a thrill up his leg when Obama spoke, the "Hardball" host lambasted a Texas legislator who braved the MSNBC talking-heads show to do his part in support of Obama's campaign.

Matthews was merciless: "What has he accomplished, sir? You say you support him. Sir, you have to give me his accomplishments. You've supported him for president. You are on national television. Name his legislative accomplishments. Barack Obama. Sir."

The poor local pol's answer was instructive (and accurate): "Well, I'm not going to be able to name you specific items of legislative accomplishments."

Matthews pressed on: "Can you name any? Can you name anything he's accomplished as a congressman?"

The local pol: "No, I'm not going to be able to do that tonight."

Matthews: "Well, that is a problem isn't it?" Continued...
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Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor of National Review Online, writes a weekly column of conservative political and social commentary for Newspaper Enterprise Association.
 
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Reply # 1
Date: Feb 24, 2008 - 9:36 AM EST
Subject: planetremulak
There's no end of novel ideas on this site, and some of them are actually interesting. Your speculation about dems drafting Gore is one of them. It would certainly ring true to how they do things: when a big fight ensues due to the rules they themselves set out, they would probably seek a ridiculous compromise like that.
Don't you think that Mr. Obama would be quite outraged though? Not to mention Mrs. Clinton.
It would be so fun to watch.
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Reply # 2
Date: Feb 24, 2008 - 8:35 AM EST
McCain is dull...

McCain is like Gov. Arnold Swartzenegger.

He'll run as a faux conservative and if he is elected he will team up with Ted Kennedy to stab all the conservative in the back.

The only argument writers on this site have to vote for McCain is we should be more afraid of Obama/Hitlery. This is a pretty weak motivator.
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