Advantage: McCain?
Zach | 8 02 2008If you're a first time visitor, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed, which will keep you up to date with all the latest New School Politics posts. Thanks for visiting!
With Mitt Romney now out of the way and the path to the Republican nomination clear, Arizona Senator John McCain has the ability to unite the Republican Party and lead them forward into the upcoming election. Mark Halperin, of Time Magazine’s The Page blog, has a great list of things McCain can do now that he’s the only viable candidate for the Republicans. The Democrats may suffer from infighting for the next couple of months, but McCain finally has the capability to start his campaign for the presidency. Huckabee is all but an afterthought at this point, even as endorsements from conservatives like James Dobson of Focus on the Family pour in. McCain may have some support stolen by Barack Obama, who seems to be attracting many Republicans to his potential ticket as well. The list is well worth reading, and should make some Democrats a bit frightened about the potential of two candidates fighting until the Democratic Convention. Several of the list’s highlights are published below:
1. Raise and save money for the spring, summer, and general election.
2. Formulate and implement a general election and Electoral College strategy.
12. Travel overseas to heighten his foreign policy credentials.
13. Look and act presidential.
14. Charm independents without offending his base…
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No doubt about it: McCain will be going into the
Arthus Erea | 8 02 2008No doubt about it: McCain will be going into the general election with a distinctive advantage over the Democratic candidate. However, I think the fight is worth it for the Democrats: in the end, it will be much better general election with Obama on the ticket. (Clinton vs. McCain will turn into purely partisan bickering, while Obama vs. McCain will require a relatively clean campaign which focuses on the issues, trying to win over a moderate voting bloc they both share)