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When its all said and done, it will be interesting to hear McCain's reflection on this campaign.
I dont think he will look back fondly on how he sold himself out when he turned the campaign over to the Rove surrogates and the social conservative base of the party.
I thinks it clear the Palin wasnt his selection but he was convinced that he needed to shore up the conservative base. If he had his way, Lieberman would have been his running mate. They may have lost some of the base (but where else could they go?) but been much more competitive with the swing voters.
And its clear that the focusing of the campaign on "character" not "issues" was the strategy of the Rove disciples in positions of influence in his campaign.
His failure was to surround himself with these characters based on their past reputation that they could win by holding the base and sliming the opponent.
And when he fails, he has no one to blame but himself.
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