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Originally Posted by roachboy
the contradictions in all this are self-evident, ace.
hypocrisy is not an issue at the personal level--what's more at issue are self-defeating, stupid tactics undertaken by the mc-cain campaign shaped by, and feeding into, a totally retrograde kind of identity politics. you reap what you sow.
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McCain should be losing based on a number of factors most pundints agree are in the favor of Obama, factors that would be in the favor of any Democratic Party nominee, and McCain is losing based on the polls. You suggest McCain's tactics are "stupid". I would measure the intellect of his tactics based on his results relative to expectations. It is possible for his tactics to be brilliant and he could still lose or his tactics can be "stupid" and he can lose, however, In my view, the race is more competitive than I expected. And I think his tactics are less than brilliant but much better than "stupid".
McCain not only needs the Republican base but he needs independent voters. In order to reach both audiences he has to communicate separately to both. I think that is what people see, when they call him erratic. Obama has the benefit of having his base solidly in his control, so he has been playing more and more to the middle to get the independent vote. This is one reason why I ask so many questions about the "real" Obama and what his "real" plans are. It is ironic that his campaign information was more detailed 6 months ago than it is now. I find that troublesome.