tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post7763893055233464188..comments2023-05-25T03:08:18.166-06:00Comments on Montana Headlines: McCain is very much in itUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-16742466255102657762008-07-30T17:15:00.000-06:002008-07-30T17:15:00.000-06:00I think you are right, on every count.I think it w...I think you are right, on every count.<BR/><BR/>I think it was Victor Davis Hanson who wrote a few months back that the Republicans managed to nominate the one guy they had who could actually win, and the Democrats managed to nominate the one candidate who could actually lose in the fall.<BR/><BR/>Probably an exaggeration, but there is more than a little truth in it, with the fundamental reason being how starkly Obama's level of experience contrasts with McCain's.Montana Headlineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149094528547382638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-30888509481873077502008-07-30T13:04:00.000-06:002008-07-30T13:04:00.000-06:00The conventional wisdom has never made sense to me...The conventional wisdom has never made sense to me. McCain possesses the sort of traits that normally spell victory: a long political history, an extraordinary military career, solid conservative credentials, a good relationship with the press. Even the traits that hurt him in the primary -- his willingness to reach across the aisle, his unconventional positions on certain issues -- may well help him in the general election.<BR/><BR/>My money is on Obama, but this has never looked remotely like a blowout to me (unless McCain blows up or gets sick).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.com