How Does McCain Beat Obama in November?

PlusHow Does McCain Beat Obama in November?How Does McCain Beat Obama in November?The Associated PressAs the 2008 election narrows to a race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, The Associated Press takes a look at what challenges and strategies are in store for the McCain camp. (June 4)JOHN MCCAIN'S STRATEGY FOR BEATING BARACK OBAMA RESTS ON ONE BASIC ASSUMPTION: THAT DESPITE A G-O-P IN TURMOIL ... THE COUNTRY STILL LEANS MORE RIGHT THAN LEFT WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING PRESIDENTS. [Notes:TAKE PACKAGE] {TAKE PACKAGE}sot: NATS OF CHEERING. McCain faces an uphill climb to November. The war hero senator from Arizona is close in polls, and behind in fundraising. [Notes:shot of McCain hugging Bush][Notes:or when Bush endorsed 3/5/08] And lingers in the shadow of an unpopular president.SOT: When you're running for George Bush's third term its hard to run on the merits (0519dv_barack_obama_unv) To win, McCain is crafting a different kind of campaign -SOT: Sidoti 10:26 you can't run the election the way the Karl Rove ran it -- which is base focused Instead, he looks to the swing vote SOT: Sidoti he has this independent streak that allows him to reach a broad swath of the electorate. The problem ... many swing voters are upset at McCain's support of the Iraq war, but McCain hopes, they'll still find Obama weak on national security. SOT: what the McCain campaign will do, is run an entire campaign solely devoted to this question, who do trust in this difficult time - to have their hand on the tillar, of the ship of state. Middle ground is key turf for McCain. He's tried to shore up his conservative credentials:SOT:kentucky, May 3rd: the second amendment is unique in the world While at the same time, crossed the aisle on issues like immigration -- and others:SOT:wa mccain 15:42:32 I will be a president of the United States for the environment All while painting Obama as a far left big-government liberal :SOT": il mccain 1240 19, 12:45:33 of more federal taxes more federal regulation, more government spendingSOT: Galin: In effect, he has blocked Obama from the middle - Obama is going to have to find some way to shove him off that middle. [Notes:SEIGENTHALER ON CAM]AGE COULD ALSO BE AN ISSUE. MC-CAIN WILL BE 72 IN AUGUST, AND WOULD BE THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST ELECTED FIRST TERM PRESIDENT. OBAMA WILL BE 47 COME FALL. FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, I'M JOHN SEIGENTHALER.

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[Taruball]

Vote goes for Mccain :) Obama is a communist, and a racist..

[thomasward00]

In November no matter what the liberal media says, most whites will vote for McCain, Obama cannot win with the Black and guilt ridden liberal white votes...

[blackmoney37]

@thomasward00 LOOKS LIKE HE WON AND WILL WIN AGAIN YOU BITCH

[pasisok]

He is not a Messiah but he is the right man for the job. McCain's choosing Palin did the trick. His first big decision cost him the election. I pray for his safety and hope that he does well. Good Americans would hope for no less.

[thomasward00]

You can worry about 2012 after your Messiah makes it for 4 years...

[rakrobn]

Yes, sure, keep thinking that. Is that why the GOP is going with WHATEVER he is putting out esp. the stimulus package? It's sad I know for conservative nutcases to be out of power. What happened to socialism? Now all of a sudden GOP pundits said he won on "conservative" themes. Moderates were freaked out by nutcases like Palin who is the supreme example of affirmative action. Please elect Jindal and Palin for 2012 so even MORE will come towards the Democrat side. Please run Sarah Failin'. ha ha.

[thomasward00]

There are alot of northern democrats that have moved to Virgiania and NC, that along with large black populations, and there ya go...

They had to have their affirmative action empty suit.

[thomasward00]

LOL... Obami is already backing out of his promises tard,  many pitfalls await Obami, One anti gun legislation and the battleground states go back to the GOP, Will there be a terrorist attack while Obami is at the guard? Will the huge welfare projects be failures? And actually the GOP doesn't need black voters, just the guilty whites who jumped the fence, when their Affirmative Action president fucks up, and he will... Moderates will run back crying to the GOP... Obami is a one termer.

[rakrobn]

The GOP lost almost EVERY single battleground and even lost strongholds like Virginia and North Carolina. Yet chickenhawks like you get other people to fight their wars for them. Keep it up, the GOP has already lost 2 election cycles and will only continue to lose more. Just look at the RNC and it's Chip Saltsman fiasco. They're idiotic to think that just electing someone black will be enough to get African Americans or any other minority to vote for them.

[rakrobn]

Right, I didn't know there were so many guilty whites in places like Virginia and North Carolina. Yeah 9/11 happened 9 months into Bush's term in which he demoted Richard Clarke with a memo saying Bin Laden determined to strike US. But let me guess - that's Bush's fault right? 9/11 happened in a blue state. Like a typical conservative who puts party about country in wishing bad events in states that are non-Repukelican. It's no wonder the GOP has lost the Senate, House, and now Presidency.

[thomasward00]

No it was the guilty whites, better hope that Obama can keep America safe like Bush did... just one attack and he's done, but if it does come, I just hope it happens to a blue state.

[rakrobn]

Exactly!!! Thomas. Obama was not able to win with blacks and guilty whites alone.