McCain is coasting on the false impression of “competence” and “credibility” buttressed by the media and the Democrats have no mechanism to destroy this falacy. Move On and the DNC have to stop preaching to the converted and insist the truth be told in any way possible.”

Interesting, can you back that up with any specifics ? While your at it, which other candidte has more competence and credibility ?

…you’re not going to say Obama, are you ??

we know, we know…

McCain is coasting on the false impression of “competence” and “credibility” buttressed by the media and the Democrats have no mechanism to destroy this falacy.

You mean the “liberal media” isn’t challenging the conventional wisdom on McCain? Who woulda thunk it?

McCain is coasting on the false impression of “competence” and “credibility” buttressed by the media and the Democrats have no mechanism to destroy this falacy. Move On and the DNC have to stop preaching to the converted and insist the truth be told in any way possible.

Hillary is radioactive to the Rs – she would motivate the R base more than McCain ever could.

This should be screamed from the Mountain tops. The republicans will come out on election day to vote AGAINST HILLARY.

And sadly, Obama’s Preachergate has totally alienated LOTS of independents.

I call BS on this. The stupid Wright non-controversy will be down the memory hole in 2 weeks. The only reason this story has any traction is that pundits are lazzzzy and this ’scandal’ comes equipped with a you tube clip

PA for Change!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE !!!!!

Yeah, talk is cheap in the early spring. Let’s see McCain actually campaignj alongside Chimpy in the fall.

I dare him. I double-dare him.

Hey, maybe I am wrong and if it turns out that way I’ll say so. But the victory lap many at TP are running because there is just no way the Republicans can win is very premature.

No, Keltoi, the point is that before the Repub nom was settled, you had backers of each candidate saying the exact same thing about McCain that the poll you cite says about Democrats.

Same situation; unsettled nomination, bravado talk from rank-and-file that spelled disaster.

Maybe Republicans ARE better “little soldiers” than Democrats. But Democrats have a hell of a lot more motivation to vote the party line than in an typical election.

Almost any declaration about this year’s election is “very premature”, including your speculation that “this could go down to the wire” based on a predictable poll. What is clear is that Democratic turnout in the primaries is dwarfing Republican turnout, voters registering as Democrats is increasing and as Republicans is dropping, and pretty much all long-term trends that generally affect elections (economy, war, popularity of sitting president) seem to favor Democratic fortunes.

How many of them are lining up behind the GOP candidate like good little soldiers now?

Well, that is the thing, Ralph, Repubs are good little soldiers. They fall in line much quicker than the Dems.

Hillary is radioactive to the Rs – she would motivate the R base more than McCain ever could. And sadly, Obama’s Preachergate has totally alienated LOTS of independents.

Hey, maybe I am wrong and if it turns out that way I’ll say so. But the victory lap many at TP are running because there is just no way the Republicans can win is very premature.

fiscal responsibility? the republicans have failed here.
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$500,000. $30,000,000. $720,000,000.

That’s how much we’re spending on the Iraq war every minute, every hour, and every day. And most republicans will tell you that the war is not tied to the economy at all.

smaller govt.? Largest expansion of govt. since WWII so strike two.

Less intrusive? warrantless wiretapping, Terry Schiavo, Patriot act.

The republicans haven’t been true to themselves for the last 7 years so how can anyone believe they will be true to the american people?

Get serious, Keltoi. How many Romney or Huckabee backers during the primary said they would vote for Hillary before McCain?

How many of them are lining up behind the GOP candidate like good little soldiers now?