Republican Denial

SLIPPING INTO DENIAL ON THE MCCAIN-PALIN SIDE

Kenneth Hacker

October 31, 2008


Whether high on pills or not, Limbaugh sounded like he was losing his mind the other day as he begged Republicans not to throw in the towel but then later added that he cannot believe that Americans will vote to give up their freedom on Tuesday and they elect Obama as President. Despite the desperation of this king of rhetorical blather, voters are moving closer to Obama in more states and more Republican consultants and advisors are cashing out. Just today, former McCain advisor Mike Murphy talked about how bleak McCain's chances are and famous Republican consultant Charles Cook said that there there is very little chance of a McCain win.

A losing campaign will tend to to say that the polls are not to believed. They argue that the only poll that counts is the one on election day.

Have Governor Terminator join the campaign while Sam/Joe the Plumber is still a missing card is just another sign of desperation in a campaign that has fractured into lost themes and too much focus on the Alaska Barbie Doll named Sarah Palin.

Much will be debated about why McCain lost but it should become clear that the the main candidate displayed horrible judgment in his VP pick, his campaign focus, and his negativity against Obama. It is time for John McCain to retire.