Can a 71 year old moderate Republican war hero defeat a 45 year old Democratic upstart with virtually no executive experience or legislative record?
The game is on.
Hillary is out of here. The numbers just don't lie. Due to the proportional nature of the delegates, a comeback by Hillary is virtually impossible. Hooray for America!
Without a doubt the Democrats enthusiasm and voter turnout in the primaries has dwarfed any thing on the Republican side -- but will that translate to an Obama win in the fall?
It will be an uphill battle for Obama -- Can he win Florida? Can he win Ohio? If Obama can't flip either of those states, then his path to victory is very unclear against McCain.
McCain is a fighter, a survivor, a good politician. Lofty rhetoric will not phase him in the least. McCain will draw very clear distinctions on issues. This is something Hillary was unable to do.
Michael Medved states it clearly:
"John McCain needs to learn the lessons of Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign. If he tries to emphasize his obviously superior experience and preparation for the job, he’ll lose in a landslide. Obama can easily characterize him as “yesterday’s man” (as he did in his victory speech on Tuesday night) and emphasize his opponent’s advanced age by “graciously” saluting his “fifty years of service.” He thereby makes the point that he himself isn’t even fifty years old, confirming his vacuous declaration that “we are the change that we’ve been waiting for.”
McCain and the GOP can win the election, but only if they draw crisp, unmistakable distinctions on the issues.
Voters should face big questions: do you think America will be safer if we surrender to terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere? Do you want to pay more in taxes to pay for a bigger government? Do you want to pay for your neighbor’s health insurance, or is the nation stronger when we emphasize individual responsibility? Do we want more freedom and opportunity or do we need more government supervision and regulation?
On these issues, on these crucial choices, Republicans can win. If McCain explains those choices clearly and persuasive (and I believe he will) then his problems with movement conservatives will take care of themselves.
If, on the other hand, he tries to run a campaign based on biography and personality, he’ll meet the same fate as Hillary Clinton. Unless McCain offers bold, positive, conservative vision for the future, and draws clear distinctions on the issues, then even this admirable war hero and maverick Naval aviator is, alas, likely to go down in flames. "
The game is on.
Hillary is out of here. The numbers just don't lie. Due to the proportional nature of the delegates, a comeback by Hillary is virtually impossible. Hooray for America!
Without a doubt the Democrats enthusiasm and voter turnout in the primaries has dwarfed any thing on the Republican side -- but will that translate to an Obama win in the fall?
It will be an uphill battle for Obama -- Can he win Florida? Can he win Ohio? If Obama can't flip either of those states, then his path to victory is very unclear against McCain.
McCain is a fighter, a survivor, a good politician. Lofty rhetoric will not phase him in the least. McCain will draw very clear distinctions on issues. This is something Hillary was unable to do.
Michael Medved states it clearly:
"John McCain needs to learn the lessons of Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign. If he tries to emphasize his obviously superior experience and preparation for the job, he’ll lose in a landslide. Obama can easily characterize him as “yesterday’s man” (as he did in his victory speech on Tuesday night) and emphasize his opponent’s advanced age by “graciously” saluting his “fifty years of service.” He thereby makes the point that he himself isn’t even fifty years old, confirming his vacuous declaration that “we are the change that we’ve been waiting for.”
McCain and the GOP can win the election, but only if they draw crisp, unmistakable distinctions on the issues.
Voters should face big questions: do you think America will be safer if we surrender to terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere? Do you want to pay more in taxes to pay for a bigger government? Do you want to pay for your neighbor’s health insurance, or is the nation stronger when we emphasize individual responsibility? Do we want more freedom and opportunity or do we need more government supervision and regulation?
On these issues, on these crucial choices, Republicans can win. If McCain explains those choices clearly and persuasive (and I believe he will) then his problems with movement conservatives will take care of themselves.
If, on the other hand, he tries to run a campaign based on biography and personality, he’ll meet the same fate as Hillary Clinton. Unless McCain offers bold, positive, conservative vision for the future, and draws clear distinctions on the issues, then even this admirable war hero and maverick Naval aviator is, alas, likely to go down in flames. "
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