Name: Anonymous 2008-10-11 15:02
It's funny you know. There seems to be no indication that the majority of voters or electors seem to care about Obama's link to Ayers. Obama himself is unconcerned by the implications. Yet, the equivalent scandals of Troopergate and McCain's own Keating involvement and his subsequent 'erratic' behaviour at the start of the economic meltdown has only weakened his candidacy.
Lets look at the two sides and determine what it is about each scandal and how each resonates with voters.
On the Republican side, you have scandals involving abuse of power at the hands of government officials. The fleecing of credit holders and an overall disdain for anything like due process. Given the current economic situation it's understandable why these scandals resonate negatively with voters.
On Obama's side you have an association, intimate or otherwise with a former sixties radical who fought against a government embroiled in an unpopular war that was prosecuted by a corrupt administration that also had clear disdain for due process and any limits to the exercise of its power.
Seeing a pattern? Mentioning Obama's link to Ayers only serves to remind voters that he is at odds with the philosophy of the current administration. Every mention of McCain's link to Keating, or Palin's troopergate only serves to remind voters that they share the philosophy of the current administration.
If McCain wishes to win the presidency, he needs to stop his lipsticked pigbull from mentioning Ayers. It only hurts his own cause.
Lets look at the two sides and determine what it is about each scandal and how each resonates with voters.
On the Republican side, you have scandals involving abuse of power at the hands of government officials. The fleecing of credit holders and an overall disdain for anything like due process. Given the current economic situation it's understandable why these scandals resonate negatively with voters.
On Obama's side you have an association, intimate or otherwise with a former sixties radical who fought against a government embroiled in an unpopular war that was prosecuted by a corrupt administration that also had clear disdain for due process and any limits to the exercise of its power.
Seeing a pattern? Mentioning Obama's link to Ayers only serves to remind voters that he is at odds with the philosophy of the current administration. Every mention of McCain's link to Keating, or Palin's troopergate only serves to remind voters that they share the philosophy of the current administration.
If McCain wishes to win the presidency, he needs to stop his lipsticked pigbull from mentioning Ayers. It only hurts his own cause.