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I just happen to run across THIS editorial placed in the Rockbridge Weekly, an online newsgroup from out of Virginia, I think.
The editor list five reasons why Senator McCain will lose the election in November, and I just happen to agree with most of them. I'm only listing a few of the concerns.
1) Barack Obama appears to be vigorous, youthful and has a solid core of advisors with tons of political experience - a team which already has proven that it can raise huge amounts of money and then use it effectively.
Since Mr. Obama flip-flopped on his promise to use public funding, the Obama campaign will enjoy a 3-4 times greater funding advantage over McCain. In American elections, this is a huge advantage.5. Republicanism - the term, is a strong negative this year, with many former party members opting for the label now as independents, not wishing to be thought of a member of a group which promoted out of control spending, foreign wars without appropriate planning or administration and policies which have failed on both the energy and housing fronts. Most conservative Republicans don't care for McCain and thus, aren't enthusiastic about his campaign. Those labeling themselves as Republicans have dropped by 6-8 percentage points, at least according to one national survey. That puts those in that category in the either low 30s or high 20s in terms of percentile, now far below those claiming to be Democrats. It is clear then that independents will decide the election.
The editor goes on to say that the McCain campaign has no clear definition, which we all know is true.
It is obvious to me that the editor of this piece is a Republican supporter, but judge for yourself after reading the whole bit Here. The end of the piece is a good one.
