| Bubblehead1980 |
02-13-11 01:58 AM |
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Originally Posted by Platapus
(Post 1596526)
I did not think McCain would have been able to handle the issues any better than Obama and may have handled them worse (we will never know for sure). McCain is not exactly been a shaker and a mover in the GOP. I feared that with McCain we would have a president that both parties would not deal with.
My honest feeling is that the GOP did not expect to win in 2008 concerning the nation's feelings and opinions of Bush. I think McCain was thrown in there as a token GOP candidate with the expectation that in 2012 the GOP would make a stronger run for office. I think McCain was a throw away candidate.
And then there were the concerns I had for McCain's health. The job of POTUS is a killer. Look at pictures of recent presidents going into and out of office. That position ages a man far more than the 4/8 years he is in office. With a decent VP to take over, this can be an acceptable risk. In my opinion, having Palin one heartbeat from the Presidency was not a good risk.
Honestly, if McCain had selected a better VP, I might have voted for him. But, as far as my voting, he choose unwisely. His selection of Palin was what put me over the edge vote wise.
Voting for Obama was the lessor of two risky choices. I refuse not to vote. And unfortunately voting for a candidate of the minor political parties won't accomplish much in our two party system. One of these days I wish I would have an opportunity to vote FOR a candidate. In the last bunch of elections, I have not had this opportunity.
And no, I am not happy about it.
Anyway, you asked why I voted "not-McCain" in the election. That's why.
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Thanks for explaining, I understand.I suspect many people, most likely the people who pushed barry o over the limit were in your position.McCain could have beat Obama if he hammered on all the stuff that would turn most rational people away but he refused to until the very end.The Wright, Ayers, Davis thing, his backround and religion, his efforts to hide his college transcripts and thesis along with his own words from his book, could have pretty easily beat obama down with all that but refused to really.I didn't see many Wright commercials until the very end when it was too late.
McCain had a thing about "negative" campaigning, prob since he was a victim of true negative campaigning in 2000 primaries in SC by the Bush team, it cost McCain the nomination.The difference is it would all be true against obama, just putting the facts out.Not true McCain had an out of wedlock half black/white child as they claimed in SC.McCain's adopted daughter is from India I believe, but someoutside group(most likely connected to Karl Rove) claimed otherwise, which cost McCain the SC primary.I believe that is how it went down, been a long time ago.
Even with his flaws and Caribou Barbir as VP, safer bet than Barry O. |
