Sep 05 2008
John McCain: I am no Bush
The Republican National Convention came to a close last night when John McCain accepted the presidential nomination and then promptly scolded the Republican Party.
The maverick McCain was just that last night, reaching out to independent voters and smacking the hand of Republican officials in Washington, D.C. This morning he is being chastised by some and applauded by others, but it was Chris Matthews who said it best; John McCain will be leading in the polls after last night.
The reason is two fold; first independent voters are just that, independent. They are not beholden to a specific party belief, most are skeptical of government and all are weary of politicians. John McCain offered to them last night another option, as if he was a third party candidate. He scolded
Washington and their ever incessant need for power and out of control spending. McCain aimed his sights directly at the wasteful pork barrel spending, a D.C practice that everyone knows is harmful, but nobody is willing to stop. John McCain spoke as a CEO taking over a floundering corporation, ready to roll heads and end the corruption. It is exactly what so many independent voters desire and what made Ross Perot so popular until self imploding in 1992.
Secondly, John McCain turned the mirror on the Republicans and demanded they look into it. McCain noted Republicans were given an opportunity and failed. It is a message those inside the hall were reluctant to hear, but it was one that many conservatives have felt and expressed with their absence in the 2006 elections.
In essence, John McCain is creating a new triangular philosophy, Democrats and Barrack Obama, the Republicans and the broken down political leadership and finally John McCain, standing alone and ready to fight.
McCain is betting that Sarah Palin has solidified the party base, fed the party loyalist. His job is to reach out to the disgruntled Republican and cynical independent voter by demonstrating he truly is the lone maverick in
Washington.
With a united and excited base, John McCain heads out on the campaign trail, looking to spread his maverick message. It appears for now that people are listening, the question remains are they buying it?
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For the most part, I agree with you about McCain’s speech last night, but for the past several months, he had dropped all his “maverick” aspects. Last night the suddenly reemerged and it’s way too difficult to know which McCain would be in the white house, should he win.
And yeah, democrats do plenty of name calling, though if that’s how they debate, they’re not actual liberals because it’s completely contrary to the origins of the democratic party and liberalism. And I agree with you about affirmative action and gay marriage.