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To: i-node who wrote (400899)	7/23/2008 7:32:14 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) of 1577807

"Why are the [legitimate] polls not reflecting it?" It will take a little while for people to realize exactly how thoroughly McCain has cratered on Iraq. And Iraq has been the centerpiece of his campaign. McCain had a lot riding on the fact that Obama hadn't been to Iraq recently and didn't really understand what was going on. He was gambling that either Obama would not go and keep his focus on campaigning or he would go and humiliate himself. The humiliation would be one of two ways. Either he would get there and publicly admit he was wrong or he would not change his stance and appear to be inflexible. He didn't bank on the well-known fact that reality has a liberal bias. What really happened was he got there and Maliki validated Obama's stance. Despite the desperate spin of the White House that Maliki was mis-translated, was mis-quoted and even that he doesn't know what he is talking about, McCain has been forced to change his position to Obama's to keep from appearing to be totally out of the loop. And now McCain has the unenviable task of trying to convince people that he really hasn't changed his stance but that Obama has somehow moved in his direction... Considering this was his signature issue, the collapse is a pretty significant blow. So far, all McCain has been able to do is whine about the media, the very same group he has in the past called his base. At the moment, that is all he has as he tries to pick up the pieces and craft a new approach. But, that is what happens when you put all of your eggs in one basket and it turns out that it was really your opponents basket the whole time... The problem with the media is another one he has to come to terms with. They have been his for years, now it seems they want to date others. Whining about the media didn't work for Hillary and isn't likely to work for McCain.

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