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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (3077)	12/13/2008 4:58:49 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Money Wasn't McCain's Problem DECEMBER 12, 2008, 10:16 P.M. ET online.wsj.com In response to Karl Rove's "McCain Couldn't Compete With Obama's Money" (op-ed, Dec. 4): Jeepers, Karl, do you really think the money won the election for Barack Obama? Or was it more likely that John McCain's campaign swung madly like a compass at the North Pole, trying desperately to find an effective and consistent line of attack to power his candidacy? Or that his fighter-pilot tactical decisions, or, more accurately, gambles -- such as selecting Gov. Sarah Palin and suspending his campaign to rush back to Washington to help solve the financial crisis -- gave him momentary boosts, but more importantly, eroded the confidence of swing voters. They were then wooed away by the steady drumbeat of Mr. Obama's message and his presidential demeanor? I could go on, but you get the point. Past a certain level, the amount of money doesn't matter that much. The McCain campaign had adequate dollars to fund an effective and successful campaign. The fact remains that from the point of his becoming the presumptive nominee, John McCain lost any clear focus on substance. The campaign dribbled away its initial time advantage while the Democrats continued to slug it out, and then got totally sidetracked trying to find a chink in the Obama armor rather than sticking with what won Mr. McCain the nomination in the first place. It wasn't the money, Karl. It was a badly run campaign that poorly sold a great product. Full disclosure: I supported John McCain, contributing to his campaign for the first time in the dark hours of his primary bankruptcy. I voted for him and urged others to do so. I'd vote for him again. James Mahoney Lawrence, Mass. Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved