Shays: McCain Can't Win; Lost His "Maverick" Brand

Yale Daily News:

The first ballot has yet to be tallied, but some Republicans are already hammering nails into the McCain-Palin campaign's coffin.

Locked in a tight congressional race, Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut's 4th district is the latest in a slew of Republican incumbents, including Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, to concede a near-certain victory to the Obama camp.

"I just don't see how [McCain] can win," Shays said in an interview here on Sunday.

Shays, the Connecticut co-chair of McCain's campaign, said he was disappointed by the standards of McCain's race, which has increasingly relied on mudslinging.

"He has lost his brand as a maverick; he did not live up to his pledge to fight a clean campaign," Shays said.

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Comments

[spunky5408]

P o o r L i t t l e B i l l y "B a t-S h i t C r a z y" B@tson: Classic example of u n t r e a t e d i m p o t e n c .e

[mrsmdressup]

That would require me to pity him, and I don't. He is a useless waste of oxygen.

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

HAH! Thanks!! How bracing! I needed that!

[FellowTraveler]

Just so that I'm sure someone has said it: the Shays quote doesn't make any sense. A maverick is an unbranded calf, thus it cannot lose its brand. Another acceptable definition for maverick is a lone dissenter, which McCain hasn't really ever been, and which has no inherent branding status. There isn't much worse than a politician trying to be clever. Take a seat, Shays.

[ScottCandage]

Clinton knocked it out of the park.

[mrsmdressup]

I love that man.

[acslaterson]

HE// yeah he did!

[SuzyQ08]

He did an excellent job in making the case for Obama. I'm so happy!

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

He can really put across a speech can't he?! One of the best.

[maxdenn]

Next Tuesday, assorted right wingers, we're going to knock you out of the park. Watching President Clinton and Senator Obama in Florida.

[EarthToZoey]

Hey, if you're trying to get people to vote, let them know that if they wear their "I Voted" sticker to Krispy Kreme on November 4th, they get a free donut.

Appeal to their sugar tooth!!!

http://www.krispykreme.com/images/hot_vote_now08_pop.jpg

:)

[GerryS]

darn, nearest one is 240 miles-------

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

Mmmmm.....donuts.

[Palmz]

Bill Clinton reminds me of the good times!

[DAE]

What a sad, pathetic, cowardly person. It's obvious that he hates himself.

[BillyBatson]

Shays is just trying to save his seat in Connecticut. McCain has proven over and over that he means what he says and says what he means. You know where he stands and he's got a record of accomplishments to run on.

Palin/McCain '08

[levibatgirl]

Yawn.

Did you say something?

[acslaterson]

http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com/

[BillyBatson]

Phony veterans, just like the VVAW from the 70's. Winter Soldiers again?

[ContraEgoiste]

LOL

McSame has flip flopped more times than a fish out of water. Has given more wrong answers than a third grader being asked about the VP's job.

[acslaterson]

http://www.votevets.org/index_html

[CastleBravo1]

On what scale? The second? The microsecond? The millisecond?

[apogee2perogee]

Certainly NOT fractal in nature....with similarity at all scales! LOL

[wembakoy]

We know that McCain can not win but we need to work hard to make sure also the democrats win 60% of the senate seats.

Please share this video to all. This election is very important. Don't be fooled again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X2kjgdF1Xk

Thanks.

[SuzyQ08]

Bill Clinton ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[enyapjeff]

11:81 PM
CNN and MSNBC-- Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at the rally in Floridia.
FAUX - Kark Rove with an Electoral College map giving his prediction of an Obama win with 318 Electoral Votes and certain victory.

We cannot relax until November 5, 2008 the networks report the final 50 state tally declaring Obama/Biden as the next President and Vice President of these United States.

[teronhussein678]

11:81???

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

---"FAUX - Kark Rove with an Electoral College map giving his prediction of an Obama win with 318 Electoral Votes and certain victory."

Wait a minute! Are you serious here? (I'm a luddite living in a missile silo--it is impenetrable to satellite...I dont get FAUX)

[SCG]

Maybe Mc Cain can wheel out Bush 1 or 2 to speak on his behalf?

lol

[GerryS]

he could dig up RR-

[mdmpo]

He's already speaking for Obama

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/29/campaign-adwatch-reagan-r_n_138945.html

[TN]

The gig is up on the whole Maverick thingy. I don't see how he had soo many people believing he ever was.

[acslaterson]

SLICK WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYY FIRING IT UP IN KISSIMMEE!!!

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

Oh oh. He is firing it up? We all better duck! Incoming, Monica!!

[apogee2perogee]

Bill Clinton just listed four reasons to vote for Obama.....

1) the philosophy

2) the policy

3) the ability to make a decision

4) the ability to make decisions happen as change

[BillyBatson]

Hmmmmmmm........how come none of those qualities have shown up in his record so far?

[KOisGod]

You ask, but you can't read

[SCG]

Where was Mc War at 47? Licking Reaganite boots?

[apogee2perogee]

Depends on the point of view.....and the ability to see.

[acslaterson]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... how come your "Maverick" POW candidate hates vets and scored a D from Votevets.com?

[acslaterson]

*.org

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

Cool. Keep us posted.