Reply #10: this needs to be made clear NOW, not after the convention.

[radfringe]

this needs to be made clear NOW, not after the convention.

McCain is the presumptive nominee, the only one out there running against him is Huckabee. Romney has thrown his support behind McCain.

with the exception of a formal nomination - McCain's the GOP pick. As such, under the guise of primary/caucuses - McCain is really in the GE round of campaigning. He essentially has 4 month jump on the DEM nominee, clear playing field, doesn't have to defend himself against other GOPers attacking, he can and already has taken swipes at Obama and to a lesser extent at Clinton.

By the time the Dem convention has selected it's nominee - McCain will have honed the "message" and defined them.

Clinton and Obama and yes all of us that post, blog, work on campaigns, or just talk to other people need to define McCain NOW.

McCain - More of the Same
McCain - More WARS, Less jobs
McCain - same as bush, just older
McCain = 4 more years of the SAME

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4640679&mesg_id=4640679