McCain now has challenge of staying in public eye

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Now that he has clinched the Republican presidential nomination, John McCain has to figure out how to remain in the public eye while attention is diverted to the tense Democratic battle.

The danger is that the epic struggle between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over their party's presidential nomination will dominate the news and turn McCain into a side issue.

It is a subject that concerns McCain's advisers, but they believe they will be able to keep sufficient focus on the Arizona senator while at the same time raise some much needed campaign cash and work on bringing the Republican Party together behind him.

"You have to be concerned about it," said senior McCain adviser Charlie Black. "But I think the answer is we have to go out and make news."

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06377662.htm

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Whenever I hear a Republican saying they're going to go out and make news, I get a knot in my stomach.

[niyad]

1. he has the challenge of staying awake

[Cant trust em]

2. This is why I thikn that dems staying in until the convention could work in our favor

people talk about how it's going to divide the party. I honestly don't think that will be the case once the nominee is decided. I do think, however, that us continuing to get real media coverage makes us look good.

[azmouse]

3. Lucky for us

McCain doesn't have the power to issue orders to bomb some country... But you just know he'd love to do just that to keep himself in the news.

[BOSSHOG]

4. bush should let him move into the white house now

and mccain can be by his side every day between now and the election.

My favorite line so far. Elect mccain, give bush a third term.

[bluestateguy]

5. Pay attenion to me! Pay attenion to me! Look! Look! Pay attenion to me! Pay attenion to me!

He needs to shut up.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. ....and stop calling everyone "My friends"!

Jesus, it's like listening to Billy Mays hawking Toilet Twaddlers and Crud Busters, only worse.............

[Bumblebee]

7. He is going to Europe now, totally out of sight, out of mind

and then will give some kind of a speech -- about foreign affairs -- at the end of March. Great way to render himself irrelevant while Clinton and Obama are in the news every day; let's hope in a good way, and while it's the economy, stupid...

[JTFrog]

8. Don't worry, Hillary is doing a great job of keeping his sorry ass propped up in the media.

He will bring a lifetime of experience to the white house dontcha know.

[Deja Q]

9. Well, just bring back the "No American would pick lettuce for $50/hr" quote and voila.

:D

[melody]

10. He could barely walk down the Rose Garden steps with Slappy the Elf Clown yesterday

Grandpa McBush needs a home, not to stay in the public eye.

[Dr.Phool]

11. Who?

[Mountainman]

12. Here's how to fix that U.S.: Al-Qaida may be planning attack on U.S.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3213280

[DainBramaged]

13. NcCain has challenge of staying awake

[peace13]

14. I'm positive that we can investigate his past

and find plenty to keep him in the limelight.

[Acadia Blue]

15. "bomb Iran, bomb Iran" a good ad against McCain...if they don't

use the huge amount they have that shows he is nuts, they are nuts.

[Thepricebreaker]

16. Actually Democrats fighting and "no news is good news" for McCain is not exactly good for us.

[GeniusLib]

17. He will spend the next 5 months marshalling his resources and laying the groundwork for his

general election campaign.

These positives far out weigh the negatives of being out of the limelight or whatever