What's Your Best Strategy To Beat McCain?

[aaroh]

My strategy would be to help fund and promote Bob Barr to disenfranchised republicans.

[rug]

1. Show up.

[skepticscott]

3. Exactly

If everyone who voted for any Democrat in the primaries votes for Obama in November, along with all of the other people who would normally vote Democratic, McCain won't stand a chance. It's pretty much just that simple. The only way the Democrats lose is if too many Clinton/Edwards/Kucinich etc. supporters decide to stay home or vote "their conscience".

[frogcycle]

9. if they honestly vote "their conscience"

it will be a landslide

any sentient being with an IQ greater than single digits HAS to understand that McCain is a puppet of Bill Kristol & company. Whatever there once was in that now-hollow shell of a human being that might have been a "maverick" or "moderate" or whatever is long gone.

Voting for the cabal is not in any American's self-interest, except the few hundred oligarchs seeking a permanent fascist country.

[skepticscott]

25. Unfortunately

there are probably some Democrats out there who still can't bring themselves to support any candidate but their favorite, or any candidate that isn't progressive enough. Their "conscience" is the excuse they'll plead, apparently leaving out of those calculations just what the consequences of allowing another Republican to be elected will be for this country (not to mention the world).

During the primaries, I've seen many, many people on DU clearly and unequivocally state that they will NEVER support the Democratic nominee in November if it is not their favorite, no matter what the result of their staying home or voting Independent might be. I can only hope, now that the dust is starting to settle, that they will come to their senses and recall the lessons of 2000.

[frogcycle]

35. people need to face facts

voting "for" Obama does not have to mean you like him, want him for pres, don't hate his supporter who was rude to you. Just think of it as sticking a pin in a gwb voodoo doll.

[placton]

34. hey - we are working on our fellow Hillary Herd members

I have one friend who said she would vote for Obama, and now is wavering about the Maverick! Be assured she will get some literature, and emails, and vote Dem!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

22. this Kucinich supporter will vote the Democratic ticket come November

as pledged after Kooch dropped out. Knowing how much Dennis is different from Obama on policy matters, while Clinton is so close, it still amazes me that some of her supporters are threatening to vote GOP or stay home.

[skepticscott]

26. It's pretty sad to think

that some of them will be doing that because some Obama supporter honked them off way back in March, and they've still got their knickers in a twist about it. They need to be reminded that this election is not about them and their hurt feelings. Only the most arrogant and self-centered voter would claim that how a few supporters of a candidate treated them is a rational basis for a vote in any election, let alone one as potentially pivotal as this one.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

29. Yes, it baffles me

I remember back when Kucinich was in the race, and soon after he left--there were posters here calling him names (like the Keebler elf) and making rude comments. I looked at the comments, realized that the ONLY person it reflected on was them, and went on. Right now I couldn't even tell you which candidate they were supporting--and did it matter? No. Their comments were their comments.

[underpants]

15. Turn on the cameras and the mic

and ask people what they think of Bush

[glowing]

2. Is she the one that was on the Builderburg (sp) list of attendees this year?

[mdmc]

4. Well, in NYS I'm doing the same thing

But I got a cuz in Florida. I might spend some time down there doing GOTV for Obama. I really hope that there are no swing states this year. I hope that the GOP is defeated left and right.

[Broadslidin]

5. Refrain from evolving into an out-right Congenital Liar in your quest for Ultimate Power.

:nuke: :patriot: :nuke:

[WeDidIt]

6. LEt the Obama team work unhindered

They definitely know what they're doing.

[CatsDogsBabies]

7. I actually watched McCain

on tv for about 5 minutes last week and can't believe anyone would vote for him. I knew I would never vote for him, but I didn't realize how painful just seeing him on tv for just a few minutes would be. I think if everyone watched about 5 minutes of McCain that would be enough for an Obama landslide victory.

[Smarmie Doofus]

8. Raise questions about his grasp of the issues.

This will raise a general question about his ability to grasp the complexities of of the job for which he is running and his potential to cope with them.

McCain seems challenged by even simple stuff. Obama's biggest strength is his intelligence.

I'd keep going back to that. Be careful not to relate it to age ( voters are free to bring with them whatever prejudices they may have re.age into the booth... and they will.).

It should be "smart vs. not-smart".

[frogcycle]

10. take him up on the townhall meetings

then ask questions like "what is two plus two?"

[libnnc]

11. Remind folks of his sorry-assed voting record on important issues

Especially veterans issues--which are supposed to be his strong suit.

His record, his temper and his ignorance will do him in.

[Historic NY]

12. Ask people if they're better off now than they were 8yrs ago.......

if that doesn't do it well let them eat cake. (that is if they can still buy flour).

[Smarmie Doofus]

14. I wondered why Kerry and Co. didn't go there in '04.

>>>Ask people if they're better off now than they were 8yrs ago>>>>

On my list of things I'll never understand.

Blatantly obvious then. Still has some resonance; but McCain will be edging further and further away from Bush so the comparison will likely be less effective now than it could have been.

[crickets]

42. They did.

Kerry and Edwards gave awesome tandem speeches that spent a great deal of time talking about the economy and how "help is on the way." People listened and cheered by the thousands. I still have videos of those speeches kicking around somewhere, but unfortunately I don't see any online at a quick glance.

You're right, though. The economy is a huge issue that resonates even more now than it did four years ago.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

13. Tie him to Bush on Iraq, the economy and Bush's other failures.

Remind the electorate just what they'd be voting for.

[JI7]

16. send every home a video of that speech this past tuesday

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

30. McSame's or Obama's?

They are equally valuable.

[Hippo_Tron]

41. The RNC hired George Lucas to track down and burn every copy of McGramps' speech Tuesday

Lucas has experience doing such with the Star Wars Holiday Special.

[against all enemies]

17. Show the video of him sleeping at the last State of the Union.

[Marie26]

18. Dream ticket. nt

[Danger Mouse]

19. Carry this picture around with me everywhere I go...

[Doctor_J]

20. Make sure all the votes are counted

The Obama campaign should have daily dispatches from all the election fraud that's being perpetrated by the GOP RIGHT NOW. Make it a point to say that once Obama is in office, the vote cagers and voter roll purgers and polling place challengers will be prosecuted and sent to federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.

If this election is fair, McCain will be lucky to finish within 10 % points of Obama in the PV

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

21. I'm hyping Barr to folks who I know won't vote Obama

because of his color.

Then, for the rest--anyone with kids or grandkids of fighting age, I ask--how exactly is McCain going to be able to stay in Iraq 100 years AND bomb Iran without additional troops? Doesn't that mean two things--domestic programs we need will be slashed to pay for the insatiable war machine, and the draft will be re-instituted? One of my co-workers hopes his son will be the first in the family to go to college. I plan to tell him FAT CHANCE. There will be no Federal help for college--but the kid will be excellent cannon fodder. I'll be blunt with him because with some folks that is the only way to get through. I'd do it differently with other folks, depending on the circumstances.

I'd also stress McCain's temper--do we want a President that will act rashly first and then think later? That should give a lot of folks pause.

Finally, I'd use the youtube videos out there that use McCain's own words to show how much of a flip-flopper he is.

[BklynChick]

23. turnout, esp in states that are a toss-up at this point, strategic look at electoral college map

[rndmprsn]

24. self delete

...

[riona]

27. One thing I have in mind

Is to point the information in the following paragraphs written by Marcia Mercer.

"At Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., he said, "I made my
resentment clear in my usual immature ways to upperclassmen
and school officials, piling up demerits and earning the distinction
at the end of the year of 'worst rat.'"

And, said the man who famously has screamed obscenities at
Senate colleagues, "If my detractors had known me here ... they
might marvel at the self-restraint and mellowness I developed as
an adult." Or not.

At the Naval Academy, where he finished fifth from the bottom of
his class, he said he accumulated so many demerits and pulled so
much marching duty that he could have marched from Annapolis
to Baltimore and back 17 times. That might be a record, he said."

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

28. It's the economy, stupid.

Seriously. There is no issue on which he is more vulnerable.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

31. Run as a Democrat. Not a "triangulator" pandering to the right.

[H2O Man]

32. Easy.

McCain is a filthy glass of stagnant water; Obama is a clean glass of water. The American public is thirsty. Place the glasses side-by-side, and let the public decide which one they want to drink

[placton]

33. RULE 1: no dumbass photos

-don't go hunting
-no more bowling
-say no to windsurfing
-ditto skindiving
-don't drive any military vehicles, ESPECIALLY tanks!
-no golf, no tennis

-MAYBE have a shot and a beer - I am still not sure on that one

[underpants]

48. June 8, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., goes for a bike ride in Chicago, Sunday, June 8, 2008.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Peace Patriot]

36. Throw Diebold, ES&S and all election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!

And announce that it's time for the New Deal, part 2.

[crickets]

46. Yes.

I hate those freaking machines. I don't feel like I've gotten a real chance to vote since 2000.

New Deal, part 2 is what it's going to take to drag the country out of the current economic mess.

[rucky]

37. GOTV

encouraging turnout, registering new voters, and making sure everybody's on the rolls.

[progetto]

38. McCain = Bush 3rd term, should be enough. n/t

[cottonseed]

39. Remind people that he's now the face of the ideologically bankrupt Republican Party.

McCain needs to be cut down to size, but I think he's got the advantage of years of branding as being the "maverick", the independent, the middle of the road Republican. This to anyone in the know is absurd, but it is not particularly clear to the general electorate. We're running against McCain, but we're also running against the Republican party, a movement that is corrupt, with no ideas or direction, other than cutting taxes for the rich, enabling corporations, and selling American citizens down the river.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

40. Just point out that he voted with Bush* 89% Of The Time

He will be crushed under the full weight of the truth...

[sfam]

43. Make McCain smile...repeatedly...nt

[Duder]

44. Keep him alive n/t

[SKKY]

45. My strategy would be to make sure McCain speaks to the press...

...and preferably in front of large crowds as much as possible. He'll beat himself.

[anonymous171]

47. Tie him to Bush and destroy his maverick image.

[SparkyMac]

49. Pray loud -- and often n/t

[Imagevision]

50. Secure the voting machines! the rest will take care of itself...