McCain 'jumped the shark'

[LuckyTheDog]

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2008/07/john_mccains_br.html

I’m sure some will find the new web video produced by the John McCain campaign, “Obama Love,” amusing. The video strings together a bunch of snippets of TV commentators talking about Obama in positive, sometimes sweet and glowing terms. The video is set to Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.”

But, coming on the heels of one of the worst, ham-fisted, nonsense ads of the season in which a John McCain approved ad tries to lay blame for high gas prices on rival Barack Obama, I am thinking this is the week when historians will say that the McCain campaign jumped the shark.

Judging from this week’s management of McCain’s campaign communications, I’d say the biggest obstacle facing the Arizona Senator’s quest for the Oval Office is his own decision, helped by bad advice from his new chief campaign adviser Steve Schmidt, to walk away from the McCain brand.

Schmidt, brought on to “save” McCain’s campaign, advised McCain that its time for him to play the sappy, wounded victim, rather than the confident statesman.

[tekisui]

1. Time for mcain to get a new-new-new-new campaign chief.

:rofl:

[mucifer]

2. that was an article by BUSINESSWEEK?

damn!

[LuckyTheDog]

7. My thought exactly (nt)

[Labors of Hercules]

3. Oh this has BACKFIRE written all over it!

I was actually thinking, damn nice Obama ad! *LOL*

[liberal N proud]

4. Everything McCain has done recently has backfired

He just can't get one up on Obama. I don't think he will through to November.

[tuvor]

5. LOL I suggested two days ago that he's "jumped the shark"...

...for saying Obama would "rather lose a war than lose a campaign".

Would be nice to see that meme stick.

[Kittycat]

6. McThuselah should have kept his mouth shut about the press...

By being a smart ass, then handing out those insulting tags - then cancelling his avail after numerous gaffe's, only pissed them off. So, he wanted coverage - he got it... Obama-style press coverage - where they try to catch him at every mistake. Only this time, it was the candidates fault. John McThuselah only has himself to blame.

[Barack_America]

8. Okay, time to ask your kids...

Whose kid's six grade class is running McCain's campaign for their class project?

It's obvious.

And, oh yeah, the "wounded victim" card worked so well when others played it this year.

Go for it, Johnny!

:evilgrin:

(curious to see him pull THAT page out of the HRC playbook, no?)