In response to
"If he had motivated the base to get that 5%, how much more of the center would he have lost in the process? -- nm"
by
znufrii
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The base didn't find McCain distasteful. It's just that economic concerns trump all other issues when voters are looking at potential job losses down
Posted by
Loyola
Nov 7 '08, 09:58
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the line. Obama could have run a campaign banning guns and pro gay marriage and still won. Social concerns are a luxury in good economic times. When trouble hits the economy, people don't vote with their feet, they vote with their pocket.
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