In considering this current discussion, it is instructive to look at a previous extensive discussion on the same topic.
Back on January 23, 2008, there was a post by Eric Earling entitled "A Note on Polls & Electability," leading to a thread with 141 comments over a five-day period. At the time, it was just beginning to look like McCain was likely to emerge as the GOP presidential candidate.
The post and 141 comments - in the Sound Politics archives at http://www.soundpolitics.com/archives/009979.html includes several comments by Chris Vance, which are particularly interesting in retrospect. Also, the thread included a lot of discussion about whether McCain's positions on amnesty and global warming made him a stronger or weaker candidate.
More than 10 months later, the claims, predictions, prognostications, estimates, and evaluations in the January 23-27 thread are quite interesting in the light of subsequent events.
Once again, it is available online in the Sound Politics archives at http://www.soundpolitics.com/archives/009979.html
Posted by BerenForCongress at December 18, 2008 07:29 AM | Email ThisIt was like what a couple of people said about Rossi. He was Dead on Arrival. And people saw that and warned people of that. They said he should have ran in 2012. They said that as early as 2007, but no the kool aid was flowing.
But I fear the kool aid is still flowing. Republicans think that Obama is going to be a pushover in 2012.
Well, you can't beat something with nothing. And it seems that all the GOP is offering us is the same ole nothing.
Look at what happened at the King County Convention that was recently held. What happened there? Nothing. The losers who led the King County GOP in 2008 were re-elected. If that isn't rewarding failure I don't know what is.
Bob Dole should have proved that you can't beat something with nothing. As long as the Left controls the Republican party we will continue to lose.
Posted by: Steve on December 24, 2008 10:05 AM