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Some believe McCain's uphill battle is futile
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Frank Cotolo
7 Oct 2008 |
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Regardless of Oct. 7's Presidential candidate debate, there are people who
are already convinced Republican John McCain needs a miracle to win the race
for the White House.
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One of them is political-science teacher Remus McDemus, who is the only
professor to have tenure in five different universities.
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"I don't see any way that Senator McCain can make a case for being President
any longer," said McDemus while choosing a new pair of shoes at one of the
last Thom McCann shoe stores in the U.S. "Obama's lead will increase with
the last two debates because McCain is visibly tired. Even if he were to win
the election, most people feel, he is already washed out from the campaign
and will need to sleep for a year just to catch up."
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McDemus was accused of being partisan by McCain supporters. But he said, "I'm
voting for McCain, so don't tell me I am being partisan."
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Obama's response to McDemus and a few others who are convinced the
72-year-old politician is not going to win, was: "McCain is a fighter and
we don't think he is through yet. On November fifth he may be through and
we hope he is through and doesn't get enough electoral votes to win. But
the last few weeks in a Presidential campaign can be like a few weeks and
almost anything can happen, even if nothing happens."
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A McCain spokesperson said, "This is outrageous! No one wins the race until
the race is run. Then, the one coming in first is the winner. That one in this
case is not Obama. Not yet. Millions of people have to make their decisions
and we don't think they will decide on Obama's side. Obama is a dangerous
man, a mystery, a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a strange box
with unknown lining."
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The "dangerous" theme McCain has been hammering in ads and through his
running-mate Sarah Palin, is expected to pop up in the Oct. 7 debate,
somehow. Insiders say that McCain has considered many subtle ways of getting
the message across during the debate.
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One was to wear a suit of armor, at least for the first few questions.
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Another was to come out with a rifle and fully packed bullet vests around his shoulders.
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There were other suggestions but McCain would not talk to the press about
his tactics. Mrs. Palin, however, according to an insider, said, "I hope John
comes on stage with a cartload of Acme demolition contraptions, the kind that
Wild E. Coyote used to use in those great cartoons."
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