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United States Presidential Election, 2008 (view source)
Revision as of 13:19, September 1, 2008
, 13:19, September 1, 2008→Republican Strategy
McCain is pushing the idea that he is a proven leader who served his country and as President can be counted on to keep America safe from outside threats. His strongest supporters are the elderly - the group that most wants stability.
McCain is pushing the idea that he is a proven leader who served his country and as President can be counted on to keep America safe from outside threats. His strongest supporters are the elderly - the group that most wants stability.
McCain chose first-term [[Alaska]] [[Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]] as his Vice Presidential nominee. Her relative inexperience on foreign policy issues undercuts his arguments against his opponent, [[Senator Barack Obama]], on experience, but also works to cut into [[Obama|Obama's]] call for "Change". In addition, McCain has touted [[Palin's]] record of standing up to the Alaska Republican party when she resigned from an Ethics Commission in protest over a lack of ethics of fellow commissioners, as well as when she ran against, and beat, then-incumbent Governor [[Frank Murkowski]] in the Republican primary in 2006. McCain will continue to tout her as a "maverick" and contrast her record outside of Washington, D.C. to Obama's V.P. nominee, [[Senator Joe Biden]]. Last, by choosing a female running mate, McCain hopes to increase his popularity amongst white women, where he currently trails Obama 43%-42% in a recent NBC/WSJ poll.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/Bringing_in_more_white_women.html?showall Bringing in more white women]</ref> In contrast, [[President Bush]] defeated [[Senator Kerry]] 55%-44% among this electorate in 2004. According to the NBC/WSJ poll, one in three of the undecided voters were white women, and therefore an electorate that is clearly up for grabs.
===Democratic Strategy===
===Democratic Strategy===