| − | Much talk has centered on how McCain lost the race. Immediately following the race, it was apparent that money was a key factor and in McCains case lack-there-of. Others blame the McCain campaign leadership. Obviously, they were stung by a Vice-president nominee with star power, drove the campaign into disarray. Leaks of infighting and decisions by campaign aides led to Sarah Palin rebuking those involved of accusations. It took one-year after Palin had been targeted before John McCain issued a statement to his aides telling them not to rebut her. <ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/67927-mccain-asks-aides-not-to-rebut-palin McCain asks aides not to rebut Palin, TheHill.com, November 16, 2009]</REF> Other McCain aides came out and quickly called for the Republicans to accept the gay agenda. | + | Much talk has centered on how McCain lost the race. Immediately following the race, it was apparent that money was a key factor and in McCains case lack-there-of. Others blame the McCain campaign leadership. Obviously, they were stung by a Vice-president nominee with star power, driving the campaign into disarray. Leaks of infighting and decisions by campaign aides led to Sarah Palin rebuking those involved of accusations. It took one-year after Palin had been targeted before John McCain issued a statement to his aides telling them not to rebut her. <ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/67927-mccain-asks-aides-not-to-rebut-palin McCain asks aides not to rebut Palin, TheHill.com, November 16, 2009]</REF> Another McCain aide came out and quickly called for the Republicans to accept the gay agenda. |
| − | There is no single reason why McCain lost. The Obama for President coalition of liberal-media, questionable money sources, [[ACORN]], platitudes and outright lies combined with a hate Bush agenda, Democrats drove the contest victory. | + | There is no single reason why McCain lost. The Obama for President coalition of [[liberal media]], questionable money sources, [[ACORN]], platitudes and outright lies combined with a hate Bush agenda, Democrats drove the contest victory. |