Discussion Was 2008 winnable for the GOP?

[JimmieCobson]

For like a week after the RNC McCain was leading in the polls. While he was a bad candidate, it's not like Obama was perfect either. The Paris Hilton ad was an excellent example of Obama's weaknesses, for instance. I think that McCain's response to the whole "I don't trust Obama I think he's an Arab" line was way too coddling to Obama. Assuming we had a better candidate (Romney, Paul, Huckabee, Giuliani, etc.), could Obama have been beaten, especially if the Republicans successfully pull open the rift between the Obama and Clinton voters?

 

[centurywalker]

For like a week after the RNC McCain was leading in the polls. While he was a bad candidate, it's not like Obama was perfect either. The Paris Hilton ad was an excellent example of Obama's weaknesses, for instance. I think that McCain's response to the whole "I don't trust Obama I think he's an Arab" line was way too coddling to Obama. Assuming we had a better candidate (Romney, Paul, Huckabee, Giuliani, etc.), could Obama have been beaten, especially if the Republicans successfully pull open the rift between the Obama and Clinton voters?

Yes,altough it’s a close one

 

[Ytsuken]

No, people wated a nigger president just for the sake of it, also obamna had grifter policies that promised some sense of change
Imo obamna was actually the worst presidet in amerikan history, not saying it because he's a nigger, I'm saying it because I disagree with pretty much all of his policies