Posts Tagged ‘ 2008 election ’

Failures of McCain

Failures of McCain

McCain loosing the 2008 Presidential Election had many factors.  The one point to make is that McCain lost both electoral and popular vote.  Therefore the evaluation of all the factors has a direct affect towards the populous vote. Pre Convention While seeking the party nomination it has been historically about speaking to the base. – McCain did not do that.  McCain kept his ‘maverick’ policies.  The problem affected the base so much that popular republicans publicly voiced their support for Clinton after all other candidates dropped out and McCain was the only remaining choice. What were the issues? “Amnesty”...

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Expert Tells Candidates to ‘Get Some Sleep’

â’Get some sleep,â’ is the first piece of advice presidential debate expert Allan Louden has for presidential and vice presidential candidates preparing for upcoming debates. â’These candidates have to be exhausted,â’ says Louden, professor of communication at Wake Forest University. â’And that is when mistakes happen. Practice saying what takes five minutes in 30 seconds,â’ he suggests. But, he cautions against over preparing. â’Too much new information only serves to confuse. Briefing books should be brief.â’ Louden complete recommendation list: Get some sleep – these candidates have to be exhausted. Mistakes happen when the internal governor is not working....

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