Which McCain campaign gimmick was most ridiculous?

[K8-EEE]

Not really talking about the usual GOP tactics (Be Afraid! It's a c-c-commie! Oh noes!) but things that are unique to McCain's epic fail campaign.

[K8-EEE]

1. Difficult choice

They're all so fucking ridiculous.

[stray cat]

2. Country first and I've been tested. Oh and I know how to get Bin Laden

[MarianJack]

3. I said other,...

...the Palin(comparison) pick.

[polichick]

4. LOL - they're all completely ridiculous! It's like a VERY BAD political novel!

But I'll go with the bogus campaign suspension because it REALLY backfired on him.

[K8-EEE]

10. Yeah I think that's when he really started to slide

He hasn't really ever recovered from that little performance.

[demokatgurrl]

5. Selecting Palin. n/t

[K8-EEE]

11. You're right.....she's a walking talking gimmick! Will add!

[speedoo]

12. Agreed. Worst decision by a Presidential candidate EVER. nt

[WA98296]

6. Picking a woman imagining that gender would trump lack of substance.

[EastTennesseeDem]

7. How about selecting Failin in the first place?

That is the very definition of a gimmick.

[patrick t. cakes]

8. tough choice

something tells me theres at least one more
gimmick up his sleeve.

gotta go suspension.
i still love how obama called him out
on that.

[DrToast]

9. The celebrity attack was one of the few things that DID work...

Although it didn't last for long.

The biggest gimmick was Palin.

[teknomanzer]

13. The campaign suspension...

That was an act of supreme stupidity. Did he really expect people not to see it for what it was... a very lame stunt.

[K8-EEE]

16. It cracked me up how they were all over the media crowing about

suspending the campaign, it's like....well aren't you campaigning right now???

The meeting with GWB was great too, total backfire,

[MrSlayer]

14. Palin. Simply the worst political move I've ever seen.

[mckara]

15. I Know How to Do This... Win Wars... Etc.

[endthewar]

17. Definitely parachuting in to save the economy

The voters weren't fooled. They saw it as a political stunt and are now punishing him because of it.

[Cha]

18. I read his downfall started big time when he went

around like a chicken on Ex Lax.."suspending the campaign", "cancelling Letterman" "postponing the Debate" "flying to Washington and getting bush to call Obama there too"..all that stuff that reeks of chickenshit.

[Lost-in-FL]

19. "We are mavericks" nt

[onehandle]

20. Palin. People are tired of crazy. nt

[Two Sheds]

21. other...I picked "the big push" in PA

they tried to start a nationwide press feeding frenzy with their bold charge into a big blue state.
then they tried to start a nationwide race riot by either creating or exploiting a vicious racist hoax.
then the former GOP governor got in the news saying that the McCain's VP nominee cost them any chance at HIS state.

when they left with their tails between their legs, Obama's lead was darkening the doors to 15 percentage points.

[abumbyanyothername]

22. Palin made anything else irrelevant. nt

[Greg K]

23. All of the above. nt

[Rocknrule]

24. You forgot the Mayella Todd scandal

[NYC_SKP]

25. Remember the "Gas Tax Pander", that one defined all three candidates.

McCain and Obama's opponent demonstrated their ability to shamelessly lie to the public.

Only Obama was able to risk telling the unpopular truth.

That defined McCain AND Obama and the distinction is emblematic of this entire year, primaries and the GE; negative campaigning does NOT work as well as the TRUTH.

:patriot:

[K8-EEE]

26. Oh right!!! The "gas tax holiday"

Totally ridiculous non-solution :eyes:

[NYC_SKP]

27. Typical, short term non solution to a permanent problem. Classic Bad Idea.

And totally, utterly, dishonest.

[BlooInBloo]

28. Palin. Easy.

[tpi10d]

29. Palin

Almost universally singled out in newspaper endorsements of Obama.

The suspension was second most ridiculous.

[nyc 4 Biden]

30. "Other" - Photoshop "HANG" over Obama's head.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6790644

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6786035&mesg_id=6786035

This did not get enough (any) attention.

[K8-EEE]

31. EGADS!

That's new on me! Yikes....

[Sebastian Doyle]

32. Pretending to run "against" the Chimp record

after he voted for most of it.