I agree with your three reasons. And I think the first two definitely go back to the mismanaged campaign. Even the third in an indirect way, when he was advised to temporarily go off the campaign trail to deal with the economic crisis.
I often got the feeling he wasn't personally happy with how things were being run, but his advisors had convinced him it was the only way to win.
Palin certainly stirred up the vocal end of the spectrum, but I was very disturbed by what they were saying. Having someone in the audience yell out "Kill him!" about your opponent and not calling them on it is just inexcusable, IMO. That's one reason I liked how McCain was obviously peeved at that sort of think in his speech -- I think he'd had enough.
I think a bipartisan administration is the way to go right now. It used to be relatively common, but now it's relatively rare. You have to be on the "right team" before you're considered, even if you're totally unqualified for the job.
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I often got the feeling he wasn't personally happy with how things were being run, but his advisors had convinced him it was the only way to win.
Palin certainly stirred up the vocal end of the spectrum, but I was very disturbed by what they were saying. Having someone in the audience yell out "Kill him!" about your opponent and not calling them on it is just inexcusable, IMO. That's one reason I liked how McCain was obviously peeved at that sort of think in his speech -- I think he'd had enough.
I think a bipartisan administration is the way to go right now. It used to be relatively common, but now it's relatively rare. You have to be on the "right team" before you're considered, even if you're totally unqualified for the job.