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thedailybeast.com - 11/9/2008

McCain Campaign Autopsy

— thedailybeast.com — Chief strategist Steve Schmidt talks about the moment back in September when he knew McCain was doomed.... Plus, his surprising view on gay marriage, and more scoop on leaks. Reached on a long-planned vacation outside the country, former McCain campaign ... (more) McCain Campaign Autopsy

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americanissuesproject.org - 11/5/2008

American Issues Project Releases Issue Autopsy ’08

— americanissuesproject.org — Survey Says Voters Punished Republicans for Abandoning Conservative Principles. The decisive defeat Republicans suffered in Tuesday's election... came because conservative voters decided the party had lost its way, not because the electorate has shifted ... (more) American Issues Project Releases Issue Autopsy ’08

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realclearpolitics.com - 11/7/2008

The Campaign Autopsy

— realclearpolitics.com — WASHINGTON -- In my previous life, I witnessed far more difficult postmortems. This one is easy. The... patient was fatally stricken on Sept. 15 -- caught in the rubble when the roof fell in (at Lehman Brothers, according to the police report) -- ... (more) The Campaign Autopsy

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Did Lehman Kill McCain?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — That's the partisan Republican spin on the dreadful McCain campaign. Krauthammer makes the case this morning: The patient was fatally stricken on Sept. 15 -- caught in the rubble when the roof fell in (at Lehman Brothers, according to the police report) -- although he did linger until his final, rather quiet demise on Nov. 4. In the excitement and decisiveness of Barack Obama's victory, we forget that in the first weeks of September, John McCain was actually ahead. Then Lehman collapsed, and the financial system went off a cliff. The data ...

Quote of the Day (So Far!)
Weekly Standard Blog — Krauthammer: With [Obama] we get a president with the political intelligence of a Bill Clinton harnessed to the steely self-discipline of a Vladimir Putin. (I say this admiringly.) With these qualities, Obama will now bestride the political stage as largely as did Reagan. But before our old soldier fades away, it is worth acknowledging that McCain ran a valiant race against impossible odds. He will be -- he should be -- remembered as the most worthy presidential nominee ever to be denied the prize. Read the ...