Comments on: Why McCain Lost http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/why-mccain-lost/ Fighting a never ending battle... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Graham http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/why-mccain-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-55289 Adam Graham Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:08:45 +0000 http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/why-mccain-lost/#comment-55289 I didn't say "an Evangelical candidate will do better than a Centrist" every time. I actually didn't mention religion at all. There are good Jewish Conservatives, Catholic Conservatives, LDS conservatives, and yes even Evangelicals. <p> What I said is that a conservative who can convince the nation that he will move the country up and not down will do better. McCain failed to convince voters that he would take the country upwards. That's what cost him with swing voters. I didn’t say “an Evangelical candidate will do better than a Centrist” every time. I actually didn’t mention religion at all. There are good Jewish Conservatives, Catholic Conservatives, LDS conservatives, and yes even Evangelicals.

What I said is that a conservative who can convince the nation that he will move the country up and not down will do better. McCain failed to convince voters that he would take the country upwards. That’s what cost him with swing voters.

]]> By: Bubblehead http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/why-mccain-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-55285 Bubblehead Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:45:46 +0000 http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/why-mccain-lost/#comment-55285 Interesting analysis, but I wonder how the fact that the centrist Presidential candidate ran 13 points better than the Evangelical congressional candidate in the 1st District fits in with your theory that Evangelicals will do better than centrists. Turnout was up this year, so I'm not really buying into the "Evangelicals stayed home" argument until I see some more data. Interesting analysis, but I wonder how the fact that the centrist Presidential candidate ran 13 points better than the Evangelical congressional candidate in the 1st District fits in with your theory that Evangelicals will do better than centrists. Turnout was up this year, so I’m not really buying into the “Evangelicals stayed home” argument until I see some more data.

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