(CNN) – New England's lone House Republican appears to have publicly broken with his party's standard-bearer, saying John McCain has not run a clean campaign and is likely to lose his bid for the presidency.
"I just don't see how [McCain] can win," Connecticut Rep. Chris Shays told the Yale Daily News earlier this week. "He has lost his brand as a maverick; he did not live up to his pledge to fight a clean campaign." Shays, who in 2006 became the only Republican congressman from New England, perennially finds himself in a heated re-election race.
The comments are the latest in a string of Republicans who have publicly criticized the Arizona senator's handling of the presidential race and predicted his defeat next week is all but certain. (Other Republicans joining the chorus include Former Maryland Sen. Charles Mathias, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.)
Fellow Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl and former GOP presidential Candidate Mitt Romney also have reportedly said they think McCain is likely to lose. Jon Kyl denied making the comments, though the Arizona Daily Star later produced audio indicating he did.
In his Yaale Daily News interview, Shays did not endorse Barack Obama, and said he remained skeptical the Illinois senator will govern from the center if he is elected president.
“It’s what all presidents should do, but [Obama] has never been there,” he said of Obama's ideological orientation.
Shays is a co-chairman of McCain's campaign efforts in Connecticut.
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Sounds like a smart man
So The Coconut Win's???
You know you're running a dirty campaign when people in your own party are calling you out
Its refreshing and healthy for our democracy that there still remain some honest and intelligent Republicans in Congress. Thank you.
Hmmm, sounds 'suspect' to moi...
Shays grow-up. The McCain Campaign hasn't been dirty enough, with all the skeletons in the Obama closet!!!!!
Mr. Shays, I hope you are right and McCain doesn't win..... In a week we will know who the winner is....Thanks for being honest as what you think...
During the 1990s, while he served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars.
A 1998 tax filing for the McCain-led group shows a $448,873 grant to Khalidi's Center for Palestine Research and Studies for work in the West Bank. (See grant number 5180, "West Bank)
what do you all expect...this campaign is shameful...Elizabeth Dole for crying out loud...shame on her...and shame on all who pander to the hate filled nitwits...you don't deserve our trust...
For all those out there who think they have not been influenced by the biased media and it's incessant headlines in Obama's favor – cherry picking the positive while throwing all the negatives at McCain, then you too live in fantasy land. You are not electing Obama – CNN, MSNBC, NBC and now CBS – they are electing Obama and making you believe you're doing it. Obama has become one big hot air balloon sponsored by corporate media.
To heck with them Senator McCain, keep on keeping on...
Good for Shays for calling McCain out! If only more Republicans had the balls to do it some of them wouldn't be going down in flames Tuesday!
He's a coward. He'll go ahead and throw McCain under the bus to save his career. He should find a REAL job.
It is about time Republicans speak out against the hideous tactics of members of their own party. i guess you are all finaly peeking out from Dick Cheney's shadow and beginning to think for yourselves. Too bad you couldn't speak up when your leaders were calling decorated veterans like Max Cleland and John Kerry traitors.
Just like McCain ditched Bush, because he wanted the job, Shays' ditched McCain because, he wants to keep his.
Hey....does this mean he's wanna be socialist???
Doubt it.
All Blue!
TRUE. McCain has not run a clean campaign. However, this guy is just a turncoat trying to jump on the bus when he knows the Republicans will lose. Boot him out with the rest of the Bushies.
Welcome aboard, it's okay to abandon a sinking ship. We'll take you and any other American who wants to survive.
God Bless America and God Bless Barack and Joe.
Obama/Biden 08
Shays knows Mccain is dirty but wont endorse Barack....... is it a black thing ? then who will he vote 4 for president of the united states, himself ? or perhaps Joe the plumber/ fake handyman.
--got out and vote early--
Vote your life depends on it.
Please vote Obama, Biden for the good of our great nation.
McCain has failed to keep all his promises... especially the one to keep this campaign clean and positive. McCain/Palin have used the same tactics that the GOP has used to put Bush in the White House (TWICE!)
They cant get over the fact that America has been speaking against this kind of campaign and the kind of government they offer... they have resorted to negative ads and distractions but America will get to say what's on its mind on Nov, 4th.
GO OBAMA.
(Ps. GET OUT AND VOTE !!)
That's putting country first or maybe his own election back to the House.
He's in good company.
Yea, Obama should govern from the center just like Reagan and the two Bushies did. It's amazing what Republicans will say when they are behind compared to what they do when in office.
Rep. Chris Shays, -When Barack Obama reaches across the aisle will you take his hand or is that not centred enough for you? Have some faith and thank you for your honesty, rare in your Party.
WOW
If he really wanted to make a statement, he'd step down as co-chair for McCain and endorse Obama. Vote for OBAMA!
Shays is a co-chairman of McCain's campaign efforts in Connecticut....
How can we believe these people. We need to vote and vote early!!
Oh Snap..McCain has been served!
NOV FOURTH CANNOT GET HERE SOON ENOUGH. THE REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO GET SLAUGHTERED IN THE VOTING BOOTH.
Yes, Mccain has run a nasty disrespectful,Lying twisting the truth and fearmongering smear, hateful Campaign. Not only that his V.P. pick was not the best choice for this country. In my opinion Mccain pick Palin to get women votes. Clearly Mccain was not thinking about Country first. Mccain is not the Mccain of 2000.
At first, I was an undecided voter. However, my vote was decided by the decision of McCain's vp pick, and the nasty campaign he has run. McCain and Palin have run the most devisive campaign ever. Even today, more terroist accusations. Please America, we don't need another 4-8 years of scare tactics...enough is enough!!
Republicans....listen to what your OWN KIND are saying about you. You can't even get along with your OWN KIND.
It's a bit late in the game, but good to see so many Republican leaders coming to their senses.
Shorter Shays: "He's lost his brand as a maverick ... he's going to lose ... but I'm VOTING FOR HIM anyway."
Typical Shays B.S.! Time to vote him out of the House! C'mon CT!
its very telling when your own party disses you
I can hardly wait for the election to be over
I am so sick of looking at miss Moose the dumb whiner and the old grey grumpy guy.I hope we see the last of them on Tuesday!!!
Go Obama-Biden
Palin's already planning her next attempt. Say it ain't so!
The handwriting is on the wall for everyone with 'good' eyes to see; l wonder what Chris is waiting for?
Welcome to the WINNING side, we love all Americans (South, East, North, West in any state).
Thank you John McCain for hiring Sarah Palin....YOU did a Stupid and dumb SERIOUS decision on top of the FACT you know NOTHING about the ECONOMY!!!!!! WE see!!!!!!!!
OBAMA '08
Good lord, they're all jumping ship just like rats. As far as governing from the center, can Shay tell us who the last President was that did this. Certainly not the far, right wing Christian conservative Bush.
my brother has come up with a great point how can Barack Obama "Stand up" for the poor people and spend millions of dollars on TV ad space and say he is fighting for the common person who makes under $250,000 when that is not considered "poor" i don't know what he thinks "poor" means but from where i come from poor does not mean you make $250,000 a year
McCain could learn a thing or two from Congressman Shays (so could Larry Craig and Ted Stevens) about being a real maverick. Just uttering "Im a maverick....I'm a maverick" a thousand times does not – despite Karl Rove's belief to the contrary – make one a maverick. Oh, by the way, someone should ask John McCain what his past ties are to Rashid Khalidi - there are substantive ties there.
mccain is dont baby!!!!!
Anytime your own party is throwing in the towel, it's time to pack it up!
He should team up with Leiberman LOL......
If Palin is the future of my party...then my future as a republican will be short lived. I will not support a lady like her.
his done. mccain is very nasty
And now Palin has said when they lose this year, she plans to run in 2012. "I haven't done all this for naught" - direct quote.
Smart man. Let's send Sarah and her AIP-Lovin' first DUD packin' and put McWarmonger in some old folks home where he can't start any more wars. He was a traitor in Nam, and he's trying to ruin the U.S. now just for his own egomaniacal reasons.
I voted early for Obama/Biden – do the same. The republicans have endless tricks up their sleeves this year to disenfranchise voters.
VOTE EARLY
McCain has proven to be a huge disappointment to many of his backers. Rep. Shays must be very open-minded to survive in Connecticut. I wonder what he thinks of Palin?
McCain lost his way a while ago and it is evident in his pick of Palin. McCain has caved and sold his soul to the right wing evangelical base of the republican party. When the economy is bad people don't want a culture war. People want solutions for the economy.
Shays knows what all of us who have followed the campaign closely know. McCain is no Maverick, and he's run a dirty Karl Rove type campaign by the same folk that brought us W.
Will the last one to leave the Republican Party, please turn off the lights and lock the door?
Shays is correct; the GOP needs to regroup and agree on their mission before they become GOOP.
Republican party surrender NOW! This is the end to your old school ideology. We can no longer let the fat get fatter when there are others on the verge of disaster.
Repiblicans, put your country first please and thank you.
Montana for Obama!
I agree with the Senator. McCain has tarnished his "maverick" image by bringing in a phony VP, and using the Bush campaign team to run his Presidential campaign to the ground
As a Republican turned Democrat about a year ago, it's hard not to gloat.. but one of the first thoughts going through my mind when reading this news is ... another one bites the dust.
It's going to be very interesting watching the Republican party over the next 8 years. As a former Republican, I can only hope that they shed the far religious right wing. If they were to do that, it's possible the 2012 election would be more interesting than this one.
John listen to your friend Shays and not people like Barbara West!
Yet another politician issuing a bald-faced lie about not saying something that then surfaces on a recording. We need a law putting all gov't officials always "under oath" for the duration of their campaigns and tenure in public office. Then we could prosecute these compulsive liars.
Did I hear "Time to Jump Ship"?
Wow, what a socialist terrorist Shays must be, right Sarah Palin?
So it begins..............Everyone for themselves. McCain is losing respect of his party and survival of the fittest is what the party orders. McCain has ran the most divisive campaign despite his pledge to keep it clean and focused on issues. He will defend his decision by noting Obama did not do the "critical" town hall meetings. What can we do with such logic?
VOTE PEOPLE! VOTE TO SEND THE REPUBLICANS A LOUD MESSAGE. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE LIVING UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL. HOW CAN WE SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING?
The Republicans keep saying Obama doesn't have the experience because he's never been president. But neither has John McCain. I would rather be lead by Obama's experience as community organizer, civil rights attorney, and constitutional professor, than McCain's experience as POW and adulterer.
I agree with Rep. Shays. McCain has not run good sincere campaign. McCain and Palin have been very disrespectful to Senator Obama. They continue this in their speeches today. You can not win the hearts and minds of Americans by being so vile and ugly.
All the Republicans are jumping ship... only a blind man would think that the hate and fear the McCain camp is spewing will bring out votes! The die hard conservative right will follow anyone who can feed their hate. Thinking people are growing sick of the fear mongering!
The circus is in town... and McSame and McBarbie are leading the parade.
More like Shyes will come out and say the right thing!!! They have to re-elect !! right??
I'm glad to see that Shays listens to his constituents. I've written to him several times asking him to denounce McCain's tactics. Better late than never.
NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO AGREE WITH THE LEADER OF A PARTY SO QUITE WHINNING AND GET OUT THERE AND VOTE McCAIN/PALIN FOR A BETTER FUTUER! CONNECTICUT IS A DENECRATIC STRONG HOLD AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS!
This doesn't surprise me in the least. McCain's campaign has been outrageously negative and past the point of redemption. McCain's whole reason for running a negative campaign was because Obama wouldn't do town hall debates with him throughout the campaign. Boo hoo. "You didn't come to my birthday party – so I'm gonna tell everyone at school you're a socialist!"
dude, pick a lane...u r already in the house...u can't denounce the man whose campaign in ur state u co-chair...and then feel hesitant to move the other direction...wowww...u republicans are amazing...and the senator denying what he said 'bout McCain, was he aware he was being audiotaped?...what's wrong with these ppl?...and we send 'em to DC to represent us?...what's wrong with us?...God Bless America...
Obama/Biden '08.
Kina.
It time the repubs realize that we americans are conscious about the dirty games they`ve been playing for decades wont work this time
Well said, Chris!
are you serious? its called politics. besides, obama has pretty much done whatever he can to win.
shay will secretly vote for obama
When the ship is sinking, mice make the first run. There will more and more coming, hoards of them.
Obama/Biden '08
I'm from New England....and was fairly enthusiastic to vote for Senator McCain......until he picked Sarah Palin as his VP!!
WHO?
I guess he supports someone who lies before election week stating it is now 200k, NOT 250k.
Let liberals defend his change. It will keep going down and down until it is 42k.
How about LA Times release that tape?
WOW that says a lot to lose his backing. Bye McLame and take McTart with you.
Republicans knocking McCain's Campaign , is like the crew of the Titanic yelling that the Captain wouldn't listen to them when they yelled " Iceberg ahead"......
McCain is a national speed bag my friends.
ANOTHER 'JUDAS'
And I declare that Shay has run a poor race and for that I predict he will loose. What do you think about them apples...Turn Coat?
John McCain has suddenly become the PUNCHING BAG in the weight room among Republicans.What has HAPPENED? I'll tell you.Remember the Republican convention and remember those 9/11 tapes that were shown on the screen.Do you think it was fair game to show those tapes for political purposes? I think NOT because I lost a family member like so many Americans in the disaster and that was sad. The republican Party has NO AMBITION,NO PRIDE,NO DECENCY and that's the reason they find themselves on the brink of defeat right now.
McCain and Palin seem only to be able to go negative. By now it is clear that Americans do not want and will not stand for that. Every time they go negative, they drop in the polls. Is this really the best they can do? Are they really on the Obama payroll? Will they PLEASE go far away!
We love you, BARRY!!!
What a party!!!!! These Republicans are self-destructing, aren't they? Do we really want them to lead the country?
If I were Mccain I would punch the person who suggested Sarah Palin for v.p. in the nose....You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know the main problem in Mccain's campaign is Palin.
When will anyone at CNN counter the Khalidi smear with the fact that John McCain was on a committe that provided Professor Khalidi with a half million dollar grant for the Mideast studies program?
He's right mcCain is the same old thing full of lies and manipulations and Palin is the same. You point her in any direction, tell her what to say and to lie about and she does. She has no positon on any matter just the same old lies and rhetoric.
BYE BYE to both of them
Other than the somewhat understandable uncertainty about Sen. Obama, Rep. Shays would have my vote if I were his constituent. It is refreshing to see a Republican who admits that his candidate has run a down and dirty campaign.
The truth comes out! I was under the impression that all Republicans were this way. I have respect for you Mr. Shay, I'm so fed up with the punches below the belt. Campaigns should not be ran this way. I would like to see McCain resign from the senate because who in their right mind would want him representing them. If I were him, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night but I'm sure he has no conscience as I do. OBAMA/BIDEN
What happened to GLENN BECK??? Why was the most courageous commentator on the air taken off of CNN???? BOOOO!!!!!!
Couldn't happen to have anything to do with his Nobama stance........... wow......... the predictions of anti-liberal censorship and the violations of our rights to free speech are already coming true!!!!! FOX TV here we come!!!!! Along with ALL OF OUR freedom of speech loving friends!!!
He's exactly right that McCain has run a dirty campaign, and he's still at it, not to mention Palin, who's off and running on another wild goose chase today. How do you know she's lying? Her lips are moving! Same for McSame. No wonder Obama is surging. Most people have the sense to see who's running the clean campaign that addresses issues that affect our lives every day.
The last resort of the Failing McCain/Palin Campaign is to energize the base, Ignorant Right Wing Looneys! McCain followers are waking up from a long peaceful McBush slumber [voted 90 percent of the time with Bush], to find two pathetic morons, publicly displaying a cartoonish love affair with themselves, totally out of touch with Americans true issues [it's the ECONOMY!], and engaging in a revolting "McCain First" campaign! That's a tough wake up call, "MY FRIENDS"!
McCain's first Executive decision is to unleash a Fascist Psychotic With The Racist Twinkle In Her Eye [Awaiting Alaska Criminal Indictment For Abusing Power] scampering around our Nation dangerously drumming up Hatred & Bigotry [Wink Wink]. The obvious erratic incompetence of the McCain/Palin campaign provides us evidence enough that they are unfit for any public office, let alone the White House. Americans face the hardest financial disaster in the History of the USA, this is the McCain Policy? John McCain / Sarah Palin have no idea what Americans trying to survive face. 401K plans gutted, Unemployment, Foreclosures, Wall Street in the Tank, Main Street hopelessly waiting for a bail out, and the Global Economy in disarray...
McCain/Palin are a disgusting self serving disgrace undoubtedly proving they are not up to the complex task of keeping the Nation together in hard times. BTW: They can't even stay on the same page in their campaign and
Palin is the Rouge Frankenstein VP candidate!
P.S. Acorn / Ayers / Rev. Wright / Socialism / Raise Taxes on 250K A Year Income, Joe the Plumber AKA Sam Not Really a Plumber these are not the real issues facing America!
McCain has lost a lot of votes due to his vile nasty campaign of lies and deceit.
I have no respect for him at all, and even less respect for Palin.
I'm on the outside looking in, and the GOP looks pathetic. I don't know how REAL republicans can put up with it. McCain's campaign reflects him – poorly. He feels as though the presidency belongs to him, but it doesn't. He believes he will be the come back kid, like in the past – but all good things come to an end!
Good luck to a real Presidential Candidate – Barack Obama (he deserves it!)
---–get out and vote early--–
Good call Rep. Shays! Isnt is obvious that the negative smear tactics of McCain and Palin have sunk the whole Republican ticket? Ky may be red this year but we can still DITCH MITCH MCCONNEL!!
This man may be thhe LONE Republican that deserves to be re-elected... More people should be genuine
Lies and throwing mud wont win it this time. it always going to be about issues and policies as we americans are more than conscious to make better political decision. thanks but no thank mccain/pallin you got wrong this time
Sen. McCain just started to criticize President Bush. McCain still likes the president. Do you think that McCain criticized the president because he no longer believes in the Republican path? Neither, he just wants to win his election.
It's easy to judge how fast a ship is sinking by the number of critters jumping overboard. We've seen a lot of them lately.
Just smile. The guy just wants to be elected
Obama has offerd a spot in the adminastration to Collin Powell so if that isn't crossing the aisle I don't know what is.
Scott L,
Your an idiot get the facts!
Okay, so Barack has been called a socialist, a racist, a Marxist, a communist, and a terrorist. I think that's all the "ist".
Personally, I think he's a realist because he knows how difficult winning this election will be.
I prefer to call him Mr. President.
Obama/Biden 08
I am not surprise.
That took great courage. But oh so true.
I am a Democrat who used to have respect for John McCain – when he was nominated I was scared, because he was always respected among Democrats. He was the only Republican I was scared of.
But now that his wife kicked out his long time advisors and brought in the GOP smear machine, he sank himself.
He has (with Ms. Palin) run the dirtiest campaign in history and deserves to lose. What a sad way to end a distinguished career.
Be aware – the Republicans are doing everything they can to steal this election (since they cannot win it). Make sure you vote and every voter must keep his or her eyes open to see fraud when (not if) it happens!
JOhn has been very dirty , name calling doesn't win friends or votes
Scott L
I know facts don't mean much to Republicans
but factcheck.org states the following:
"And, once again, Obama himself proposes tax cuts for 95 percent of families with children. Only families with more than $250,000 annual income would see an increase."
Try checking your "facts" somehere other than Faux news
I agree with you Mr. Shays
It is time for change,even the GOP see that.
I am 100% sure that McCain will Win.
Reason: You never know the tricks Republicans have.
PLEASE VOTE.
Let Palin go back to Alaska, but make sure that she returns all the clothes she got from McCain camp.
PS: My company reduced my hourly rate by 15% yesterday. I AM MAD but still happy to have a steady job.
McCain has run a very dirty campaign... I'm surprised and disappointed in him. But better we see the light before Nov 4th. McCain does not have the proper temperment to run this country. Shay denounces McCains tactics; but who will he actually support? Can't have it both ways.
Yo Scott, real the Fact Checker – they are not lowering the 250K amount, that was for something completely different. That just shows how Republicans are serious followers and don't do their research. By the way did you know that Reagan started the earned income tax, which is also spreading the wealth. Too bad John McCain doesn't check things out like us Dems!
@Scott L, How about McCain donating money to this guy? If this guy is so bad I think giving him money is worse than going to a party. where he is attending/I guess that kind of cancels this one out. Go back and listen to Rush and Hannity tell more lies..
Than Shays ought to be really pleased that Mama Palin has discovered another terrorist-posing-as-an-award-winning-professor-from-Columbia knows Obama. AND Obama even went to his campus going away party five years ago!!!! Alert Fox News. This whole campaign is like dragging one's feet through cow crap.
Obama will govern in the center.
How can McaCain run this country when he can't even run his campaign. The most descent thing he can do is pull out of the race because the things he has done to divide this country is disgraceful. He has has ruined the label of being honorable. We are one country Senator McCainn not haters you have been angry all over the place. I hope he is proud of hisself because I am not.
Yes running a negative campaign based on lies and false accusations doesn't help Mr McCain. In addition to this fundamental problem Moose Lips is an even bigger problem.
I am Voting against McCain and the disasterous track record of the past 8 years and as a result for Mr. Obama. There is no way it could be any worse.
This just gets more delicious
McCain better go ahead and bow out gracefully while he still has at least SOME dignity, although a very trace amount.
We voted for Barack Obama – straight Democrate on Octobe 20th.
Barack Obama is going to be one of our greatest President's.
TO: Scott L. & robbie:
COMPLETE INCOMPETENCE!!!!
Neither one of you have two brain cells to put together to make a cohesive iintelligent thought. NO SURPRISE FROM BRAINWASHED REPUBLICANS!!!
These republican leaders should speak out about the horrible campaign McCain and Palin have launched. They should put decency and respect before party and distance themselves from McCain.
John McCain and Sarah Palin have ruined the republican name, and their fellow republicans have stood by and let them.
SHAME SHAME SHAME!!!
All Palin did is "wake-up" the base from their couches whom otherwise would've voted for McCain in the first place. The GOP wants to make it seem like somehow Palin "inspired" new voters...LOL I don't think so.
Palin in 2012.
ha, his own campaign co-chair can't even endorse mccain. ouch.
Well done, Congressman. I'm also voting against the angry old negative has-been and his ill-prepared celebrity sidekick.
Obama's campaign has also been negative. But the liberal media is in the tank for Obama.
One of the few honest republicans. The biggest danger to this country in the me against you thing. Republicans are selfish and stupid to think they will keep power for ever. Unless they really embrace all ethnic groups they will be no more. The base is to racist and ignorant for this modern america.
Let's face the truth, Republicans. The time is out, and Goodbye!
It's good to know there is people with integrity willing to speak the truth . McCain truly is a man without Honor. With any luck McCain will be forced to retire. He is a discrace to his party and America.
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert has not been known to be wrong many times – you dig?
VOTE!!!
It is sad that McCain will go out with such a devasating loss. But its his own fault. He has thrown everything away by choosing Sarah "can't put a sentence together" Palin (who makes GWB look literate) and they've run the most negative campaign ever.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 / '12 AND BEYOND
One more Republican has turned back to a true man.
As the lone Republican in New England, it's smart for him to distance himself somewhat from McCain, who is almost certain to lose.
Scott L you need to quit listening to Fox News and do some research on your own. The bar has not moved and it will not move. Stop making yourself look like an idiot who laps up anything McLie and Bull"wink"le say, you sound really pathetic. For the rest of you Repubs out there get used to hearing this "President Obama"!!!!!!!!!!
People should'nt be to confident cause anything can happen, i think that if obama some how does win he has a even biggier hurdle to climb cause everything he does are going to be questioned and thats a heavy load even for president to carry i just wished that we did'nt had to go through so much of trying to say or prove who's ready and who's not. I tell you neither one of them are because neither one of them has been president before.
Even if I hadn't voted for the next President of the US ~ never in a million year would I have voted for the negative No Plan McCain/Palin
Now if we could ditch Mitch that would be lovely
Obama/Biden 08
So said, McCain's own party is turning against him to gain votes. But McCain did take the low road with his adds. What did he expect?
Yeah but did you now hear that Colin Powell has changed his mind due to the latest Obama news
"You can call the dogs in, wet the fire, and leave the house. The hunt is over." The GOP game is over for the 2008 election. We can now all sing:
Na Na Na
Na Na Na
Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye!!!!!
Scott L is another example of an individual who is entirely incapable of an original thoudgt. Like most other Republicans of his ilk, he is spoon fed slogans and eats them up with out so much as a question. He then repeats the nonsence as if it were some gople revelation.
If McCain wins this after such an abysmal campaign, the rest of the world is well justified in its criticism that Americans a re just plain stupid.
The American people need to vote for president on how they feel about the candidate, not because of their race. I do not believe in voting for someone just because the person is black! That is PREJUDICE!! I have no problem with Obama, but I am not going to vote for someone just because their African American!
John Mcain is too old to drink moon shine and too young to drink kool aid. Sarah Palin is to old to wink at men and too young to play the childlish name game. Now everyone should look at TOM and JERRY and see that the cheese is something they are looking for. Sarah/John not this time. Bush stole the trap.
Never in my life have I seen a woman cause so much trouble and tell so many lies. Palin read your Bible, please
Something is wrong with John McCain, My mother is the same age as McCain and make better choices.......
Anyone wanna bet whether or not Shays would be saying this if he wasn't in a re-election race himself? I'd say... Zero. He's just swaying with the public opinion...
It's bad enough the republicans have bad policies.. but it seems they have no loyalty or spines either.
This campaign gets more and more amazing every day.
I'm sure Obama will win. Nobody cares that he is the most corrupt and least experienced person to run for the presidency.He could have Al Quieda as a major financial contibuter.
He is telling people what they want to hear. Time will tell if he will or can do what he is now promising.
The Republican Party should change their symbol from the elephant to a frowny face.
As led by Sarah Palin, this is a divisive party that mocks community activism, accuses opponents of being anti-American, wants to deport illegal immigrants and does not have a policy on women's rights that suburban women can tolerate.
The moderates need to steer the Republican Party away from the evangelical Christians and include – rather than exclude – voters who are more tolerant.
Well you might as well resign from your spot Shay.
If Obama gets elected, he, Pelosi and Ried will runt he country into the gound.
I guess the gloves are coming off. Repupublicans are terrified. First, Liddy Dole should lose. By calling her opponent 'Godless' is astonishing. Does she think she is Ann Coulter?
Obama hasn't run a clean campaign either and if truth hurts then oh well... What about Obama going back on using public financing only? He lied to get an advantage... what else will he lie about to get what he wants?
I am so sick and tired of all these character attacks against Sen. Obama !!!!!
But I guess that is all the McCain camp has got.....Because, they have nothing to offer America except more of the same old crap that is already in Washington D.C.
I keep waiting and waiting for Sen. McCain to offer something that HE is going to do good in Washington...Instead of What Sen. Obama did bad in his past.
Sen. Obama has offered a CHANGE in Washington, and I am thrilled that the American people can see though the garbage that the McCain camp is tossing around!
I can not wait until to Old man is out of the picture and the Dizzy Gov. from Alaska goes back to killing moose!
We are long over due for change!!!!!!!!!!!
We`ve had eight years of bad domestic and foreign policy. it time to fix these mess with common sense policies that will fix our economy at home and improve our image globally
Barbara – 65 yr old white female in NC October 29th, 2008 7:17 pm ET
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Smart man. Let's send Sarah and her AIP-Lovin' first DUD packin' and put McWarmonger in some old folks home where he can't start any more wars. He was a traitor in Nam, and he's trying to ruin the U.S. now just for his own egomaniacal reasons.
I voted early for Obama/Biden – do the same. The republicans have endless tricks up their sleeves this year to disenfranchise voters.
VOTE EARLY
At this rate, if you graduated out of a university and had some friends sharing your intellectual curiosity, it is detrimental to the American presidency. That is the message of John McCain and Sarah Palin.
If America elects McCain/Palin, that is proof to the world that intellectuals don't have place at the top but they can do their work at the bottom and earn the name of a radical.
Shay has it absolutely right, McCain is a dirty politician, he is such a liar, Mr.I am not going to run a dirty campaign!!!!
If John McCain wins I'm running for President in 2012. I won't be 35 but hey, who cares about those pesky "rules" and "regulations" and those "voter" people. Who needs them to be president?
Good for him
McCain/Palin are toast
I hope the RNC learns a lesson from this campaign cycle. Mud-slinging, divisivness will not work and Extreme Religious Views no longer have a place in the political arena.
Religious Extremism is what Al-Quaeda (sp?) and the Taliban are all about.
The US is supposed to be about Freedom!
Rats jumping ship!
Maybe some of these moderates will finally be willing to move away from the far right and work to get this country back on track instead of just calling people names.
Yes McCain needs to retire after this
Gee, When the national polls were favoring Obama by a large margin,
CNN showed them 6 times an hour full screen in BIG numbers.
Now when the national polls are closing fast, CNN ignores them.
Your electoral map is a joke. CNN moves states in Obama's favor
whenever they can find a rogue poll in his favor. But notice how their
map is based on polls that are now 1 to 2 weeks old....Hmmmm
CNN= Obama Campaign Headquarters!!
kEATING HOLLAND AND HIS ERONEOUS POLLS....THE MAN DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE......
Republicans out in 2008; Democrats out in 2010. Good riddance! There is pleanty of blame to go around. It wasn't the "failed policies of the Bush administration" (as Obama likes to say) that got us where we are today, it was failed leadership in Congress and the White House.
John McCain SHOULD be ashamed of himself. He has run the lowest, most mean spirited campaign I have seen. Between and his Caribou Barbie VP running mate, they have disgraced the party and anyone who used to beleive in this man. How low can John McCain go? I think we still have more depth and depravity he and Sarah Palin and tumble towards.
I think this is comical, public self-destruction is what is taking place. Unfortunately, this campaign is going to bring some good republicans down with it. You know the saying "misery loves company". I don't think either McCain or Palin will ever win another election not even in thier own districts. You reap what you sew.
please someone read my comment, this was the only place i could express my feelings about the new McCain's add in which someone asks if you can trust someone without children to care for your children, I have no kids i am trying hard to get even one its not yet possible. My resort is IVF and as you know it is money which i do not have it is a pain. But i LOVE children and i am a good caregiver, i have done babyseating for my family members, relatives friends and neighbours Can someone tell McCain that comment is to painfull on women without kids like me!!!!!!!! someone please tell him.
To Scot k
Lets be real clear it has alway been a tax proposal
1. If you are single and make over 200,000 your taxes will go up same under Pres Clinton
2. If you are a Family and make over 250k your taxes will go up same under Pres Clinton.
You clearly are a misinformed person and need to read all the facts before you spout your mouth off. I pretty much have the same recomendations for McRacist. He and his campain need to go read what is fact and not a lie.
Go Obama
Couldn't agre more.
I no longer have any respect for McCain. Sad that he has sunk this low.
CNN, you are leftist propoganda machine. The closer we get to the election the more evident it becomes. Let's hear Obama call for the release of the L.A. Times videotape, you actually report that it's a huge issue facing American voters, and then we'll see where you really stand. I think we all know where that is.
Good for him.
Closing line – Shays is co-chair of McCain's campaign. With friends like this, who needs enemies? Chalk me up as another Republican who agrees – the most qualified candidate this year is Obama. Let's get it over with and rebuild the Republican party, this time without the loony bin fringe right wing (Gov Palin, that means your 15 minutes are up).
I'd say right now, Obama is the LEAST of McCain's problems. His own party is killing him.
The truth is slowly coming out.
It is good to know that we, the American people, can distinguish between dirty and clean, between evil and good.
We have to again show that World that we can lead by example.
McCain and Palin have been nothing but DISGRACE to the United States of America...
The international news papers are full of the junk that McCain and Palin have thrown into this campaign.
OBAMA is really the only chance to restore our moral values both nationaly and internationaly.
OBAMA 2008 – 2016
HOORAY for Shays and other honest Republicans that are emerging!
Shame on Elizabeth Dole's sordid gambit. A truly Godless thing to do. Try to lose gracefully instead of doing a F A I L I N Palin!
CNN you can't moderate the election....
CNN, please print this.
Mr Shays You are a gentleman.
Call MCcain and Palin and tell them to SHUT UP. This is enough.
MCcain, I was listening you today...you are nothing but a cry baby. You said that you are going to bring troops home after winning from IRAQ...
Do you think this nation is going to buy (believe) what you are asking us to ? I want to see your scars and also the BRUISES on your KNEES too...oops.. By the way what are you trying to prove with your scars you mention every time.
Let me tell you some thing.....a fighter never shows scars...HE SHOWS ACTIONS...in which you have miserably failed....
Give yourself a break and accept that you are NOTHING BUT A LOOSER....you want to be our commander in chief...lay off man. You can not control even one "PALIN"...who is on the loose like a mad bi..h.
Scott if you had an even slight idea of what you were talking about or just did not lie you would know the tax plan was the same from the start. only those making over 250000 would see an increase those under 200000 would see a decrease and those in between 200k and 250k would see no difference.
Shays is one of the only straight talking republicons there is. The only question is why he is still a republicon? He really is a Democrat, but will lose his seat because he is the party of bush and mckane.
Scott L: More koolaid with your daily dose of Rushpublican hate?
I don't blame anyone in any party for talking down their candidates for president. This country is on the brink of hell and there is no way out. McCain will ruin us financially and Obama will ruin us with his Socialism. I am going to pray that in 4 years, we'll get two worthy candidates and wake up from this surrealistic nightmare.
Get over it – being Liberal is no longer a bad word. Times they are a changing – I am proud that a black man has come this far and will be our next president (I am white). He won it not because of his race, but in spite of it (many are too prejudice to vote for him, even though they like him).
We are living in a historical time for our country.
Palin was a foolish choice, and now most Republicans are realizing the mistake.
When there is this level of endorsement to an opposing candidate – it becomes clear that that candidate is head and shoulders above the other. this is not about McCain – but the hope and positivity that Senator Obama is engendering in all corners of the American populace, regardless of color, creed or party membership for that matter.
I don't even think Bush ran a dirty election, and that's saying lots. At least he addressed important issues at the time when terrorism and Iraq were hightened issues. I don't agree with Bush's decisions, but he is looking more and more of a saint compared to this McCain-Palin ticket.
Republicans, who wish to choose Sarah Palin as their leader, have an advantage of not needing a new name for their party. It already exist: It is called KKK!
You libs say MCain is not truthful. obama is a bigger lier by far. Biden is retarded and keep sticking his foot in his mouth. Why would any one vote for some one they know nothing about. WHAT IS OBAMA HIDING and WHY. All obama has going for him is that he is a slick talker. He can lie to your face and make you belive he is telling the truth. He is a WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING. Learn the truth about him before you vote. Or maybe you don't want to know the truth.
Chris Shays has run an extremely "clean" upscale campaign here in Connecticut. It is no surprise that he would condemn the dirt that he saw coming out of the presidential campaign. Nice job Chris Shays!
Enjoy the swim. I hope you have your life jacket with you. The water is going to be very cold this fall.
His negative campaign and his choice of running mates sealed the deal for me--Obama all the way!
Another rat jumping ship. At least he admits McCain hasn't run a clean campaign!
Obama/Biden '08
The Republicans would vilify and destroy 49% of this nation if it won them 51% and POWER. There Party is all about destroying this nation from within by turning Americans against Americans.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM ACORN:
VOTE AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN - WE'RE HERE TO HELP!
Mitt Romney publicly saying McPlain will lose is HUGE.
OBAMA/BIDEN NOV 4 2008