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In the aftermath of John McCain's decision to pull out of Michigan, Republicans in the state are expressing shock and bewilderment at his move — and aren't willing to cede the state's 17 electoral votes just yet.
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“We’re blindsided, along with everybody else in Michigan,” said Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. “I feel like I woke up this morning, and there was a note on my pillow.”
“When the general leaves the battlefield when the fight’s still going on, it creates a lot of chaos,” he said.
Saul Anuzis, the chairman of the state party, sent out a fundraising message Friday morning that called McCain’s decision “a tough blow.”
Sorry about the ad space, it's a new gimmick when copying news stories, very difficult to delete the template for the ad, like being forced to watch TiVo commercials! John McCain pulling out of Michigan is well..., like "premature disengagement" from a certain sex act! This can't be good for his overall campaign moral and would make it appear that the "Captain" is abandoning the sinking ship before the rats and the crew!
That's something you will get with McCain; impulsive decisions without discussion with those involved. Expect more of it if he gets elected. He's a maverick?
Personally: that may be a fatal blunder on McCain's part; his campaign effectively waved the white flag of surrender in Michigan-----------which may spread to Ohio, etc.
It may be a "tough blow" but apparently the money wasn't there to support a million dollar a week campaign in Michigan. I don't see what the big deal is.
Personally: that may be a fatal blunder on McCain's part; his campaign effectively waved the white flag of surrender in Michigan-----------which may spread to Ohio, etc.
It may be a "tough blow" but apparently the money wasn't there to support a million dollar a week campaign in Michigan. I don't see what the big deal is.
In politics, surrendering any state to the opposition is a sign of weakness and an acknowledgment that the opposition has removed a peg from the campaign board of potential voters. As other OP's have noted, what starts out as a trickle can quickly become a torrent of capitulation. IMO, this was a bad move for the McCain campaign so close to the election.
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John McCain pulling out of Michigan is well..., like "premature disengagement" from a certain sex act! 
This can't be good for his overall campaign moral and would make it appear that the "Captain" is abandoning the sinking ship before the rats and the crew! 
