techPresident - The Email McCain Could Have Sent - Comments

Concerning...

aliakbar — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:04:33 -0400

I would frankly question the Senator’s leadership if he wrote the lines suggested:

“The future of this campaign is in your hands. Should we not have enough support from our online community to continue without matching funds, I will abide by that decision, and any amount you contribute towards this effort will be refunded.”

Conviction goes a long way past politics - my friend Patrick - sometimes it even wins! It’s July everyone. It’s July 07!

Oh yeah, and Patrick - would you mind coming out with a statement:

“I was wrong about my assessment regarding the online advertising of Senator McCain’s President Campaign. There are in fact ads all over the internet still, including my website.
Like him or not - the Senator is creating new headway for New Media.”

;)

With all the Respect,
Ali A. Akbar
aliakbar.net
eConservative.org

Almost reminds me...

adamconner7 — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:33:30 -0400

of exley's recent post on Dean, the bat, and the gamble.

Adam Conner

The Email McCain Could Have Sent

Patrick Ruffini — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:34:00 -0400

Last night, I got an email from John McCain filled with typical political happy talk like "Though we have a long, hard road ahead of all of us, I know that with your help, we will prevail," and "Together, I have every confidence that we will be successful."

I certainly don't feel any outsized affection for Senator McCain, but I sincerely believe he missed an opportunity to make history. To really engage his supporters in a valiant comeback attempt, to give them ownership of the campaign, and to maybe -- just maybe -- set in motion some momentum that could have gotten him back in this. It's a strategy that will take guts -- a willingness to publicly put the very survival of the campaign on the line (as though it isn't already).

Here's the email McCain could have sent (after the jump):