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You have to factor in that many people don't like "change" even though they claim they do and it's naive to believe Obama can achieve all that "change". Baby boomers may not want to risk potentially shaking up their lives dramatically, even if that risk is more perception than reality. Even if he is genuine, the President doesn't have the power for such sweeping changes. McCain may be old and may have some skeletons but he's a known entity with a long history in politics. Whatever 'dirt' they dig up on him will not be new. He has stuck to his pro-war position from day one (showing he's not politically expedient), he has more crossover appeal than Bush or any of the former Republican candidates, he's a vet (no doubt lending him some 'patriot' support), and he's arguably better on economic issues (the costs of war aside).
It's just another thing to consider. Who knows, maybe Hillary will be the one to pull it off depending on how the superdelegates vote. I don't put much stock into polls done so far in advance. So many things change.
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