Reply #40: Anybody who thinks McCain lost only due to Palin wasn't paying attention

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McCain sunk his own campaign by running a lousy campaign--and the stunt he pulled during the financial crisis and "suspending his campaign"--that is where he really began to fall when people got a look at him up close. Also, like it or not, Palin excited the right wing base--look at her crowds compared to McCain's. If McCain had selected a nominal democrat there would have been a floor fight at the convention and many on the right would have sat out the election.