If McCain loses....

[The Ghost of RubangB]

Jackson50 said:

The Ghost of RubangB said:

People are already saying that if McCain wins it will be the biggest upset in political history, as crazy as if Hoover won in 1932.

When the market fails, you throw out the party in power.

I think Harry Truman just spun in his grave.

Anyways, I think the 24 election would have been the biggest upset ever. Davis had no shot at against Coolidge. Coolidge's lead was so big that the Republicans actually won New York City...not even Reagan could pull that off

Oops, my bolded part was a quote and I forgot to source it.

 

 

Stephen Hess

Brookings Institution

Worked for presidents from Eisenhower to Carter

"If McCain were to win this election I think it would truly be the biggest upset in American political history, and I say that not as a partisan but as a political historian ... It's as if Herbert Hoover would have won in 1932. I don't think you can have an economic situation this bad, and not expect to throw out the in party ... By now much of it is set in concrete as far as the fundamentals."

 

It's from an article with many other great quotes from analysts on both sides, regarding McCain's chances of making a comeback:

       http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/09/uselections2008.johnmccain2