John McCain: the “Worst Presidential Candidate” in Modern History?Randy Shawbyline‚ Jun. 09‚ 2008I attended a forum last week with Daily Kos’ Markos Moulitisas and Simon Rosenberg, head of the New Democratic Network (NDN). The latter asserted that John McCain was the “worst presidential candidate” in the nation’s modern political history, and contended that there was a “25% chance” that he would be replaced as the Party’s nominee. Having previously written Why McCain Can’t Win, I was not surprised by Rosenberg’s assessment. But he noted some key McCain defects that the traditional media has largely ignored, bolstering his case that the presumptive Republican nominee is a much weaker candidate than 1996’s Bob Dole. Markos, who many Kossacks had criticized earlier that day for lampooning the yellowness of McCain’s teeth, also made some important observations about the 2008 election that deserve wider attention. |