Former Adviser: McCain Camp ‘Smoking Crack’

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http://washingtonindependent.com/15817/former-adviser-mccain-camp-smoking-crack

Former Adviser: McCain Camp ‘Smoking Crack’
By Matthew DeLong 10/30/08 9:45 AM


During an interview on MSNBC this morning, GOP strategist Mike Murphy — who helmed Sen. John McCain’s 2000 primary bid — said the McCain campaign was “smoking crack” if it is still clinging to hopes of winning Iowa, according to The Page. Murphy also referred to Virginia as “the hole in the boat” for the McCain camp.

Indeed, according to the RealClearPolitics average of recent major polls in Iowa, McCain trails Sen. Barack Obama by 11.4 percentage points. Both McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visited Iowa as recently as Saturday. However, with just five days until Election Day, neither Republican candidate is currently scheduled a return visit in the state before Tuesday.

This isn’t the first time Murphy has blasted the McCain campaign for continuing to pursue Iowa. Earlier this month, Murphy wrote that the strategists running the campaign were “stunningly incompetent” for allowing McCain to take part in a disastrous interview with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register. Murphy’s most recent comments illustrate the growing concerns of many within the GOP that McCain is headed for electoral defeat — and they make a great headline.

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1. Unfortunately, he didn't mean it metaphorically. nt

[diane in sf]

15. No, Repugs favor Ambien as their drug of choice

[WI_DEM]

2. Obama is holding a big rally in Des Moines tomorrow.

[Renew Deal]

3. McCain has come out strong against ethanol

So I don't know why he expects to win any farm states.

[DangerousRhythm]

4. Ha! If I were feeling generous, I could nearly forgive him...

...for appearing on TV a day or two after Palin was picked and pushing her hard as "a rootin' tootin' maverick corruption fighter".

Nearly.

:rofl:

[matchstick]

5. Not sure about mccain smoking crack but it's true for all

the limbaugh, hannity and palin crowds, theses people are extremist and dangerous to america, thats what your brain does on crack!

[mwb970]

10. I blame Limbaugh, Hannity, and Palin themselves.

The crowds are unthinking sheep. Or maybe lemmings!

[Essene]

6. perhaps that explains Mccain's weird behavior at the debate

[Jennicut]

7. Mike Murphy is right, Iowa is out of reach, why did he continue to spend time there?

At least his incompetence has been good for us.

[TheZug]

8. Funny how McCain's single principled stand is helping to doom him.

Ethanol subsidies ARE a crock, and McCain is right to oppose them. Corn-based ethanol is causing food prices to skyrocket, wreaking havoc on the environment, and offers little in the way of a solution to our energy problems.

If McCain had not come out against these subsidies, I wonder if Iowa might still be in play.

So for the sake of the election, I may go fill up my tank with more ethanol today.

[HERVEPA]

12. Strongly agree about the ethanol. It's a crime!

[Laelth]

14. Further agree.

We need alternative energy sources, but agricultural fuels are a pipe dream, and they cause tremendous damage while enriching, principally, big-ag.

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[SurfingAtWork]

9. Why does Mike Murphy hate America?

:rofl:

[nichomachus]

11. Was the "crack" supplied by Joe the Plumber? n/t

[Laelth]

13. That is a superb headline.

I love to watch the rats jumping ship. It's better than Olympic diving!

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Starry Messenger]

16. Can't they afford the good stuff?

Surely there are better drugs to lose your marbles on if you are wealthy.