George W Bush wouldn’t have beaten Al gore or John Kerry without being able to rally evangelical Christians to the polls. Right now folk are concentrating on McCain’s foolish adverts casting Obama as the Paris Hilton of the campaign trail, but given Obama’s appeal to moderate voters it’s worth remembering that McCain’s bigger problem is his continuing inability to rally the Republican base.
Alex Massie
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