Historians Give McCain Little Chance
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 17th, 2008 4:38 am by HL
Historians Give McCain Little Chance
According to Politico, historians “belonging to both parties offered a litany of historical comparisons that give little hope to” Sen. John McCain. “Several saw Barack Obama’s prospects as the most promising for a Democrat since Roosevelt trounced Hoover in 1932.”
“The biggest obstacle in McCain’s path may be running in the same party as the most unpopular president America has had since at least the advent of modern polling. Only Harry Truman and Nixon — both of whom were dogged by unpopular wars abroad and political scandals at home — have been nearly as unpopular in their last year in office, and both men’s parties lost the presidency in the following election.”
Meanwhile, CQ Today predicts the presidential election will likely be a blowout — for either Obama or McCain.
