Obama secured his base, then turned to the center. McCain secured the center, then turned to the base.
This let Obama secure the center, too, while leaving his base no place viable to go.
I think they both "needed" to do what they did, but the order was telling.
The Republican base, over the last 16 years or so, has moved largely to the Right - and took the money and volunteers with them. Without their support, McCain would have gone no place at all. So he needed to turn to them.
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Date: 2008-10-31 06:17 pm (UTC)Obama secured his base, then turned to the center. McCain secured the center, then turned to the base.
This let Obama secure the center, too, while leaving his base no place viable to go.
I think they both "needed" to do what they did, but the order was telling.
The Republican base, over the last 16 years or so, has moved largely to the Right - and took the money and volunteers with them. Without their support, McCain would have gone no place at all. So he needed to turn to them.