Is McCain going into "McBaghdad Bob" mode?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Everything McCain is saying doesn't seem to tally with the present polls. Obama is in a far better position than Kerry in 2004. McCain's run out of Bogeymen for Obama and we haven't hit him with the Keating 5 yet. Is the McTitanic going to go down on Tuesday night or is Bush going to pull a fast one?

[knowbody0]

1. he should go shopping in the Baghdad market

without a vest on!

[niceypoo]

2. He is confident that the fix is in

That is obvious by his, and his campaigns, bizarre confidence.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. I remember Bush in 2004

[grytpype]

3. Well he HAS to sound confident.

If he comes out and admits he's going to lose, his remaining supporters will desert him and it will be an embarrassing defeat.

As it stands now, if Obama wins the popular vote by 5 or 6%, that's not an embarrassment for McCain.

[Thrill]

4. He's worried about his supporters showing up to the polls

So he has to make it seem like he's doing good

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

6. What the fuck do you want him to say?

"I'M A MASSIVE WANKER AND I'M GONNA FUCKING LOSE!"

Yeah, that's gonna happen.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. right!

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

7. If he gives up, it hurts GOP downticket races

His job at this point is to appear confident and to run the race through the finish line. Otherwise, his GA supporters stay home in sufficient numbers to cost Chambliss his seat.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. my heart bleeds for him

:sarcasm:

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. I'm not so sure.

I think he could be hurting the downticket races more by his presence than his absence at this point.

[radfringe]

11. just staying in the race

hurts the GOP downticket, upticket, and the erratic ticket...