Posted by
Tim Blessing on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:49:45 PM
Is McCain going to continue the Bush approach in domestic and international matters.
I think he is his own man, but the voters are not in the mood for a Bush 3rd Term.
For example, Jeb Bush would make an excellent Vice President, but the Bush name has been somewhat tarnished by the antics of the current President Bush.
That mean's probably that the voters would associate such a VP choice with the idea of continuity in the current policies of the Bush Administration.
McCain maybe tempted, but it would not be good politics. George W. Bush's approval rating is at 30% in most polls, which does not give McCain a lot of wiggle room.
In Marketing, when your product is similar to a competitor on all levels then it behoove's you to differentiate your product from a competitor.
McCain need's to cut all of his direct links to George W. Bush and strike out on his own much like George H. W. Bush did with Reagan in 1988.
McCain might be good at fighting wars in the Middle East, but the American Public is looking for relief from the war and peace issue.
If I am reading the public right McCain would need to wind down the Iraq War, while continuing the wider war on islamofascism in a quieter way.
In domestic policy, McCain would need a more comprehensive program than George W. Bush had in his time, while not deviating too far from Republican Orthodoxy.
McCain probably is a unifier candidate and president, but he has a long road ahead of him if he want's to reach his goal.
In essence, can McCain be a problem solver in an era of public exhaustion with drama in peace and war.