Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Presidential candidates who lose in a landslide election typically slink away to lick their wounds and are rarely heard from for at least a couple of years, if not longer.
The media villagers and Beltway bloviators tend to label candidates who suffer a landslide loss as "losers" to be mocked and ridiculed and joked about. The media villagers and Beltway bloviators rejoice in taking credit for their role in destroying the "losers" – they sound like the Mean Girls A-list clique in high school (that they never matured beyond).
Not so with John McCain. You see, John McCain was their candidate, they are John McCain's base, and they are still in love with him.
Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly has been keeping count:
IF IT'S SUNDAY…. I was beginning to think they'd forgotten about him.
The producers/bookers of the Sunday morning public affairs shows went the entire month of July without having Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on at all. It was tempting to think maybe the Sunday shows had begun to realize that their near-obsession with the failed presidential candidate was a bad idea.
Alas, the streak ended this morning.
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For those keeping score — and you know I am — this was McCain's 24th appearance on a Sunday morning talk show since President Obama's inauguration. That's an average of more than an appearance a month, every month — more than any other public official in the country.
Since the president took office 21 months ago, McCain has been on CNN's "State of the Union" four times (1.10.10, 10.11.09, 8.2.09, and 2.15.09), CBS's "Face the Nation" five times (1.24.10, 10.25.09, 8.30.09, 4.26.09, and 2.8.09), NBC's "Meet the Press" five times (6.27.10, 2.28.10, 12.6.09, 7.12.09, and 3.29.09), and ABC's "This Week" four times (7.4.10, 9.27.09, 8.23.09, and 5.10.09). His appearance on "Fox News Sunday" this morning is his sixth since Obama's inauguration (9.5.10, 4.18.10, 12.20.09, 7.2.09, 3.8.09, and 1.25.09)
McCain lost a presidential election; he's not in the GOP leadership; he's not especially influential with anyone; he's not playing an active role in shaping any legislation; his re-election appears secure; and he doesn't appear to have any expertise in any area of public policy. The Sunday shows seem to book him out of habit. It remains farcical.
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1 month until ballots start getting mailed out and why should the in-play independent voter vote for Rodney Glassman (Democratic Party)? (I’d mention the other two candidates who will also be printed on the ballot but let’s just imagine that there are only two candidates – just for kicks).
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I like your columns because they are well written, carefully researched. This statement sums it up very well:
“McCain lost a presidential election; he’s not in the GOP leadership; he’s not especially influential with anyone; he’s not playing an active role in shaping any legislation; his re-election appears secure; and he doesn’t appear to have any expertise in any area of public policy. The Sunday shows seem to book him out of habit. It remains farcical.”
WHY they book him, I don’t know – THAT they book him is beyond ridiculous!!! You might have added that he not only lost but he lost big time!!! Voters made themselves quite clear – talk shows didn’t get the message! In the popular vote, Obama received 52.9% and McCain 45.7%- not even close! As for his re-election to the Senate? Time will tell.