WP/Dionne:  “McCain’s Lost Chance…”

WP/Dionne:  “McCain’s Lost Chance…”

By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Monday, September 29, 2008; A19

“September began as John McCain’s month and ended as Barack Obama’s. McCain’s high-risk wagers aimed at shaking up the campaign turned into very bad investments. And Friday’s debate eliminated McCain’s best chance to deliver a knockout blow to an opponent whose most important asset may be his capacity for self-correction.”

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“The post-Labor Day period has thus brought the campaign to an unexpected point.

McCain, once the candidate of tested experience, must now battle the perception that he has become the riskier choice, a man too given to rash moves under pressure. Obama, whose very newness promised change but also raised doubts, has emerged as the cool and unruffled candidate who moves calmly but steadily forward. However one judges the first debate, it did nothing to block Obama’s progress.”

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