Come on McCain, Get on the attack!

Anytime you read the latest poll, you have to keep in mind that there is some amount of fallacy in the poll, no matter how prestigious the polling center may be. This is logical, since the poll is asking people whom they plan to vote for a month from now. But one thing is certain, last week was not a good week for John McCain '08. While most commentators will say that there was no clear cut winner in the presidential debate that took place last Friday; a tie suggests that Senator Obama is the winner because McCain should have hit Obama hard on foreign policy issues. I think the debate provided insight to the candidates, but both were scared to go on the offensive, because the counterattack could prove far more effective. Meaning, Barack Obama had an opportunity to attack John McCain on the economy, especially after McCain has said, "the fundamentals of the economy are strong," and Obama did bring that up in the debate, but he did not hammer it home. I think the reason being is because Obama is considered weaker in the foreign policy domain that McCain, and if Obama attacked hard on the economy, McCain could attack hard on foreign policy. The reverse is also true.
McCain has lost ground recently in some battleground states, there is growing support for his vice-president Sarah Palin to step down and has received a lot of negative news coverage regarding the financial crisis. The Grand Old Party (GOP) is becoming increasingly concerned about their presidential hopeful and have urged McCain, privately and now publicly, to get on the offensive and attack Senator Obama from all angles. John McCain cannot wait, especially since early voting began as early today in Ohio, and more states are allowing early voting. The financial crisis is blamed on "failed Bush policies" and has created a climate in which Senator Obama's CHANGE seems like a breath of fresh air. In today's age of instant news coverage, waiting a day or two to make a political move seems like an eternity. The financial crisis, which is horrible for the country as a whole, is blamed more so on Republicans that Democrats, in fact, in a recent ABC News poll taken, 44% of people questioned blamed Republicans for the financial situation, compared to 21% of Democrats. This clearly puts McCain at a disadvantage, and there is really nothing he can do about it. So the bad press week and the financial situation, coupled with Sarah Palin's infamously pointless interview with Katie Couric has put a major hit on the McCain campaign, and while there is still 8 weeks until the election, this bombshell of negativity may be too much to overcome.