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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
The Democratic party in Washington state is SUING to force Republican candidates to use the word "Republican" as their party designation on the ballot! Turns out that Republicans' poll numbers are better if they use something other than "Republican!" The challenger for the governor's seat wants his party desingation to be "GOP Party," because it polls better than "Republican." Ha ha! Maybe if he really wants to win, he should just have them put "Democrat!"
Maybe McCain should try this and call his ticket the "Fightin' Maverick Party!"
The article says that there are 25 candidates in Washington state who have opted to use a different word for their party designation other than "Republican." And to be clear, these candidates ARE running as Republicans. They have not changed party --- they just don't want to be CALLED Republicans on the ballot!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Come on, guys! You are Republicans! Be proud! Let your freak flag fly!
Here is the article:
Politics | Democrats sue to make Rossi call himself "Republican" instead of "GOP" | Seattle Times Newspaper
Democrats sue to make Rossi call himself "Republican" instead of "GOP"
By Andrew Garber
Seattle Times Olympia bureau
OLYMPIA â?? A hearing has been scheduled for Friday at 9 a.m. in King County Superior Court on a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the state Democratic Party which is attempting to force gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi to list his party preference on the November ballot as "Republican" instead of "GOP Party."
Democrats say the Iraq War and low approval ratings for President Bush have left the Republican Party a damaged brand and that Rossi is trying to distance himself by using GOP as his affiliation.
Rossi is running against Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire. He lost to Gregoire by 133 votes in the 2004 election, and polls show this race to be close as well.
Polls by Stuart Elway have suggested many people don't know that GOP and Republican mean the same thing. One recent Elway poll indicated Rossi did better among voters if he used the "GOP" label instead of "Republican."
"There's no question we were shocked by the Elway poll," state Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz said, adding that an internal poll by the party had a similar finding.
"We believe the law is being broken, and we're asking the court to step in and fix it," he said.
The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, names Secretary of State Sam Reed as the defendant.
State Republican Party Chairman Luke Esser questioned Elway's poll results. He also said the lawsuit is frivolous and that the party will step in to defend Rossi in court if needed.
"The idea that people don't know Dino Rossi is a Republican is just ridiculous," Esser said, noting that Gregoire's campaign and supporters have spent millions of dollars on ads making that clear.
A statement issued by Rossi's campaign called the lawsuit "an act of a desperate incumbent." Rossi has said that he's used the term GOP for years and isn't trying to confuse voters.
GOP stands for Grand Old Party, a nickname the Republicans picked up in the 1870s. The phrase is often used by the news media when referring to Republicans, but it hasn't served as an official party designation on an election ballot, until now.
The state's new top-two primary "says a candidate may list whatever party preference the candidate wishes," Reed said. "One person did Salmon Yoga Party."
According to the Secretary of State's office, 25 candidates on the ballot in November list GOP, rather than Republican Party, next to their names. One candidate lists Grand Old Party.
Reed, a Republican, earlier this year said he'd advised some candidates, including state Attorney General Rob McKenna, to use Republican Party instead of GOP.
"I just think it's clearer to the voters and actually a little more respectful in some ways to give the full party name," Reed said at the time.
On Tuesday, Reed said he did advise candidates that if "they wanted to be taken seriously they shouldn't be making up names."
But Reed said he never specifically objected to using GOP and has used it himself on campaign signs.
Reed also said Democrats could have challenged this in court months ago.
"The time to object was before candidate filings in the first week of June," he said. "Now counties have actually sent their ballots to the printers. The timing is really bad for an issue we thought had been pretty well resolved earlier."
Pelz said he's confident the courts will rule the issue is more "important than whether two to three small counties have started to print their ballot. I know they haven't started to print in King County."
However, King County elections officials said their ballots are indeed at the printers and several thousand already have been printed.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
if you are part of a political party you should have to put that on the voting ticket.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by texas grass
if you are part of a political party you should have to put that on the voting ticket.
Absolutely! And you should definitely not be allowed to use your party's "nickname" or just make up a new name for it! It's totally ridiculous!
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
That reveals how ethical he is.....
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
i remember a while back when dems were all up in arms about being called liberal....im not liberal, are you liberal?? ahh!!!!! get ur gun its dem dems!
how we've come full circle
personally i don't care if its Republican or GOP, that party has abandoned me...Go LIBERTARIAN!!!!
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
Where are the republicans of this forums right now? Why no one of them made any comment about this? Maybe they also are ashamed... who knows? :p
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
No republicans commenting on the VP debate either...guess they're all asleep :thumbsup:
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
Having a label is so lame. I agree politicians should have to show theirs.
There are so many issues its hard to even say you one party...
I would say I'm republican because:
I want less government
I want my guns (rifles, handguns) no body needs a uzi.
less taxes
I would say I'm a democrat because:
I feel abortions are peoples rights.
I want out of iraq and the middle east
I think gays should have the same rights as everyone else, and be able to call their partnership whatever the fuck they want
I think drilling oil all over the place is not the answer (do people still not understand hemp!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? ???? seriously)
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
lol Great article.
The Republican party is in disarray right now.
Honestly, I'm glad. I think the neo-conservative ideals have crushed our nation.
If it wasn't them, it was the Federal Reserve/Banking cartels.
I'd much rather think it's the misguided efforts of neo-conservatives than a horrifying conspiracy theory though *nervous laughter*
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
Great article; that does not surprise me in the least bit.
How lame!
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
only if ron paul would be ashamed of the republicans and denounce them, he probibly would have gotten more votes that away. the way he talks i think him being labeled a republican is not right
my vote will be for paul the libertarian not paul the republican
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
Ron Paul's platform for the most part is traditional Republican. It is the majority of the Republican Party that has lost its way. NeoCons....
Maybe they should leave the party and let Ron build it the way its supposed to be ;)
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by epilepticme
Ron Paul's platform for the most part is traditional Republican. It is the majority of the Republican Party that has lost its way. NeoCons....
Maybe they should leave the party and let Ron build it the way its supposed to be ;)
exactly!! republicans used to be the party of small government and personal freedom...
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by GrinKyle
Having a label is so lame.
I agree with that! Who cares what the label is, what do they stand for. In my humble view, people that need a label along side a candidate are to lazy to look at the individual issues.
Have a good one:s4:
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
WELCOME TO THE SPIN ZONE...or P4B ZONE.
"Who cares what the label is, what do they stand for. In my humble view, people that need a label along side a candidate are to lazy to look at the individual issues."
So this is about the people being lazy? Wow thats a stretch even for the spin zone. Way to call em as you see em:thumbsup:
This is a classic article. Talk about self serving lack of loyalty shady political nonsense...
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by allrollsin21
WELCOME TO THE SPIN ZONE...or P4B ZONE.
"Who cares what the label is, what do they stand for. In my humble view, people that need a label along side a candidate are to lazy to look at the individual issues."
So this is about the people being lazy? Wow thats a stretch even for the spin zone. Way to call em as you see em:thumbsup:
Valid point....I'd just as soon see if their democrat or republican than to have to actually look at where they stand on the issues. And people wonder why we're limited to a two party system.:rolleyes:
Have a good one!:s4:
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by JakeMartinez
I'd much rather think it's the misguided efforts of neo-conservatives than a horrifying conspiracy theory though *nervous laughter*
Me too... but unfortunately i think the later is the true reason of all this... :eek:
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by Coelho
Me too... but unfortunately i think the later is the true reason of all this... :eek:
Scary shit. That's all I have to say about it.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by dragonrider
Absolutely! And you should definitely not be allowed to use your party's "nickname" or just make up a new name for it! It's totally ridiculous!
Actually I strongly disagree. Too many Americans vote on party line as opposed to what a candidate stands for.
See republican on the ticket and watch how many people run to place their check mark o the democratic ticket.
Remove politicial affiliations all together and watch how many people might actually LISTEN to what people have to say.
I am not sticking up for this guy, I am saying I don't think any political party should be listed, EVER. Forget parties; let's get back to actually informing ourselves with what the candidates stand for instead of just picking a person because of the party that's listed next to their name.
There are a number of people on this board alone who would vote Democrat just because the candidate is a democrat and they believe they will stand up for them. Really what people shoudl be doing is listening to candidates; reviewing it against that person's past voting record and career history and weighing it against the opposing candidate.
But what the hell am I thinking? Responsible voters? LOL...
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by Coelho
Where are the republicans of this forums right now? Why no one of them made any comment about this? Maybe they also are ashamed... who knows? :p
I am not a republican; but typically I stand up for that side because no one else seems to and majority of this forum are quick to bash the Republican party without even knowing what some of it's members that are brought into question stand for.
I had taken a hiatus. I am back, sort've. Reading over the posts in this forum have honestly sickened me and affirmed my belief that people do not want to genuinely research the situation on both sides and weigh it against each other. Since my absence, and I am in no way attributing the balance of this forum to myself, I've noticed the threads that are being posted becoming more and more trivial and almost comical. Had someone opposed these ideas then there may have been some more genuine discussions.
Check the posts on the first page of the politics forum alone. Ridiculous.. I support whoever has the best ideas (given who we are given as options for candidates.)
When I was younger I thought Democrats made much more sense and now that I'm a little bit older Many conservative (notice I say conservative because more parties fall into this category than just Republicans) ideals appeal to me after I've weighed it against my previous affiliations.
IMO many democratic pieces of legislation and proposals don't offer a way to empower the American people. By simply handing out something (as many Democrat programs do) you force the people to rely on you, you do not empower them to help themselves or better themselves.
But what do I know, I'm in the minority here. Guess I'll just have to stick to my looney ways and deal with the attacks that are going to come my way once more.
Someone has to represent the opposing side, I might as well pitch in my effort here along with the handful of other people that do so as well.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
I agree with that! Who cares what the label is, what do they stand for. In my humble view, people that need a label along side a candidate are to lazy to look at the individual issues.
Have a good one:s4:
Exactly, but the people here that are quick to bash a candidate because he is trying to eliminate that label in order to people to possibly actually look at what he stands for are the exact same people that are being lazy.
Yes, I just called a group of people lazy. People would rather pat themselves on the back for voting for a party or candidate they actually know very little about.
voting based on the party a person is affiliated with is honestly disgusting in my opinion.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
There is a difference between a "label" and a party affiliation. A label is something like "conservative" or "liberal" or "moderate" or "dumbass." A political label is usually supposed to take a set of policy positions that often go together, make a name for that set of positions, and stick that label on politicians, voters or a party that is believed to support that set of policies.
I think it is fine to object to a label, because almost no one fits a label exactly. Almost everyone is a more complex mixture of some "liberal" policies, some "moderate" policies, and some "conservative" policies. For example, it's irritating to be labeled "liberal" because of your environmental policies if you are fiscally "conservative" and "moderate" on most social issues.
But party affiliation is not a label. Party affiliation is a fact. You either are a Republican or you are not. It is relevant, and it should be accurately stated on the ballot, not some made up name. The reason it is relevant is that the candidates are selected in a primary election of that particular party, each party only runs one candidate on the ballot, the party pays for and supports a large part of the campaign for that candidate, and once elected, that candidate will likely work with other party members toward a shared party agenda.
It is not right for a candidate to be registered as a Republican, win the Republican party primary, be the only Republican candidate on the ballot, have his campaign paid for in large part by the Republican party, support the Republican party agenda, and NOT have his Republican party affiliation on the ballot! It is especially not right to have him MAKE UP a new name for his party! That is absolutely ridiculous!
He is not being LABELED a Republican, he IS a Republican --- registered in his party, selected by his party, supported by his party, and expected to support his party in return.
The problem for Republicans this election is that the Republican party itself has been labeled --- the labels are things like "failures" and "fools" and "hypocrits" and "liars" and "thieves" and "incompetents." You can thank George Bush and all the Republicans in both houses who supported him through his failed adminsitration for those labels. Many good Republicans object to those kinds of labels, as they should, but that does not mean they should be allowed to make up a new name for their party affiliation. Voters deserve to know what party they belong to. If these politicains think their party is too tainted by "labels," they should change their party affiliation by registering in a differrent party and going through the primary process in that party, or by forming their own new party.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Exactly, but the people here that are quick to bash a candidate because he is trying to eliminate that label in order to people to possibly actually look at what he stands for are the exact same people that are being lazy.
Yes, I just called a group of people lazy. People would rather pat themselves on the back for voting for a party or candidate they actually know very little about.
voting based on the party a person is affiliated with is honestly disgusting in my opinion.
For the most part I agree with you that voting strictly a party ticket with no understanding of the individual candidates, is stupid, especially if it is just due to laziness.
However voting for a candidate because of party affiliation is not always due to laziness. Sometimes voters support their party's candidates regardless of the positions or qualifications of an individual candidate because they support their party's platform and agenda even more than they support a given candidate. I think that is perfectly legitimate, as long as it is not done out of "laziness."
For example, we have a very narrow margin in the Senate right now. A lot of legislation can be blocked by fillibuster or veto. Even if a voter did not agree with particular positions of a particular candidate, that voter might want to vote a party line in order change the margin in the Senate one way or the other. For example, maybe a voter doesn't agree with a particular candidate about abortion or immigration, but they want to see the Democratic legislative agenda as a whole have a better chance of being moved (or blocked) in the Senate.
As long as it is not just done out of complete ignorance, voting the party ticket can make some sense from the point of view of supporting the party platform and party agenda.
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And I disagree that this candidate is being bashed for wanting voters to take a look at his positions rather than his party affiliation. He is running from the fact that his party has a reputation of failure right now. He's willing to be supported by his party, but he doesn't want anyone to know who he will be expected to support in return. That is dishonest --- enough reason not to vote for him right there.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
i think a lot of people vote for the person who already has the job because they recognize the name...i find myself doing that when confronted with a choice of 80 different people in municipal elections...in that case i find it helpful to know which party they belong to so i can vote to support the general policies of that party...if i know that a political party is socially minded, i will tend to support their candidates in school board seats, and if i know that a party has an environmental record, i will tend to support their candidates for parks board seats...when it comes to the mayor and city councillors, i vote for the party that have a strong fiscal record so their candidates can keep the lid on all the crazy liberals i voted for on the parks and school boards
this year voters will probably turn against the incumbents because of the low approval ratings of congress
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
At these McCain rallys the Republicans have shown what hateful, racist, ignorant people this party consists of. ( Not all of them, of course. Just the hateful, racist, ignorant ones) They well should be ashamed!
I am thoroughly disgusted. I honestly don't have that much hate in me and it scares me how openly hateful these people are. :mad:
Calm the fuck down, people!:angry3:
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by happiestmferoutthere
At these McCain rallys the Republicans have shown what hateful, racist, ignorant people this party consists of. ( Not all of them, of course. Just the hateful, racist, ignorant ones) They well should be ashamed!
I am thoroughly disgusted. I honestly don't have that much hate in me and it scares me how openly hateful these people are. :mad:
Calm the fuck down, people!:angry3:
Uhh.. care to show more specifics of what constitutes racist, hateful and ignorant?
And do you realize you contradicted yourself in the same sentence by making disparaging remarks of a category of people and then saying not all of them.. just the hateful racist ones.
I could say many things based on personal opinion of the democrats, but instead I choose to focus on what their party beliefs are and the political candidates within the own party.
Your comment is an empty statement with no backing behind it. If you want to bash a party at least have some concrete information to substantiate your claim. :hippy:
edit: oh and i have to add, Racism, hate and ignorance has no party affiliation. It effects people across the nation and the world regardless of political motivation, gender, or color of their skin. All 3 of the things you listed transcend politics and can be easily found ANYWHERE you look.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Uhh.. care to show more specifics of what constitutes racist, hateful and ignorant?
And do you realize you contradicted yourself in the same sentence by making disparaging remarks of a category of people and then saying not all of them.. just the hateful racist ones.
I could say many things based on personal opinion of the democrats, but instead I choose to focus on what their party beliefs are and the political candidates within the own party.
Your comment is an empty statement with no backing behind it. If you want to bash a party at least have some concrete information to substantiate your claim. :hippy:
edit: oh and i have to add, Racism, hate and ignorance has no party affiliation. It effects people across the nation and the world regardless of political motivation, gender, or color of their skin. All 3 of the things you listed transcend politics and can be easily found ANYWHERE you look.
All right. You've scolded me. Sorry. I realize it was a blanket statement that in itself was ignorant and hateful. It was a knee jerk response after hearing the shit being spewed at these McCain rallys.
I was, and am still thoroughly, disgusted!
Rants don't always have to make sense. That why they call them rants.;)
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Uhh.. care to show more specifics of what constitutes racist, hateful and ignorant?
And do you realize you contradicted yourself in the same sentence by making disparaging remarks of a category of people and then saying not all of them.. just the hateful racist ones.
I could say many things based on personal opinion of the democrats, but instead I choose to focus on what their party beliefs are and the political candidates within the own party.
Your comment is an empty statement with no backing behind it. If you want to bash a party at least have some concrete information to substantiate your claim. :hippy:
edit: oh and i have to add, Racism, hate and ignorance has no party affiliation. It effects people across the nation and the world regardless of political motivation, gender, or color of their skin. All 3 of the things you listed transcend politics and can be easily found ANYWHERE you look.
The chants of "TERRORIST!", the people interviewed going to McCain/Palin ralleys quoted as saying he has strong Islamic roots that show his ties to terror, and the phrase "KILL HIM!" ringing through a town hall are pretty strong backing, don't you think?
There are some pretty nasty elements attending McCain's rallies. And, to top it all of, this Friday McCain had to tell his audience that he respects Barack Obama before those elements brought his campaign to its knees.
By the way, the crowd booed when he said that.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by JakeMartinez
The chants of "TERRORIST!", the people interviewed going to McCain/Palin ralleys quoted as saying he has strong Islamic roots that show his ties to terror, and the phrase "KILL HIM!" ringing through a town hall are pretty strong backing, don't you think?
There are some pretty nasty elements attending McCain's rallies. And, to top it all of, this Friday McCain had to tell his audience that he respects Barack Obama before those elements brought his campaign to its knees.
By the way, the crowd booed when he said that.
You saying something doesn't make it true. Again, show me clips of this. Even still; do you hold Obama responsible for the Riots at the RNC? A small sect of people doesn't necessarily reflect the leadership or direction that a candidate is trying to take a crowd.
You seem so eager to label the opposition without any evidence to substantiate your claims.
Now if you want to label McCain because of personal ties to people in his life involved in scandal then that's another story.
If you like I can find people calling McCain a racist and basically preaching hate speech who are Obama supporters. Does this mean that Obama is a mean spirited person? Does this mean Obama is a reverse racist? (actually there is evidence to substantiate that claim but I'll let it go unless you ask me to reference it).
I don't hold either candidate accountable for the ignorant people that may attend their rallies.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by daihashi
You saying something doesn't make it true. Again, show me clips of this. Even still; do you hold Obama responsible for the Riots at the RNC? A small sect of people doesn't necessarily reflect the leadership or direction that a candidate is trying to take a crowd.
You seem so eager to label the opposition without any evidence to substantiate your claims.
Now if you want to label McCain because of personal ties to people in his life involved in scandal then that's another story.
If you like I can find people calling McCain a racist and basically preaching hate speech who are Obama supporters. Does this mean that Obama is a mean spirited person? Does this mean Obama is a reverse racist? (actually there is evidence to substantiate that claim but I'll let it go unless you ask me to reference it).
I don't hold either candidate accountable for the ignorant people that may attend their rallies.
Interviews of people calling him a terrorist.
http://www.youtube.com/v/KjxzmaXAg9E&hl=en&fs=1
I was worried about this guy at some parts. It almost looked like they were gonna beat him up :(
Listen closely after McCain asks "Who is Barack Obama?".
http://www.youtube.com/v/hoY6-ZTqIAY&hl=en&fs=1
It's hard to catch the person yelling "KILL HIM!" during the Palin speech, but it's there. I think they go on to talk about other things people have heard coming out of the rallies.
http://www.youtube.com/v/jw3o3y77MaA&hl=en&fs=1
I think this reflects poorly on McCain not because of the nuts attending their rallies, but the fact they didn't say anything about these inflammatory remarks until Friday. I don't see why they didn't both say something to distance themselves from those comments, at least, or at best act respectful and dignified by talking them down.
Sorry but the youtube tags won't work for me.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by JakeMartinez
I think this reflects poorly on McCain not because of the nuts attending their rallies, but the fact they didn't say anything about these inflammatory remarks until Friday. I don't see why they didn't both say something to distance themselves from those comments, at least, or at best act respectful and dignified by talking them down.
So what's Obama's response to Louis Farrakhan calling OBAMA the messiah?
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE[/YOUTUBE]
Have a good one!:s4:
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
So what's Obama's response to Louis Farrakhan calling OBAMA the messiah?
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE[/YOUTUBE]
Have a good one!:s4:
I don't know, p4b. I'd probably call the guy a lunatic.
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Republicans ashamed to have "Republican" next to their names on ballot
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Originally Posted by JakeMartinez
Interviews of people calling him a terrorist.
http://www.youtube.com/v/KjxzmaXAg9E&hl=en&fs=1
I was worried about this guy at some parts. It almost looked like they were gonna beat him up :(
Listen closely after McCain asks "Who is Barack Obama?".
http://www.youtube.com/v/hoY6-ZTqIAY&hl=en&fs=1
It's hard to catch the person yelling "KILL HIM!" during the Palin speech, but it's there. I think they go on to talk about other things people have heard coming out of the rallies.
http://www.youtube.com/v/jw3o3y77MaA&hl=en&fs=1
I think this reflects poorly on McCain not because of the nuts attending their rallies, but the fact they didn't say anything about these inflammatory remarks until Friday. I don't see why they didn't both say something to distance themselves from those comments, at least, or at best act respectful and dignified by talking them down.
Sorry but the youtube tags won't work for me.
The McCain campaign is responsible for this hate speach.
I think the McCain campaign has been whipping up the anger at their rallies, and it is getting out of hand. They have been using incendiary tactics, and their audiences are responding to it, probably more strongly than they expected. The whole line the McCain campaign has been pushing lately is that we don't really know who Obama is. They've been trying to make more out of the Ayers terrorism link than there really is. And they have been tolerating the hate speech as well. They have a responsibility to keep themselves and thier rallies under control.
Here is what I have seen: During the introductions at the rallies, you have people continuing to refer to Obama as Barack Hussein Obama. Then you have Sarah Palin come on and refer to William Ayers and say things like Obama "Pals around with terrorists." Then McCain comes on and makes vague references to Obama's "secrets" and asks "Who is the REAL Barack Obama?" And the answer they get back from the mob after whipping up the hate is "terrorist", "traitor", "Arab", "Kill him", "Off with his head!"
How can they be surprised at this behaviour when they are fanning the flames themselves? If they keep going down this route, soon the answer from the crowd is going to be "" and "lynch him!"
McCain is killing his own camapign with this crap. This is the worst run campaign I have ever seen, and now it is getting ugly and hateful. I was never going to vote for McCain, but I had respect for him and his service to the country --- and now I am completely losing all of that respect for him. The most important asset that McCain has is his HONOR. If he doens't step up and put a stop to this, he will have no honor left.
They are the ones who let this genie out of the bottle, and they are going to have a tough time stuffing it back in.