Blog Buzz: John McCain and the Coverage Gap, the Surge, and the Vice Presidential Pick
Is the Big McC neglect benign? An awakening about the history of the surge and veepstakes
Our daily look at stories and topics lighting up the Internets today:
Is McCain benefiting from the coverage gap?
Is it possible that the relative lack of media attention is actually a good thing for John McCain's campaign? Sure, but even better for the campaign would be finding something newsworthy to report on—or at least a visual that the press can sink its teeth into (in a positive way). But true to its maverick roots, the McCain campaign capped off two days of whining about lack of media coverage by ... canceling a press avail.
McCain and the surge: a matter of history
John McCain bungled the Anbar awakening/surge timeline and has been battered for it (as has CBS News) by liberal bloggers. Some conservatives rally to his defense, saying the larger point is that the surge helped even if it didn't create the Anbar awakening.
Veepstakes
McCain-Jindal? No. McCain-Fiorina? Maybe. McCain-Pawlenty or McCain-Romney? All is possible. McCain-Cheney? Oh, please, please, please. In any case, not this week.
—Robert Schlesinger
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