McCain's big mouth
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 08:41PM John Fout of the TheStreet.com quotes me in a story about John McCain and his penchant for being candid. While his honesty and bluntness is undoubtedly a virtue, it can be a vice at times. The money quote:
"The book on McCain has always been that his straight talk and candor -- while two of his strengths -- sometimes get him in trouble. When you're running for president, you can't be off message even for a second, because the quote can live in perpetuity on the Web and on YouTube. He's finding that out with his "100 years in Iraq" sound bite regarding U.S. military presence in Iraq. He can't make mistakes like that if he wants to win."
I think the "John McCain brand" has been built largely upon his 'straight talk'. Voters have come to expect this from him, and therefore hold him to a slighly different standard than the other candidates. There's no question, however, that he'll have to curb the bluntness (ever so slightly) to avoid misstep like the "100 years" quote.
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