The Republicans  The long road ahead  John McCain faces a
variety of pitfalls  See article  Readers' comments    OK, I am
going to try my hand as a political operative.I think McCain was
doing pretty good in the campaign until the stupid decision by
his campaign manager to put him in situations where he had to
give long policy speeches. McCain looked uncomfortable and above
all else old.He has to do what he did during the primary season.
Lots and lots of townhall meetings, which he has been getting
back to lately. When it comes to national media exposure, I
suggest going on as many one-on-one interview shows as he can.
No more long televised policy speeches!He must also try to paint
himself as the underdog and make Obama almost seem like the
establishment already.He should also focus on winning Florida,
Virginia, and Ohio. The first two seem possible if not likely.
The last seems close to impossible right now. There is talk
right now of putting a measure on the ballot guaranteeing 7 sick
days in Ohio. This wi