McCain and Corporate America

It seems as if the media is ready to write off this election and if the story in today's WSJ is any indication, it may be time for the rest of us. For a Republican to be struggling to connect with the Corporate America that any good GOP nominee should own is a serious problem. As was mentioned in class last night, the Republicans seem to be stuck with a candidate that they don't like and even if they do, have trouble seeing said candidate lasting any longer than a single term. A recent poll (and article), released by the Washington Post and ABC News, suggests that McCain is rapidly losing support in his own party:

McCain has made little headway in his attempts to convince voters that Obama is too "risky" or too "liberal." Rather, recent strategic shifts may have hurt the Republican nominee, who now has higher negative ratings than his rival and is seen as mostly attacking his opponent rather than addressing the issues that voters care about. Even McCain's supporters are now less enthusiastic about his candidacy, returning to levels not seen since before the Republican National Convention .

It seems like there is no good news coming out of the McCain camp even though they have Obama right where they want him.