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McCain pumps up online presence

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor July 24, 2008 06:18 PM

Trying to catch up with Barack Obama's online machine, John McCain's told supporters this evening that it has created "McCain Nation," a way for them to connect and organize.

"Through the McCain Nation online headquarters you can create events, upload and invite your contacts, send out invitations, get maps and directions, and much more," the campaign said in an email to supporters. "You can also search for events in your area and ask hosts to attend. Connecting with other McCain supporters on the ground is crucial to our grassroots strategy and will be key to our victory in November."

The email also announced the first "McCain Nation" national event at 7 p.m. on Aug. 14.

McCain is particularly behind Obama in organizing online among young voters.

16 comments so far...
  1. One thing John McCain has that Barack Obama doesn't is a desire to abolish abortion, and we don't hear enough about that.

    Neither candidate wants to end the wars. Barack only wants to move the war to Afghanistan. Destruction and death in Afghanistan verses destruction and death in Iraq, where is the change we can believe in?

    There are solutions to the wars, pollutions, energy-food crisis etc. and if you want real solutions. If our candidates reject it and we pray for it, a new candidate for president will arise. The goal in life is not employment which created all our problems. The goal is a garden paradise that we can create here and now. That solves world problems simultaneously.

    All holy books expect a garden paradise reward for obedience to turn from the world's way of bondage, debt and stress. Our nation is built on pride, vanity, exalting ourselves over others. We are going the wrong way.

    We need to live the divine-way according to the word of God to all His prophets. Leaders have been told and the way is prepared. They see their way won't work. We need to tell our candidates and our leaders we want true freedom the divine-way.

    Posted by Marie-Devine-Divine-Way July 24, 08 06:46 PM
  1. Are you kidding me? This is America, not Rome. We have a separation of Church and State in this country. If you want to follow the bible, torah, koran, teachings of Buddha, whatever..fine, but don't you DARE force your beliefs on me. From your response it sounds like all non-christians are bad...there was a leader of Germany who felt the same way about 60 years ago...that did not end well.

    Posted by Nick July 24, 08 07:32 PM
  1. Oh yeah, we should all do things the way God says. So what if the atheists are right and there is no God? It's a distinct possibility, in fact it's probable, that there is no magical supernatural entity that created everything and listens to all those prayers. There is no real evidence for a God, so why people base their lives and judgments on a fairy tale is beyond me.

    Making rational decisions based on sound judgment is great, but making decisions based on what is considered 'divine' is pathetic

    Posted by What no God? July 24, 08 07:34 PM
  1. Thank you Marie for so clearly demonstrating the kind of right wing, religious zealotry that makes up for far too much of the McCain camp.

    1) This article is about John McCain's fancy new website, not his Jesus loving ways, so your foray into the realm of religion and politics is interesting, but not relevant.

    2) We hear FAR too much about abortion. To suggest otherwise simply means your not paying attention.

    Posted by Brett July 24, 08 07:51 PM
  1. Ok, having all this on-line connection is great. I live in atlanta. There is not an event within 100 miles of my downtown zip code. I guess they are organizing people do do nothing.

    Posted by JB July 24, 08 07:53 PM
  1. McCain doesn't have the desire to abolish abortion, he's just saying that to get your feeble mind to support him. McCain will say anything to get your vote.

    McCain wants to continue a war that's costing us EVERYTHING, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS when we're in a recession! Truly, truly lacks a sense of direction, he's living in the rich world and he could care less if the money comes out of our pockets.

    Listen, there are 350 million people in the USA, it would be utterly disgusting if we're forced to live according to Allah and his prophets, what abut Christians, Jews, Buddhists and all other religions equally protected by the one thing that we should hold dear to our hearts: The Constitution!

    Posted by Bungalo July 24, 08 08:03 PM
  1. This is another attempt by the McCain Campaign to employ a medium that they clearly have no clue about. McCain Nation SHOULD be an online community where McCain supporters can organize all sorts of efforts. A place to coordinate Digg efforts. A place to coordinate grass roots journalism efforts. A place to coordinate YouTube campaigns. And face to face meetings could be coordinated there too. I think the McCain Campaign staff would be surprised at what could be done if they provided a decent online community building site.

    Come guys!! It's summer, school's out. Hire 100 Young Republican members from campuses across the country and task them with getting the McCain message out on the web. It's really not that hard.

    Posted by Smittie July 24, 08 08:04 PM
  1. I gazed into the sky and was blinded by the greatness of Obama, the scope, talent, the commitment to living the right way. He is our gift . The devil is tempting us with McCain, we must be strong. Obama is the one, so it has been said from above.

    Posted by Terry Bankert July 24, 08 08:09 PM
  1. "Hi Marie, this is earth calling we'd love to have you back anytime you get tired of living on the moon"

    Posted by eli in pdx July 24, 08 08:10 PM
  1. I'm sorry but Marie-Devine-Divine-Way if your conservative then I am sorry to tell you this but shouldn't you be in the kitchen because right now you are sounding like a hypocrit, but I don't care anyways because I can't believe I am actually talking to a right wing nut job. It is almost like you are that bitch Anne Coulter.

    Posted by Liberal July 24, 08 08:15 PM
  1. Marie-Devine-Divine-whatever....

    Afghanistan is the route by which to get those who attacked us on 9/11. I would love to not have the bondage of debt and stress, but the truth is, the world loves conflict. If you lay down your arms, a million Saddams will rise up to enslave you. That's the way it is.

    Holy books have been expecting exceptional things for thousands of years, and where are they? We have but what nature and science gives us, nothing more. In nature, there is no peace. Life feeds on life. That is the way it is and the way it will be until things are no more.

    You can pray till you're blue in the face, where are these gods who supposedly hear? Where were they on 9/11? Where are they when a child is beaten to death by a vicsious parent? Where are they when children are molested? Where are they when millions starve in famines? If there are gods, they obviously can't be bothered to do a damn thing for us human beings. We're on our own and to be quite honest, religions have done little more than give us reasons to fight more wars.

    Look at the role religion played in 9/11 and the support of Osama Bin Laden. Look at the role religion played in the lawlessness of the Bush administration. Religious people are more often than not, nothing more than tools for others who use their religious beliefs to manipulate them.

    You let me know when a single religion is able to get the lives of its own members in order, then I'll consider joining. Until then, it's all talk and no walk and I and many others want no part of it.

    Posted by benjamin July 24, 08 08:19 PM
  1. McCain has to be just himself which people used to love him for. I don't think he should react to what Obama is doing. He should adapt the strategy that Hilary adapted in the later part of her campaign. If you really look at the democratic primary process Obama did not win any significant states that were not a caucus state. He should study what Hilary has done there and try and put pressure on Obama weaknesses with blue collar voters everywhere in the country.
    He should expose the shallowness of Obama by pointing out all of Obama's flip flops including the flipflop on NAFTA in Canada, his real feelings about blue collar workers, how he suppressed democracy and voters in Illinois senate election, his inexperience. I think he stole the election by flooding the iowa CAUCUSES WITH HIS SUPPORTERS from Illinois. That is how he was so strong in Caucus states in the nomination process. Caucus style process is so undemocratic , the nation has to look at this process for future elections.
    Obama is trying to steal this Presidency by stoking the passions of Afro Americans on one hand and talking white on the other hand. He is a very dirty politician who pretends to be otherwise. Of course all politicians are politicians but a dirty poitician is dangerous for this country.
    I think he is the ultimate anti Christ .

    Posted by lal July 24, 08 10:56 PM
  1. McCain is just like Bush: much too little, way too late....

    Posted by Tre Youngblood July 24, 08 10:59 PM
  1. Why should abortion be abolished? Women fought for this right?
    Do you want to have children from rapes, not desired, abnormal born?
    I think there are enough poor children and pain in the world.

    And please don't tell me about killing life when wars in the world destroy living human. And i would not even mention religion, especially christian, who killed so many people. (churches would burn women for nothing).


    Posted by Be Realistic July 25, 08 01:17 AM
  1. Where is McCain Nation? Is it near the Iraqi-Afgan border? Do they have chair-aerobics? I heard you trade in your wife after 20 years for a newer model? If I go there, are all the dinners really $3200?

    Posted by '08ama July 25, 08 10:38 PM
  1. There is something fishy about this title "McCain Nation". This appears to have racial or radical undertone. It sounds arrogant, and may suggest supremacist tone. It's like Lious Farrakan's "Nation of Islam"? McCain's Nation, to suggest "White's Nation" ?, which I think has sublimal message. This is unfortunate for John McCain to use such embelishment in his campaign. It behooves the McCain's campaign to show that this name does not portray bigotry, racism, Ku klux klanism!. I personally think it does.

    Steve

    Posted by Steve chyke July 26, 08 03:44 PM
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