The various intangibles negatively affecting the Republican's campaign

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So, flash forward 10 years ... if Obama does indeed win, what will McCain be muttering when he wakes up in the middle of the night wondering why he lost?

Will it be "Palin!"? Will it be "Wall Street!"? Will it be "Rev. Wright!"? Or will it simply be the name he's been muttering for years, "Bush!"?

Someone asked me this week which state Tim Russert would be writing down (three times) on his white board. Colorado? Virginia? Florida?  

   

My answer? It's not a state. Tim would simply be writing down one simple four letter word: "Bush, Bush, Bush." 

  

By Chuck Todd

Political Director

NBC News

 

McCain's tragically Shakespearean plight