If McCain Beats the Long Odds, Here's Why

I am pretty sure McCain will lose today, but if he doesn't, here is why he won:

1) We don't like being called racists - Most of us aren't racists. We live, work and play among each other and our society has made enormous strides to integrate and share the opportunities of American life for all. Furthermore most of us trace our lineage to groups that represented the marginalized of society long ago ("No Irish Need Apply" and all that); we haven't forgotten where we came from and aren't interested in holding others down now that we've received good fortune in America. So we don't particularly appreciate being called racists when we aren't. In addition, we don't appreciate that particular besmirchment when the accusation comes from those who wish to blunt the cold reality that the Democratic candidate for President is the most inexperienced nominee for President in the history of the country, has hardly been critically examined and is much more radical idealogically than most Americans. I can see many Americans saying to themselves, 'So I'm a racist for being skeptical? Screw you. Lever pulled for McCain.'

2) The Media tried to pull one over on us - The media bias has been indisputable in this election and alternative media has made it all the more apparent to average voters just how much the MSM has abandoned its role as an honest broker for civil society. Americans culturally are accepting of disagreement but we hate to be conned. Disagree all you want but be open about where you stand, don't try to pull the wool over our eyes. If you do, we won't listen to anything you have to say going forward no matter how meritorious. The media has at best merely forgotten to probe deeper into who Barack Obama is. At worst they have been complicit in the fraudulent packaging of this man. Obama may truly be the greatest option for our highest office, but it sure looks like the media is trying to snow us. Many Americans may conclude that where there's smoke, there's fire and will resent it. Lever pulled for McCain.

Americans are mostly evenly divided about core issues - healthcare, education, foreign policy, taxes, government spending. Good people can argue all day long about this stuff, and do, and rarely sway their fellow citizens. Elections are decided by swing voters and turnout. McCain is far from an inspiring candidate and the Republican party is far from making a good case for itself, but the level of dishonesty and insult aimed square at average Americans this election might just have been enough to create a wave of, sympathy is not the right word, grudging affinity for McCain. If he wins, that'll be why.

UPDATE: The media got what it wanted and now it will regret it, as it's death is largely assured. Just yesterday we marked another milestone in the slow self-immolation of the MSM. As for Americans who think that this will end all the annoying piffle about what a horribly racist country we are, don't kid yourselves. If Obama turns out to be a disaster and we cashier him after four years, we'll all be racist troglodytes all over again. Racial grievance is an industry and it is not voluntarily going out of business.