PJ Media

While I agree with the general point in the article, you lost me when you claimed that McCain skipping CPAC had no effect on his campaign. It’s generally believed that Obama’s win was due to two factors: 1) independents who bought into Obama’s ridiculous claims of being a moderate, and 2) conservatives who stayed home because they believed McCain did not represent their interests any better than Obama did.

So, I’d argue that not connecting with conservatives did not help his campaign except for making him lose the election.