How Long Can a "Suspended" Presidential Campaign Survive?

[tekisui]

Has this been done before? I remember campaign suspensions during the Primaries, a lot of them in fact: rudy911, Edwards, Thompson, Romney, Hillary....

Has one of the two major Presidential Candidates ever before suspended their campaign 6 weeks before the election?

And, how long is mcScaredshitless going to "suspend" his campaign?

This is mind blowing.


ps Mercury is in retrograde, starting today.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Just long enough to divert attention away from his poll numbers and his

Rick Davis massive lie.

[tekisui]

7. If he thinks he can wait out the bad poll numbers with a suspended campaign

he is dumber than I thought. Everyday he is "suspended" he will sink further.

[global1]

2. If One Of The Candidates Suspends Their Campaign - Can The Election Still Take Place?.....nt

[tekisui]

4. It's down to Obama, Nader, Barr and McKinney.

:rofl:

[ContinentalOp]

5. Why not? It's not Obama's fault if McCain wants to suspend his campaign.

But what does that really mean anyway? He's not suspending his campaign. Are all of the paid staffers and volunteers going to head home? Are they closing up offices? Are they going to stop taking donations? No, of course not. It's BS.

[tekisui]

6. No fundraising. No ads.

[ContinentalOp]

10. Yeah right...

big deal. No ads for what, two days? Like I said, it's not like they're going to be turning away any contributions.

The campaign is still on. The announcement that the campaign is suspended is PART of the campaign.

[tekisui]

15. It is a ridiculous and transparent attempt to divert and deflect.

That is how his campaign has operated. All on reaction, and emergency moves. And, that doesn't wear well over time. He is coming across as panicked, unprofessional and hotheaded.

[DJ13]

3. Has this been done before?

Ross Perot did it in 1992, never recovered afterwards.

[kirby]

8. McCain suspended for wearing terrorists love Obama t-shirt! n/t

[tekisui]

9. Will he let us know when it is back on?

[onenote]

11. Does this "suspension" apply to Palin too?

I have my doubts. All it really is, I believe, is that McCain will cancel a few days campaign appearances and some ads. That's it.

[Gold Metal Flake]

12. Ask Ross Perot.

[BuyingThyme]

14. Oh, yes, there is precedence.

[tinrobot]

13. McCain has been flip flopping all week.

I think tomorrow, he'll pull a George Costanza and pretend he never quit.