What went wrong for McCain

Friends at Australian public television asked for a written commentary on what went wrong for Sen. John McCain's candidacy for its national Web site. An excerpt:

The U.S. presidential election of 2008 is one for the history books, not just because America elected an African-American leader to be president. But its lessons on what to do - and what not to do - will guide political consultants for years.

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