Political Chat At Interview Chatter: Is He In or Out of the Race?
September 25, 2008 by Darlene McDaniel
Filed under Careers
I was shocked last night when I heard that Senator McCain has suspended his Presidential Campaign. I truly need to know why he felt this was the best move for him. As a reminder, when I write these posts I am looking through the lens of a hiring manager. John McCain has been selected as one of the top two candidates in our hiring pool, and all of a sudden, the candidate says that some significant issues have come up and as a result he is “suspending his campaign for the position I am considering for. What is that? That is the strangest thing I have ever heard. He is running for President of the United States and he has suspended his campaign. Bad move in my opinion. What do you think? Please scroll down and leave a comment. Do you think his decision was a good decision? Why or Why not?
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Come on, I am a conservative and I can even see through this one. I was looking at a pole on CNN, where nearly 70% of the respondents said it was a political ploy. It is sad, but it is very difficult to know whether they are being genuine or not in the process.
From a hiring perspective….his candidacy unlike if this were a typical job process will not be effected since the process has already determined him for the nomination. He will be able to pick up where he left off and continue the process. The issue will be whether he has lost ground to Obama in the process.
Hey Jason, Thanks for stopping by today. I appreciate your comments, but I do think it will affect his candidacy. People who are on the fence about him and Obama, may not see this ploy as credible and therefore erode his credibility as a leader. There are so many different ways he could have accomplished the transition of going to Washington DC to participate in the effort to work through this economic “blood letting”. (Forgive the graphic depiction). I have no problem with him going back to DC or with him coming off the campaign trail, but there is another way to frame it rather than “suspending his campaign.” That’s how I see it.
Funny that you mention that. Yes it might effect his candidacy but in the right way. Of all people to be singing his praises today - did you see? Good ol Bill Clinton! Now let me say this, whether right or wrong, Bill seems to get a lot of people behind him. Bill supporting John and almost endorsing him when discussing this suspension of the campaign. WOW…