One Way Not To Court Hillary Supporters

John McCain does not have good political instincts:

McCain’s strongest denunciation of Obama came when discussing the Democrat’s health care plan, which would cost $50-65 billion per year but would not mandate insurance coverage for all adults, only children.

“My friends, we’ve seen this movie before,” McCain said. “It was called ‘HillaryCare’ back in 1993, and we’re not going to do it again. We’re not going to have the government take over the health care system in America.”

McCain’s best (and perhaps only) chance of winning is to keep a broad divide between Obama and Clinton supporters. Building a bridge between the two camps on Clinton’s signature issue is a very bad move given the political climate.