The Screwups of Campaign '08

Presidential campaigns are so carefully stage-managed that few things are as entertaining as the mistakes politicians make on the trail. Throughout the 2008 race, check out TIME.com's ongoing chronicle of each candidate's gaffes, and then vote on just how big a screwup each one is

McCain's Misogyny?

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John McCain
Oct. 2, 2008


"This is one of the more impactful and emotional town hall meetings I've ever had. Maybe it's because it's a women's town hall."

McCain, speaking to a group of women in Denver. Critics seized on the sexist joke, calling McCain a hypocrite for accusing his Democratic opponents and the media of sexist behavior toward his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.


— M.J. Stephey


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