Bad Road Gig

I remember doing stand-up comedy and walking into large venues with 8 people in them and having that sinking feeling. I imagine John McCain had that same feeling today.

John McCain returned to the campaign trail on Monday, only this time without his popular vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin. The results were somewhat less than enthusiastic. As reported by MSNBC's First Read, the Republican presidential nominee addressed a crowd of roughly 3,000 people in a stadium that seats 16,000.

The pictures, however, tell many more words. The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena where McCain spoke had large swaths of sections entirely empty, an American flag draped over the seats.

Jacksonville, by the way, is about as Republican as it gets while still being in Florida.

If the GOP could flip the ticket, they would. Which says a lot about the GOP.