Carville: McCain has blown his advantage on FP

James Carville, who famously ushered Bill Clinton to victory in 1992, has released an Op-Ed in today's Financial Times. It's a quick read and effectively argued. Here are the key points:

In all my years in national politics since 1982 there had been one constant until August 29. It was that the Republican party cornered the national security market.

He goes on:

Then Mr McCain picked Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. We often say September 11 2001 changed the world (and it did); we can now say August 29 2008 changed the future of the Republican party for ever. To pacify some talk radio blowhards and the pro-life crowd, the party has thrown away 60 years of successful branding.