http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2008/09/mccain_plays_it_likemccain.html
McCain Plays It Like McCain
Jay Cost
There has been a lot of discussion about McCain's decision to suspend his
campaign. I'll toss in my two cents.
I do not think it is a purely political move, a stunt or ploy designed only
to advance McCain-Palin's message. The politics of it are too complicated
for anybody to predict what will happen - which means that McCain is taking
a risk. Few stunts are actually risky;