September 15, 2008
McCain spoke and campaigned in Florida and said the “fundamentals of the economy are strong, when the financial crisis peaked”.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/15/mccain-mocked-for-saying-economy-still-strong/
He lost the election that day and probably after the second debate when he had no message because the GOP was tied to Bush II’s economy and foreign policy.
Thank you.