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By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:54:33 +0000

Yeah cme, after I wrote that, I had second thoughts about whether both my "points" need to happen. One may be enough to put Obama over the top. On the other hand, some people are saying, "this settles it". (click to view) In other words: we're back to culture wars. McPalin are relatively normal and admirable; in the end one can trust their judgment. Obama is a vacuous, self-important leftie dork; one can't really trust his. I think there may be something to that.

By: cme

cme — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:28:05 +0000

Those of us excited by the recent success of the McCain-Palin ticket do need to be wary. The fact of the matter is that the majority (or at least a plurality) of Americans would prefer not to give the GOP a third term in the White House. Sure, I still like and approve of Pres. Bush, but that doesn’t change the fact most Americans don’t agree with me. Because of the strong tide against a third GOP term, McCain needs to not only be a better candidate than Obama, but a MUCH better candidate. Currently, McCain is succeeding at being a much better candidate, and I do think he is likely to hold on and win. I think it’s even possible for Obama’s campaign to fall apart and for McCain to win forty states. However, any combination of slip-ups by McCain and successes by Obama that cause mere parity between the two candidates will, I’m afraid, cause Obama to be victorious.

ILC, I totally agree with your two points although I’m not sure that both need to happen for Obama to win.

The debates will be interesting. I’m expecting McCain to soundly defeat Obama in all three debates, but there is hardly any guarantee of that happening. I don’t expect the VP debate to be consequential, given that it normally doesn’t matter and, I’m guessing, will most likely end in a draw anyway, where Palin comes off as likeable but not extremely knowledgeable and Biden comes off as knowledgeable but not nearly as charismatic and, in any case, not exactly God’s gift to the VPOTUS office.

By: V the K

V the K — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:17:31 +0000

It is amazing that with all the talk of Obama's past associations with corrupt individuals, his on-going relations with groups that openly facilitate vote fraud are not being much examined. (Obama arranged an $800,000 earmark for ACORN).

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:41:17 +0000

Obama: Voluntarily surrendering the high ground. When the going gets tough, the weak and empty people betray their principles.

By: jann

jann — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:40:59 +0000

he’s using Bill Clinton’s strategy. Talk about the people not himself. Not much there to talk about. McCain needs to stress conservatives are not victims, and will stay that way. Positive messages always. They have to be saving Obama’s baggage for future use, it’s a gold mine. Utube has all the ammo he needs and then some.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:22:13 +0000

he wants to make it fun again. Stunningly ignorant!

When was it fun? Sounds like a dangerous person to me.

Or is he talking about the DC cocktail circuit?

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:20:52 +0000

Obama will surge, and win, if two things happen:

1) He drops his negative obsession against Palin and gets back on a positive message.
2) McPalin stumble (or look not-up-to-the-job) in their debate performances.

Both will be needed. Both I give 3-2 odds against, or joint 9-4 odds against. In other words, right now I give roughly 2-1 odds in favor of McPalin. That is still a pretty good chance for Obama.

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:12:11 +0000

Obama in that setting, “let’s all do charity community organizer work”, sure he’s gonna look comfortable. He is comfortable telling people how they should sacrifice for others. Except he and most liberals don’t follow their own advice. My favorite part was when BHO said “my job is to make government cool again.” He wants to take this behemouth that pees away more money than you can count, he wants to make it fun again. Stunningly ignorant!

By: Mark J. Goluskin

Mark J. Goluskin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:52:06 +0000

Here is something to think about. The forum you wrote about showed Obama and McCain in seperate sections, not together. I think that in a debate, Obama will blow it. Especially when there is the one Town Hall style that McCain is a master at. So, I am not cocky but confident that what we are witnessing is another Democrat extremist being put out to pasture.

By: Ã†lfhere

Ã†lfhere — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:35:44 +0000

I think Obama already has a “problem” with his image that isn’t going to go away anytime soon.

The problem is just that most political pundits are too polite/scared to mention it.

By: sonicfrog.net

sonicfrog.net — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:17:25 +0000

And I have seen the McCain camp already getting too careless and sloppy on the campaign trail. Just as the “computer ad” did to Obama, the trash ads are, sooner or later, going to bite them in the butt. The have to get back to policy issues and stop with the image-making.