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The pundits are already busy burying the corpse of the McCain campaign, and rightly so. As I noted *before* the market crashed, for all intents and purposes Barack Obama had this election in the bag several weeks ago. Yet as they heap dirt on McCain’s political grave, I can’t help but feel that the punditocracy … Continue reading It’s The Voters, Stupid: Why John McCain Lost
At this point, it’s pretty apparent to all that Obama’s campaign, led by “the Ax,” has outflanked the McCain campaign at every turn. It’s telling that Karl Rove refuses to acknowledge “the Bullet” as a protege…I wouldn’t either given his pathetic showing. This is no evaluation of policy or character, simply an assessment of campaign … Continue reading Obama Plays Cat-and-Mouse With McCain
Times are grim for Senator John McCain. The polls look ugly, and many pundits (including me) have already declared victory for Obama (though I did it a week before everyone else). And to make matters worse, it looks like whichever Illuminati control the media have decided that today is “Beat Up McCain Day” (or, as … Continue reading McCain in Pain: Media Piles On Embattled Candidate
It’s late, so only a few quick observations. 1) Obama won this debate. As in the previous debate, he got the best single shot in (Last time, it was “You were wrong.” This time, it was “Next up, Baghdad.” The old adage is all too true–live by the sword, die by the sword. McCain’s sword … Continue reading Debate #2: Obama Wins On Style Points
In the days leading up to last night’s presidential debate, I heard many Democrats gleefully anticipating a gruesome self-destruction on the part of Sarah Palin. “The comedy event of the year,” they called it, as they prepared debate watching parties, as if the election of the President of the United States were on a par … Continue reading Palin Beats Expectations, But Fails To Change Campaign Dynamic
As I’ve noted several times, Obama is the liberal Reagan…down to the temperament. Here is something that Joe Klein just wrote about Obama’s temperament: I’ve also gotten the sense, in the times I’ve interviewed and chatted with him, that calm is Obama’s natural default position. He is friendly, informal, accessible…and a mystery, hard to get … Continue reading Obama: The Liberal Reagan
John McCain’s campaign is in disarray. The economic crisis is turning the election into a referendum on the economy…which is McCain’s greatest weakness. The disastrous Couric interview looks to have transformed the Sarah Palin VP pick from a blessing to a curse. And he failed to win a much-needed victory in last night’s debate. So … Continue reading Let Palin be Palin
In the words of the immortal Chick Hearn, this election is in the refrigerator. The lights are out, the eggs are cooling, and the butter is getting hard. The Jell-O is jiggling. Thanks for playing, John McCain, you can now take your place with Dole (no good reason to run), Gore (inexplicably, ran as a … Continue reading It’s Over: Obama Will Win The Presidency
A quick roundup of some interesting posts:Megan McArdle of The Atlantic tears Obama a new one for pandering to the populists by criticizing the Bush administration for the credit crunch:What, specifically, should the Bush administration have done, Senator? Don’t tell me they should have beefed up SEC enforcement, since this is not a criminal problem … Continue reading Daily Political Roundup: Credit Crunch Pandering and Democratic Dumbassery
After a disastrous two weeks following the Palin announcement, Obama’s campaign finally seems to be recovering from the shock, and fully recognizes the value Sarah Palin brings to the McCain campaign. As I’ve mentioned before, Obama’s strengths in the “ground war” of voter turnout make a McCain victory in November unlikely. But McCain could still … Continue reading What Obama Must Do To Win