We can’t assume that people won’t vote for a Muslim non-Muslim Marxist.

If Team Obama can’t manage what Team McCain can manage on twice the amount of money, doesn’t that say something about executive ability and the competence of the Obama team?

A while back Obama was bragging about his executive experience as exemplified by the great number of people he had working for him on the campaign. I assume that hoard now works for some less competent underling.

This race is far from over. However, Obama should be up in the national polls at this time if we are to look back at the recent history of our national elections. The reasons & causes for this really doesn’t matter, it’s just a fact.

Keemo on September 10, 2008 at 11:51 AM

That’s my recollection, too, Keemo, and I’ve been saying this for at least a week. For the Democrat to be dead even at the beginning of September is a pretty clear sign of a Republican landslide in November, barring some unexpected wind change. I think the Democrats know this, too, though they’re not going to say so. The Obama campaign is in serious trouble.

Remember it isn’t what they’ve done, it is what they say they’ve done, and what they promise to do in the future that counts.

The High cost of Arugula
DaveC on September 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM

;0)

…Also, I noticed at the time (as did others) that Obama owed his victory in the primary to the caucus states. The well-organized, ground-level white guilt enthusiasm of his supporters made the difference in those states…
glendower on September 10, 2008 at 1:14 PM

-Fixed it for ya.

Because Kerry lost, everyone looks on him as a weak choice. But actually he was a pretty strong pick in many ways, and he matches up very well against Obama. Consider:

Kerry – Long-time, well-known senator

Obama – First-term senator of no distinction

Kerry – Military veteran with three Purple Hearts

Obama – No military background

Kerry – Able to speak cogently off the cuff

Obama – Inarticulate and gaffe-prone without a prompter

Plus, Kerry was running against an unpopular incumbent president in the middle of an unpopular war.

Obama is running against a widely liked “maverick” senator whose “surge” strategy turned the war around.

There is just no reason to assume Obama will perform nearly as well as Kerry on Election Day.

That’s funny my dad lives in Clark county Ohio and frankly Kerry’s international backing cost him the state in all likelihood as Clark had been trending Blue…..

first time I have ever been called “cosmopolitan” in my life however,

sven10077 on September 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM

Sven,

My post was just pure sarcasm.

No offense intended, but “Sven”? From Ohio? MN, ND, even Wisconsin sure, but Ohio?

In fact, there’s another data point for this issue, involving Girl Scouts in Naperville…

In fact there’s another datum for this issue…

Also, I noticed at the time (as did others) that Obama owed his victory in the primary to the caucus states. The well-organized, ground-level enthusiasm of his supporters made the difference in those states. Clinton did better in the non-caucus states.

I wondered then, and I wonder now, just how well Obama’s victories in the caucus states will translate to victories in those states in the general election. Or will they translate at all?

Also, what is Obama’s current poll standing in those states? I’m not in a position to do the analysis, unfortunately. But I wonder how many caucus states he won NOT because he had widespread support there, but because of his enthusiastic, well-organized “feet on the street” campaign workers.

highhopes on September 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM

Greasy pockets. That’s the Daley machine side of him. He’s lubing people up now for favors after he takes the oath. It would be nice for an open and transparent look at their books. But like another famous Chicagoan, you always have two sets of books.

FACT 3) HE CAN AFFORD TO SEND 30 PEOPLE TO ALASKA TO DIG UP DIRT ON SARAH PALIN

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PIGTURE?

NightmareOnKStreet on September 10, 2008 at 12:36 PM

He might claim that those 30 don’t work for him and are associated with a 527 that he denounces. There are ways he’ll try to spin out of that one.

FACT 1) Obama raised $400,000,000 in contributions

I want to know where this money went. I’m not in a battleground state but I have yet to see an Obama television ad. There are few Obama or McCain signs in evidence and New Orleans should be fertile ground for the demographics Obama thinks is going to turn the south deep blue. There’s not an awful lot to show for all that money raised.

[highhopes on September 10, 2008 at 12:27 PM]

Who’s to say that is the reason Obama would win? I notice that both WA Senators are women. They beat beat men. If identity politics is the big issue, maybe their affinity will be sex not race. Further WA seems to have a strong independence/states-rights streak and maybe McCain/Palin are more their style than a nanny-state Obama/Biden.

Why is Rossi (R) running neck and neck with Gregoire (D) if Cantwell’s politics is the prevalent attitude?

NightmareOnKStreet on September 10, 2008 at 12:36 PM

The High cost of Arugula

(apologies for anyone who said that before.. I only read page 2 of the comments)

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PIGTURE?

I definitely see coattails for McCain-Palin

ConservativePartyNow on September 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM

That’s counter-intuitive to McCain’s change and reform message. Too many riding the coattails would be the very incumbents that McCain’s message says are part of the problem. More likely, IMO, would be a huge bipartisan backlash against all incumbents akin to the 1976 elections.