I disagree. I know a lot of folks who are Obama fans, and he has generated real enthusiasm among his supporters. The media is certainly helping that along, but he does have an engaging presence that people like. He's refreshing and different. (And callow, and propbably dishonest, and he has no serious abilities or experience as far as being president goes -- but this is not a practical enthusiasm we're talking about....)
If you look at the math, he needs to increase his winning percentages and cannot affford a single slip up.
Probably true, but here you have to look at how wrong the "seasoned analysts" have been about that race. Obama's candidacy is a phenomenon that they're unable to properly analyze, because of the enthusiasm he generates among his supporters. It's a race where the usual political calculus doesn't seem to apply. He'll have that kind of momentum.
What the Clintons will need to do, and I'm sure they know this, is to reset the process so that the usual political calculus does apply. They're going to have to destroy the enthusiasm for Obama ... and the Democrat Party in the process, but for Clintons that's a secondary matter...
McCain made a great deal of sense in his speech, and was logical, thoughtful, very sound, and very impressive.
Obama and his orotundly delivered and quite ridiculous platitudes had his audience weeping, laughing, cheering, angry, sad, happy ... he rode them hard and he put'em away wet... and they loved it!
McCain, standing in front of polite, sober, calm, seasoned citizens, had better hope enough people in this country can still read, write, and reason enough to appreciate what he is saying.
Last night, McCain impressed many men like me, who are his age and might know what he's talking about, even though we were prepared to dislike him. But you can't win a national election with those 8 votes!
But if Obama put old McCain in a tough spot last night, he put Mrs. Clinton in a much hotter corner. She is a policy wonk, with a trail of failed policies behind her and all the baggage train of her husband. McCain has a modicum of reality on his side. Mrs. Clinton doesn't.
They can't attack Obamma on issues because they must agree to keep their left flank intact, and they can't take him down personally because they will be framed by the MSM as racist.
Obamma will win this, barring any revelations or mistakes.
Then we can take him on with issues.