[Zakeet]

Peter Feld is a writer and long-time Democratic strategist.

More good information in the article.

[Jeff Chandler]

McCain is 73 years old and is a melanoma survivor. Voters wonder if his would be an abbreviated Presidency.

With the selection of Governor Palin, he has turned that possibility into an asset.

[MeanFreePath]

I was sitting in my office at work a little while ago, thinking about the momentum that McCain has captured, and thinking that now it’s going to take something out of the ordinary to arrest it. Obama knows it, too.

The obvious hit me; there’s no need to speculate on whether or not Biden get’s dumped and Hillary get’s added to the ticket. It WILL happen. Not that I think it necessarily spells disaster for the McCain campaign. But I fully expect it now. It’s the only way they can hope to stop this thing that is just about to get away from them.

[TexasNative2000]

Yes, this year's trends should favor the Democrats, with a poor economy and an unpopular Republican president.

And an even more unpopular Congress.

[kromike]

Ears-Hussein just made a flippant implication that Sarah Palin is a pig.

Even if B.O. steals this election in the dead of night, he will have at least half the country hating him for this remark for the next 4 very long years.

[mojito]

“Barack Obama has never needed to win swing voters. His entire career has been based on appealing to core Democrats—from his organizer days, to his state Senate career, to his 2004 speech to a packed Boston convention hall, and his US Senate race that same year (he had no serious Republican opposition), to his stunning series of primary and caucus victories earlier this year. This results in a certain tin ear when it comes to communicating with the economically anxious, politically disengaged voters who Bill Clinton had such a gift for reaching out to.

But the problem isn't only Obama himself, it's those around him who live in the same bubble, who think a good way to connect with average American voters is to stage a mass rally—more than double the size of Obama’s largest U.S. crowd—in a foreign country.”

Welcome to the real world, bubble boy.

[comebacknewt]

Interesting analysis.

So far, the RAT response seems to be to try to drive up Palin's negatives. The only problem with that, is that while their rabid base will eat it up, the voters in the red states that Obama needs are likely to be turned off by it.

Quite an interesting predicament they are in. Lets hope McCain keeps the pressure on them and doesn't give them a chance to regain their footing.

[uglybiker]

..."it's 50 state elections," ...

Not to worry. The 'other' seven states are pulling for the big 0.

[1stMarylandRegiment]

Remember Mena?

Obama will never let Hillary on the ticket - he would fear for his life.