Posted on 09/12/2008 10:15:24 PM PDT by Schnucki
AMERICA: THROUGHOUT THE long Democratic primary battle with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama's campaign distinguished itself by remaining calm in the face of each adversity, ignoring hand-wringers and doomsayers in Washington and holding firm to its strategy for victory.
As John McCain takes the lead in national polls and the race narrows in key battleground states, the Obama team insists it is still on course for victory in November but this time, there are unmistakable signs of jitters.
Campaign manager David Plouffe signalled yesterday that Obama was preparing to take the gloves off, launching new attack adverts on McCain and promising to hit back at alleged Republican falsehoods and distortions.
"We will respond with speed and ferocity to John McCain's attacks and we will take the fight to him, but we will do it on the big issues that matter to the American people. We will not allow John McCain and his band of Karl Rove disciples to make this big election about small things," Plouffe said in a campaign memo.
This is not the first time that Obama has promised to get tough and some gloomy Democrats recall that Michael Dukakis and John Kerry were also fond of declaring that they would take the fight to the enemy.
The poll boost Sarah Palin has given McCain has not only energised Republicans who had all but given up hope of victory in November. It has also put Obama's campaign off its game and revived doubts among former Clinton supporters about the Democratic candidate's prospects.
Only a few weeks ago, Democrats were talking about redrawing the electoral map, putting into play such Republican strongholds as North Dakota, Montana, Georgia and North Carolina. Obama has spent almost $2 million on advertising in Georgia, opening 30 offices in the state with more than 100
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Every outrage of the Democrats is feigned and gets all the press the world can offer.
It’s about time something from our side takes control. And I don’t believe ours is feigned.
Obama’s answer to faux outrage. Make fun of the Cripple. Well done, big O, point out that McCain can’t use a keyboard because of the Vietnamese as an example of his being “out of touch.”
Much of the media agrees with Obama that the McCain campaign has been dishonest in some of its attacks, notably the claim that the Democrat's use of the phrase "lipstick on a pig" was a reference to Palin.Woooo. Those low life Republicans are "dishonest" about lipstick....and "Much of the media agrees with Obama"...Well no shit!
Does not play well with others.
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He doesn’t seem capable of managing his own campaign.
Bad journalist alert: Article says Obama remains closer to the American people on the issues. (See end of article. Article also outdated by more recent state poll results.)
Taxes?
Oil/gas/drilling?
Foreign Policy/Iran?
Iraq?
Sure, dude, sure.
Well, sure and begorrah, those commentators would be sharin' those doubts, like a striapach shares her wares. And right, those lads will be searchin' for rubbish in Alaska, but not as evidence. They'll be floggin' the rubbish to destroy as fine a colleen as the country has seen.
http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/translation/Irish/striapach
Like McCain sucks at using computers? Yeah, that's the ticket
Who needs feigned outrage when real, heartfelt outrage is so justified and abundant?
If democrats all lived in a different country, we’d have to recall our ambassador and start a boycott.
If Democrats had their own country it would be Haiti.
Sheesh, like 4 of us could walk over there with sticks and conquer em. :)
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
If the polls can be believed Washington is down to within the MOE if this is true then Barry is gonna have to spend funds there in a state most every Democrat has carried for the last few elections.(IIRC) Not a good position to be in.
They just don't get it...
I’m not feigning outrage and I don’t think anyone else is either. That dirty little muzzie needs a lesson in civility at the point of Mrs. Palin’s gun.
Obama will never win the Republican strongholds but I hope that he spends millions and millions there.
Spending 2 million in Georgia was just stupid. Dems’ 50 state strategy is looking like a major retreat. Bad for morale, but good for our side.
I heard he pulled most if not all staffers out of Texas. Good riddens BO.
Unfortunately for Obama, every day spent talking about Palin is a day not focused on the big policy issues of the campaign, such as the economy and healthcare, where Democrats have a popular edge.LOL!...Obama will be further handicapped by the need to leave the campaign trail at regular intervals to attend fundraisers in such Democratic strongholds as New York and Los Angeles.
...Despite the wobbles of recent weeks, Obama's campaign remains better funded, better organised and closer to the mainstream of public opinion than McCain's. Palin could yet become the liability many political commentators predicted and a few more weeks of McCain's rough tactics could alienate Independent voters.
HOPE springs eternal, especially among the ink-stained wretches! How could this happen to the president of the world?!!!
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