I sense a distinct softening of confidence around the idea of Obama as president, by myself and among the candidate's natural consistency, people I talk to in the Bay Area.
Partly, this could be caused by media coverage over the last couple of weeks, and partly the candidate may be weakening because of a recent spate of scumbag attacks from Republican institutions.
But seriously, why isn't he more forcefully making the case about his views on the economy, where there is a massive chasm between McCain's philosophies and his own. Why isn't he closing the deal in this year of distinct Democratic advantages?
These issues and others are discussed over at the New Yorker's Audio Campaign Trail panel. Give it a listen, and take a deep breath and hope that this is just a rough patch. Hope that it's not 2004, not 1988, not 1968.
C'mon Obama, let's see what you've got.
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ReplyDeleteI am feeling and having the same discussions here in L.A. amongst the liberal librarian set. I am a bit disheartened. One comment my friend made was "leave it up to the Democrats to lose a race that was already their's..."
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