tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post5117980440676124389..comments2023-10-02T18:02:52.243+10:00Comments on 3 Word Slogan: Fifty State Campaign – I’d like to see thatCartledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-19286816855889181892008-07-08T09:06:00.000+10:002008-07-08T09:06:00.000+10:00Abi, these days I'm inclined to the view that you ...Abi, these days I'm inclined to the view that you accept the possible or probable then work on the result.<BR/>I doubt Obama's admin will be as rigidly closed to ideas as Bush has been.<BR/>Funny though, the right are attacking McCain for exactly the same reason.Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-7635408783414581372008-07-07T22:56:00.000+10:002008-07-07T22:56:00.000+10:00I agree with Kvatch that it's disheartening to see...I agree with Kvatch that it's disheartening to see Obama move towards the mushy middle. I'm not jumping ship just yet, but I hope somebody sits this guy down and explains that the 2004 election wouldn't have been close if Kerry had done some - you should pardon the expression - straight talk. <BR/><BR/>This election <I>should</I> be a mandate for change. It won't be if Obama keeps trying to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-22500123278493688542008-07-07T13:43:00.000+10:002008-07-07T13:43:00.000+10:00Lindsay, What you are suggesting is the same momen...Lindsay, What you are suggesting is the same momentum internationally as Obama’s positive effect on campaign fund raising. We are seeing the positive potential of an Obama win, internationally; the same confidence is not breaking through the emotionally depressed American psyche I fear. “It’s Time” , I think Obama might have done a Whitlam with the CHANGE message.<BR/><B>DK and Kvatch</B> – the Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-59608152890107214932008-07-07T11:55:00.000+10:002008-07-07T11:55:00.000+10:00D.K., I believe that the closeness in the polls is...D.K., I believe that the closeness in the polls is due to Obama's recent missteps, ones that are alienating the netroots and Internet supporters. Moving to aggressively toward the 'mushy middle' is not helping Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-27173913352149657072008-07-07T11:04:00.000+10:002008-07-07T11:04:00.000+10:00Whoever inherits the white house will inherit an u...Whoever inherits the white house will inherit an unholy mess; an economy that has been unsustainable for such a long time. But I think sentiment counts for a lot; for if Obama was to win I think in the eyes of the rest of the world the USA would immediately be in for a significant rise in popularity. Particularly in Bush’s proclaimed countries referred to ill advisedly as the axis of evil. A lindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-82428500607319161552008-07-07T07:29:00.000+10:002008-07-07T07:29:00.000+10:00“You might be giving the avg American voter a litt...“You might be giving the avg American voter a little too much credit” I try not to overestimate the intelligence of voters anywhere. What I do know is that people will throw up all sorts of illogical issues, never even talking about why they are hurting. This is why smarter pollies really do believe there is only one poll that can be relied on.<BR/>You sill have those on the Coulter list, her Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-49203210841991962902008-07-07T02:05:00.000+10:002008-07-07T02:05:00.000+10:00You might be giving the avg american voter a littl...You might be giving the avg american voter a little too much credit, Cart. Sure they are hurting economically, but they fear a dem will take away their jeezus, guns and bibles ... or somesuch nonsense. Can't afford milk for the kids, can't afford gas to get to work (which is outsourcing your job soon anyway), 3-months behind on the mortgage & car loan, but that's just their stomachs & minds D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-55072680050254191562008-07-06T18:28:00.000+10:002008-07-06T18:28:00.000+10:00I really like to be on the ground at election time...I really like to be on the ground at election time, but there are benefits to being away from the social pressures that tend to cloud the vision.<BR/>I successfully predicted the 2006 swing to the Dems, largely based on the economics. That is not fancy smancy high falutin’ economics, but the domestic living room model.<BR/>If much of the US was hurting then it has become far more widespread sinceCartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-90162299813488555572008-07-06T17:14:00.000+10:002008-07-06T17:14:00.000+10:00I hope you're right about Obama catching fire. I ...I hope you're right about Obama catching fire. I just cannot believe how close Obama and McCain polls are at the moment. I look at McCain's campaign & can hardly control my gag reflex. Yet he is almost statistically tied among "likely" voters. We have to start pulling further ahead, because the last 8-yrs have made it clear that repubs win close elections ... by hook or by crook.D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.com