Comments on POLITICAL INACTION: SHOCK POLL

Rachel,on the money.

2008-09-01T20:37:02.402-04:00

Rachel,

on the money.

rachel - great point. Its great to have the camer...

2008-09-01T20:35:55.519-04:00

rachel - great point. Its great to have the camera OFF Obama, and onto McCain, if even momentarily.

great point, rachel.

2008-09-01T20:07:14.591-04:00

great point, rachel.

yes, very good point rachel. They just took MANY o...

2008-09-01T19:27:00.353-04:00

yes, very good point rachel. They just took MANY of their arguments and completely deflated them with this blatantly desperate VP pick. Wasserman-Shulz said it best when she said "if McCain is having to energize the evangelical vote with this pick, he's in worse shape than any of us thought". HA!

Funny how so many of these polls showing moderate bounces are being overlooked by the media. And, I wouldn't even classify this as a convention bounce....I think it reflects MAJOR movement of women AND INDEPENDENTS in to Obama's corner.

McCain DEFINITELY just lost the independent vote, which probably puts NH back in the blue column. And could have effects in MO, CO, and VA.

Very good point, Rachel.

2008-09-01T18:54:07.926-04:00

Very good point, Rachel.

McCain was better off letting this election be a r...

2008-09-01T18:50:43.178-04:00

McCain was better off letting this election be a referendum on Obama: do you accept him or not, and if not, choose the old white guy. The media helped things along by being much tougher on Obama and letting McCain get by with gaffes and inconsistencies.

Oooh, look at the maverick!

But by picking Palin, he pulled the attention away from Obama (and we all know, McCain's the real "celebrity") and onto himself - McCain's judgment, McCain's age, McCain's desperation.

The election is no longer a referendum on Obama - it's a choice between two men. McCain, by freaking out and throwing this Hail Mary veep, has clarified the two options.

The only ones excited about Palin are the crazy re...

2008-09-01T18:08:54.257-04:00

The only ones excited about Palin are the crazy religious right, but those people vote so we do have to work hard to execute the vaunted Obama ground game.

But yes, I'm pretty convinced that McCain/Palin will lose the independent vote.