Obama Makes His Case
So last night Barack Obama aired his 30 minute “infomercial” making one last case to vote for him. Personally I was worried that this might draw criticism. The most attackable thing I saw was Obama sitting in a ‘rustic’ Oval Office.
But I think Obama and his campaign were trying to make lots of subtle hints that Obama is ready. And that scene is one way to make him look like he belongs in the oval office. The message was all positive and optimistic. His goal was to block off any potential run by McCain and I think he did. There are so many other factors that affect the polls in the days leading up to the election that it will be difficult to definitively say how much this helped him.
Down the road will this be a “defining moment?”
No.
Will this help shore up the victory?
Yes.
After tonight I think Obama can go sit in a room and wait this one out and still be able to pick up the win. McCain Desparately needs Obama to do something stupid, dig up some deep cutting info, or make up something that sticks.
I dont think any of that is going to happen in the next five days (this has been both the fastest and the slowest year/month/week in my life). McCain is currently trying to tie Obama to a Columbia professor, Rashid Khalidi. This is a weak tie, even if they were best friends, the “dirt” is pretty clean. I guess while I can see why his positions are unpopular, and unfavorable to the Jewish population. I don’t see, while I dont hold the same views, why a person couldn’t hold those views.
Also ABC reports that McCain’s International Republican Institute, that he is chairman of, helped fund Khalidi’s Center for Palestine Research and Studies.
So if this is all they’ve got left it’s obvious they have nothing left to throw at Obama. Obama just needs to ride the status quo to next Tuesday.
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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