It has been a little over a week since my last Presidential Politics post. And surprise surprise, McCain has moved ahead of Obama in the latest Gallup Daily Poll:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/2706901/John-McCain-moves-ahead-of-Barack-Obama-in-US-presidential-election-polls.html
This reminded me of the Clinton Impeachment Trials: any publicity is better than no publicity. (remember how his approval rating went up during that time?) Because Palin is such an unknown yet enimatic character, people are drawn to her, wanting to know more. Even though she has familial issues, many Americans can associate with a mother with bratty teenagers. John McCain, well played, sir.
What Obama needs to focus on is to take the attention back from Sarah Palin. He needs to come out and say, yes, I’m also charismatic, and I’m smarter than McCain and Palin combined. I think it’s time to give an academic a chance to run this country again. GWB, although a graduate from Yale and Harvard, will never be seen as a smart man because he went to those schools based on his family connections. (and also doing poorly along the way) McCain went to the Naval Academy because… his father, AND grandfather were both admirals. Can you guess his class rank? (894/899) So he’s no mister smarty pants either. Sarah Palin… attended 5 different colleges in 6 years… Barack Obama on the other hand, Columbia, top of his class at Harvard Law, President of the Harvard Law Review, constitutional law professor at U of Chicago.
Obama needs MSM back desperately. If he can succeed in doing so, he will be the next president.
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