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Obama on Cruise Control

May 21, 2008 - 4:04 am - by Bill Bradley
politicalreacharound
2008-05-21 12:02:08

Agreed. Obama can’t let up and needs to convince undecided GE voters why they should vote for him as well as reaching out to make sure Hillary supporters don’t stay home. That being said, I am not sure where the author gets the idea of McCain being this formidable juggernaut. He has serious credibility issues (for undecideds and even many republicans) especially with women and minorities. He is a supporter of an unpopular war, a Bush backer, clueless about economics and his age is a legitimate concern as well. I would go as far as saying that he is overall a weaker candidate in the GE than he would have been in 2000. In conclusion while Obama should and will step his game up heading towards November, it is even more imperative that John McCain do the same because he is the one who trails in capturing the imagination of voters and the eye of the media.(BTW- why does Obama’s name still trigger spell checker on PJM but Romney doesn’t?)