The more I see/read of Obama in this campaign, the more I think that the original intention was NOT for him to be the nominee. I think the thought was that the 2008 campaign would get him some good campaigning experience, a lot of name recognition, possibly VP nominee with Hillary as the Pres. nominee. If they win, he is the nominee in 8 years. If they lose, he goes back to the Senate, does a lot of high-profile stuff, beefs up his knowledge on the issues, starting his 2012 campaign in 2009. That would take away most of the bite of the “no experience” issue, Iraq will almost certainly not be an issue in 2012, and Iran will either be taken care of or pretty well-defined.
But Hillary’s campaign blew it, and now Obama is the nominee and isn’t ready for it.
