Political bits
(TPM) The Obama campaign is keeping Howard Dean on as Chair of the DNC. (Good.)
(NYTimes) Clinton very publicly disavows the VP push. (Smart.)
(Halperin) A very thought provoking list of ways McCain might be underestimating. (Not an endorsement of the thinking, but almost every point spawned thoughts.)
A beauty of a quote, "(Geraldine) Ferraro said she has not been asked to raise funds for the Obama campaign."
And, read this characterization of the Obama-Lieberman meeting on Senate floor and tell me it doesn't strike you as funny.
Obama through a smile, "Yes I am threatening you, Joe, but smile because the cameras are on us. Now wave."
Later: (NYDailyNews) The "vast majority" of the NY Congressional delegation, some of Clinton's strongest superdelegate backers, are skipping her farewell speech? Interesting.
(NYTimes) Clinton very publicly disavows the VP push. (Smart.)
(Halperin) A very thought provoking list of ways McCain might be underestimating. (Not an endorsement of the thinking, but almost every point spawned thoughts.)
A beauty of a quote, "(Geraldine) Ferraro said she has not been asked to raise funds for the Obama campaign."
And, read this characterization of the Obama-Lieberman meeting on Senate floor and tell me it doesn't strike you as funny.
"While it was unclear what the two were discussing, the body language suggested that Obama was trying to convince Lieberman of something and his stance appeared slightly intimidating."
"Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures, Obama literally backed up Lieberman against the wall, leaned in very close at times, and appeared to be trying to dominate the conversation, as the two talked over each other in a few instances."
"Still, Obama and Lieberman seemed to be trying to keep the back-and-forth congenial as they both patted each other on the back during and after the exchange. Afterwards, Obama smiled and pointed up at reporters peering over the edge of the press gallery for a better glimpse of their interaction."
Obama through a smile, "Yes I am threatening you, Joe, but smile because the cameras are on us. Now wave."
Later: (NYDailyNews) The "vast majority" of the NY Congressional delegation, some of Clinton's strongest superdelegate backers, are skipping her farewell speech? Interesting.
posted by mikevotes at
2:08 PM
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From Halperin:
"How powerful debates might be when the allegedly inexperienced Obama of allegedly questionable judgment goes toe-to-toe with McCain, even on national security, and is therefore deemed of sufficient strength and stature to be president by many."
This is something I've been thinking about. And it doesn't even have to be in debates.
McCain, in his ever condescending way, is painting a picture of naiveté about Obama that just doesn't match reality. When the general public sees the real Obama through this portal of lowered expectations created by McCain, not only will Obama look better than expected (presidential, intelligent, qualified), it will make McCain look out of touch or, dare I say, cranky.
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-epm, at 3:23 PM
Yeah. That one jumped at me, too.
And have you wondered how quickly those unmoderated joint townhalls would turn into a debate back and forth without a moderator?
Again, I don't agree with Halperin on alot, but I found alot there that made me think.
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mikevotes, at 3:29 PM
McCain's call for those joint townhalls was little more than him saying he'd like to get Obama in the ring and smack him around a little... Cause you know, sometimes these smart ass kids need to be taken down a notch or two by a real man.
Frankly, McCain's call-out had a whiff of desperation to me. This is what the lesser candidate does in an attempt to grab some relevance. We see this "demand for debates" all the time from the weaker of two candidates.
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-epm, at 4:00 PM
I think that's part of it, but those townhalls are also the most likely place for a gaffe or hard question or campaign bad moment, and, as you point out, as McCain is behind, he wouldn't mind having Obama make some mistakes or have some awkward moments as soon as possible.
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mikevotes, at 4:23 PM
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