It would create more problems than it solves for Obama.
It comes down to debates now.
Obama is used to giving prepared speeches - he has not done much debating in the US Senate, none in the IL state senate, and has no courtroom experience as a lawyer.
Senator McCain has been mixing it up in the Senate for years and speaks decently on his feet.
Biden is a seasoned debater - but he specializes in nasty gotcha moments, a tactic that will make him look like an arserag in a debate with Governor Palin.
After the dust from the RNC settles, the main poll movers will be the debates and any last-minute scandals or revelations that the MSM can cook up.
Dan Rather's incompetence compromised the MSM's ability to convincingly do the latter.
They threw everything they could find at Palin this week.
A good analysis. I think you’ve hit it.