Posted on 09/10/2008 10:30:49 AM PDT by goldstategop
The emergence of Sarah Palin as a political force in the presidential race has left many top Democrats fretting that, just two weeks after their convention ended on an emotional high, Barack Obama's campaign has suddenly lost its stride.
Obama has responded aggressively this week to Palin's presence on the Republican ticket, using TV ads and campaign rallies to attack her contention that she is a political reformer who will take on the Washington establishment -- a role Obama has long claimed as his alone.
But some Democrats are now worried about the perils of Obama's strategy, saying that his campaign, instead of engaging the Alaska governor, should avoid any move that draws more attention to her and could enhance her appeal among the white, blue-collar voters who remain cool to Obama's candidacy.
A series of new polls suggests that Palin has given a major boost to John McCain's campaign, exciting the GOP base, winning over white women and all but erasing Obama's lead.
Concern among Democrats was high enough Tuesday that Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), one of Obama's strongest supporters, felt it necessary to cite historical polling data at a lunch of Democratic senators to convince them that post-convention "bounces," such as the one that has followed last week's GOP convention, have often faded in past elections.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I agree, it is more than a bounce, it is a shift.
Bounce? This is a full court dribble!
great post!
The McCain campaign needs to go directly after Obama’s pretense to being a reformer. Highlight all the points in his career when he could have opposed the Daley/Cook County political machine, and supported it instead. Obama is a get along to go along machine politician who’s a phony reformer, a phony patriot and a phony Christian. Expose, expose, expose and don’t let up.
My first vote was for Reagan and I have not seen anything like the intensity of voters for Palin.
Do you really think it’s a shift and not a bounce?
I hope so.
I wonder why Rasmussen has them so close still.
David Bonior, the former Michigan congressman who managed Democrat John Edwards' unsuccessful presidential bid, called the new poll findings a "real concern," adding: "We can't lose white women and expect to do well in this race."
That's spelled G-E-N-D-E-R G-A-P, Baby! Get used to it! (laughing)
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Obama’s calling Palin a pig and Biden’s telling some poor guy in a wheelchair to stand up for himself ain’t helping those numbers any.
Try “surge” instead of “bounce.” A bounce, by definition, comes back down.
“I wonder why Rasmussen has them so close still.”
They have their head up their a@@ ?
We (Republicans) are on the offensive now and we must stay that way. As long as we can keep the Dems on the defense, we can score points with the American People, showing the Dems up for what they really are.
I tend to agree. What happened at the convention was a rebranding. The voters apparently like the new brand. That's different that the typical convention where the voters hear good things about someone for a few days and then forget.
Well' see.
A Hollywood lib friend of mine, with whom I enjoy spirited political discussions, has lost her marbles over the whole Palin Surge Syndrome. The friend now fears for the future of our country, which she likens to “Germany in 1937.”
Fascinating.
Exactly right. We must keep them on the defensive. And get out the vote.
I think the wheelchair can be forgiven. The pig comment? No way.
“Get out the vote” is the major theme now that we have Palin. We must, each of us, encourage each and every person we know or meet to vote!
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