[kms61]

the question is whether it’s too late. If people have already made up their minds, the facts won’t matter much.

[Americanwolf]

That is an excellent question... how many have made up their minds and how many are not going to put any thought into it at all and vote for whom ever the MSM tells them to vote for

[Truth is a Weapon]

America does not make up its mind about candidates in June. About 30-40% don’t even pay attention until after the convention, in my opinion.

[skully]

Most polling shows about 15% undecided with regards to Mccain-Obama. That's a large enough group to swing this either way. Personally I think Obama has peaked, and the longer he tows the lefty line and opposes drilling, the more he'll lose support. Who'd ever thunk that high gas prices could possibly benefit the GOP and McCain, in this political climate?? The GOP has found luck they don't deserve...They better not squander what they inadvertently stepped in.

[Paleo Conservative]

the question is whether it’s too late. If people have already made up their minds, the facts won’t matter much.

By election day, oil could be $200 per bbl and gasoline could be $6 per gallon.

[Tennessean4Bush]

the question is whether it’s too late. If people have already made up their minds, the facts won’t matter much.

You have to do something powerful or dramatic to get them to take a new look at fresh facts. I think if McCain would campaign in Iraq for weeks leading up to the GOP nomination, it would be unique, daring, and too hard to ignore. He would force news agencies to report on it. Remember, every news agency in the english speaking world has a correspondent assigned to McCain 24/7/365. They follow him on a plane everywhere he goes. They have to file at least one report every day. Drag their sorry asses to Baghdad, or Ramadi, and every day highlight your greatest asset: competence, consistency, and steadfastness on the war on terror. Each day you also highlight Obama's weaknesses: naivete, wrongheadedness, and cut-and-run tendencies and outright policy. At each stop mention that Obama would have left these poor souls to the tender mercies of al Qaeda, and imagine what an al Qaeda controlled Iraq would mean to oil markets (e.g. the gas pump) right now? At each stop he could also contrast a little with the unpopular Bush by saying that all along he was for more boots on the ground up front which, ostensibly, might mean we would be further along than we are (I would argue that point, but the sheep would buy it).

[SuziQ]

the question is whether it’s too late. If people have already made up their minds, the facts won’t matter much.

I daresay that a large percentage of the electorate has no idea who the candidates even ARE at this point. They'll start paying attention after Labor Day, if they're interested in voting at all.

[neverdem]

the question is whether it’s too late. If people have already made up their minds, the facts won’t matter much.

"This is a place with a lot of independent voters who make up their minds right at the end."

It's not the first time that I've seen a quote like that. Independents are probably at least 30% of the electorate.

[phillyfanatic]

My fear exactly. The MSM still dominates the great unwashed as they slavishly watch the news and eat up the brainwashing. I fear stupidity and hatred for Bush and the pandering of CHANGE AND HOPE has fried much of the Indies’ minds, even some moderate Dems and that Barr and his inaneness will keep the Pubs from winning the WH and will not be able to avoid the 60 votes in the Senate.