Yes we REALLY can! Wow!
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exsequarBefore I go bury myself in blogs and polls...
why yes, Barack Obama, I would be honored to have you serve as my president.
He was so eloquent and moving and powerful and clear for the whole debate. McCain made some solid points, and sometimes his tone was improved over past encounters, but for the most part he was smug, condescending, and outright RUDE (interrupting Obama at the end of practically every answer? bastard) and just generally unpleasant. Sure he landed a couple single-line zingers, but 1) they were usually lies, and 2) the atmosphere right now doesn't CARE about zingers. People actually care about the (gasp!) issues! They care that Obama's plan is going to let them keep their healthcare but lower premiums, or provide them with healthcare that they don't have right now. They see right through McCain touting Palin's experience with disabled children through the example of autism (newsflash: Palin's child has Down's syndrome. They are NOT the same thing.) and they FEEL Obama's assertions of solidarity and support for the common American.
Obama is just such a wonderful speaker, and I know that he feels what he is speaking. Sometimes when McCain floundered through an answer I couldn't for the life of me figure out what he was even trying to say. Obama is always clear and articulate. I thought Obama very effectively countered most of McCain's very blatant lies and twistings of Obama's record or positions. Anyone paying attention is not sold on McCain's crap. And the amazing thing is that most people ARE paying attention!
There was a wonderful woman on CNN right after the debate. She was undecided before the debate, and spoke very eloquently about how she decided to involve herself in politics because she can't be an example to her children if she doesn't. She had a charming southern twang and was very firmly convinced by Obama. I really loved her, and I think she represents a lot of people right now.
In conclusion: YAY. *runs off to read blogs*
why yes, Barack Obama, I would be honored to have you serve as my president.
He was so eloquent and moving and powerful and clear for the whole debate. McCain made some solid points, and sometimes his tone was improved over past encounters, but for the most part he was smug, condescending, and outright RUDE (interrupting Obama at the end of practically every answer? bastard) and just generally unpleasant. Sure he landed a couple single-line zingers, but 1) they were usually lies, and 2) the atmosphere right now doesn't CARE about zingers. People actually care about the (gasp!) issues! They care that Obama's plan is going to let them keep their healthcare but lower premiums, or provide them with healthcare that they don't have right now. They see right through McCain touting Palin's experience with disabled children through the example of autism (newsflash: Palin's child has Down's syndrome. They are NOT the same thing.) and they FEEL Obama's assertions of solidarity and support for the common American.
Obama is just such a wonderful speaker, and I know that he feels what he is speaking. Sometimes when McCain floundered through an answer I couldn't for the life of me figure out what he was even trying to say. Obama is always clear and articulate. I thought Obama very effectively countered most of McCain's very blatant lies and twistings of Obama's record or positions. Anyone paying attention is not sold on McCain's crap. And the amazing thing is that most people ARE paying attention!
There was a wonderful woman on CNN right after the debate. She was undecided before the debate, and spoke very eloquently about how she decided to involve herself in politics because she can't be an example to her children if she doesn't. She had a charming southern twang and was very firmly convinced by Obama. I really loved her, and I think she represents a lot of people right now.
In conclusion: YAY. *runs off to read blogs*
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Date: 2008-10-16 06:39 am (UTC)Yet -
First off, the Bradly effect is real. I voted in that gubenatorial election. I was SHOCKED. (I was about your age then) Everyone was SHOCKED. Bradley was a terrific man & great candidate. Even two decades later, do I think people will lie about whom they are voting for in a poll? Yes, I do. Now, I grant you that the polling is much much more sophisticated now. For voters under 35, race is a much less significant issue. For voters over 35 & especially over 50, it is an issue. I know people who I can not dissuade from the position that Obama is a Muslim and I live in the most liberal area of the nation. (Whenever the neocons want to scare people, they say "San Francisco", as if it is full of demons or something)
Our nation is fundamentally different from what it was in 2004.
No, it really isn't. The economy, which has been teetering for 18 months, collapsed, quite violently. If it weren't for that & McCain's epic fail at handling it, the polls would be 2 points apart. People are scared & willing to vote for something different because they realize the dire straits we are in.
Bottom line - Obama is a honest & decent man. I know he wants to do the right thing for us as a nation & as a world power. He has run a brilliant campaign. I believe he will find a way to get 270+ EVs on Nov 4.
And I hope it will be a landslide & voter mandate. If it is, there will be much drinking of sparkling wine at my casa that evening.