Obama will win, if he does, because of fortune. Bush is at very low levels of favorability, mistakes in the Iraq War created enough years of criticism that his opponents were able in many ways to frame the war in an unfavorable light in spite of being overall successful. The Republicans bungled 6 years of control with undisciplined spending. The economy tanked at the best possible time for Obama, creating the perfect mixture for anti-Republican sentiment. People are voting for Obama because he's a Democrat, because they hate Bush, because they blame the GOP for the economy, because he's black, because he inspires them with his smooth demeanor and eloquence.
But Obama will not win because of superior ideas. Any other time his proposals would have sunk his candidacy. Think about it: tax increases during a downturn in the economy? Spreading the wealth? $3 trillion in new spending? Think of Rev. Wright, Ayers, Father Pflager, Marching with Farrakhan on Washington, the bitter religious and gun folks speech, the gaffes by Biden and Michele. Some candidacies have died for less than half the controversies. Its a Democrat year.
McCain is an American hero. He's humble. He's a proven leader. He knows war. He is vastly more experienced and qualified. He would make a great president. If it had not been for the timing, I believe he would be ahead by double digits. At any rate, he may still pull off an improbable victory.
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This article is spot on how Obama won!
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Karl Marx is Not the Father of Capitalism
Sen. Barack Obama won for a simple reason: historical amnesia.
The reason Sen. McCain’s “socialism” charges didn’t stick is precisely because “socialism” means little to voters who don’t know what the term even means. Public schools teach multicultural curriculum but seldom if ever the basics of free market economic principles.
Joe the Plumber understands free markets because he’s operated a business. But without proper economic education or real world experience, young people are left in economic darkness.
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Obama had a LOT more money to fund his campaign but I can't help thinking the Republicans in general and the McCain campaign co-ordinators let us down.
to begin with I was disappointed they elected him to begin with. Clearly he did not connect with the voters so the idea of electing a Mavarick was pointless.
The #issue is the Economy and McCain is not a genius on the Economy.
They focused on attacking Obama but not the Democrats in general who were the ones that really brought the house down as it were in the recent economic crisis. It was their failed "give a loan to anyone" agenda that started this and their lying that fannie and Freddie were fiscially fine when they were not.
I felt too the campaing over all was focused too much on attacking and not really explaining their plans. During the debates I did not feel McCain really addressed Obama's attacks on McCains ideas.
They never did a good job of "breaking" with Bush vs all the "Vote McCain and get 4 more years of Bush" stuff...all the did do was have Sarah Palin say over and over "We are gonna bring change because John McCain is a Mavarick".
Which is the next problem. She was a polital blunder. Im sure the Republicans loved her but she did not do a thing to raise the confidence of undecided voters or those that were leaning towards Obama. They needed someone with a better deeper record and knew what was going on.
Sarah Palin ended up becoming a script reader of anti Obama rhetoric.
That is not to say McCain would not be good or is not qualified but their campaign just did not really do a good job of presenting what his "fixes" are and how he is NOT like George Bush to the American public but focused instead on "gotchas"....like the Ayers connection and Acorn...clearly that did not mean much to enough of the voters
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McCain is humble? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! He does know war...that's true. Perhaps that's why he's going to lose.
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HT sadly CHANGE is not always good.
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Originally Posted by deacon blues
Obama will win, if he does, because of fortune. Bush is at very low levels of favorability, mistakes in the Iraq War created enough years of criticism that his opponents were able in many ways to frame the war in an unfavorable light in spite of being overall successful. The Republicans bungled 6 years of control with undisciplined spending. The economy tanked at the best possible time for Obama, creating the perfect mixture for anti-Republican sentiment. People are voting for Obama because he's a Democrat, because they hate Bush, because they blame the GOP for the economy, because he's black, because he inspires them with his smooth demeanor and eloquence.
But Obama will not win because of superior ideas. Any other time his proposals would have sunk his candidacy. Think about it: tax increases during a downturn in the economy? Spreading the wealth? $3 trillion in new spending? Think of Rev. Wright, Ayers, Father Pflager, Marching with Farrakhan on Washington, the bitter religious and gun folks speech, the gaffes by Biden and Michele. Some candidacies have died for less than half the controversies. Its a Democrat year.
McCain is an American hero. He's humble. He's a proven leader. He knows war. He is vastly more experienced and qualified. He would make a great president. If it had not been for the timing, I believe he would be ahead by double digits. At any rate, he may still pull off an improbable victory.
Deacon,
If Obama wins he will inherit a mess (doesn't matter who caused it, still a mess) & a lot of the things he would want to do will be hamstrung by the
mess he has to clean up.
I suspect he will have to be fiscally conservative.
What is more interesting will be two things,
1. Will he just be a one term President?
2. Will he survive his first term?
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Deacon,
If Obama wins he will inherit a mess (doesn't matter who caused it, still a mess) & a lot of the things he would want to do will be hamstrung by the
mess he has to clean up.
I suspect he will have to be fiscally conservative.
What is more interesting will be two things,
1. Will he just be a one term President?
2. Will he survive his first term?
A lot of people do not like him.
Interesting times.
Ron
Very true GWB has left a nightmare for the next person who fills the office!!! But overall I think the world will be a lot safer place under Obama watch. McCain to war happy, a loose canon, with a happy trigger finger!!!
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