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Keep in mind, McCain creates much more news with a head-fake like this. |
And no, I don't know who it is. Source knows but won't say. Just hearing NOT Pawlenty. |
We're in a total news hole here, so I don't know if I'm way behind the story, but now hear from pretty good source that its NOT Pawlenty. |
Signing off. The Republicans have a tough act to follow and are going to need to do more than flag-wave. |
Signing off. The Republicans have a tough act to follow and are going to need to do more than flag-wave. |
Oddly, this probably looks more cinematic in person than it does on TV. The music is a bit much. |
Ok, felt a little shiver up my leg. |
Not a masterpiece in the way that 2004 was, a little long, but the speech that he needed. |
Two adjectives: gutsy, grounded. |
Uh oh. He played the 'temperment' card. |
Obama somewhat embracing 'big government'. Republicans may recycle old 'tax-and-spend' attacks. |
Oddly, the best way for obama to break from the gop's 'celebrity' box was for him to come right after them. |
Dems have figured out this just ain't all that complicated. 1) Status Quo sucks; 2) McCain equals status quo. Its the 1992 message again. |
Constantly 40 or so flashbulbs going off every second. |
FWIW, I think Lieberman or Ridge would have been the best picks. Pawlenty has no brand and will do no harm, but won't generate media buzz. |
FWIW, I think Lieberman or Ridge would have been the best picks. Pawlenty has no brand and will do no harm, but won't generate media buzz. |
Hearing fairly strong rumors that Pawlenty is McCain's choice. |
There have to be 20k or 30k American flags here. Don't know how it will play on TV, but visuals are great in person. |
They're all middle-aged, middle-class women too. Obama campaign knows that its easiest path to victory is winning the Hillary supporters. |
These "ordinary people" are more articulate than half the politicians who spoke today. And coincidentally, they're all from swing states. |