Thursday, August 28, 2008

the campaign

Just wanted to post something since it's been a while. I'll keep it simple and short.

It seems Obama's campaign strategy can be narrowed down to two, maybe three, key points. They somehow figure it will be enough to make him the President of the World. The two things his attacks and campaign focuses on are these: 1. McCain = Bush 2. McCain doesn't know how many houses he has. (Really, is that all they got? They really were counting on Obama-mania to have had this locked up by now)

Pretty basic, really. Throw in a 3rd key point- that the world and especially our country sucks and Obama is the "change" we all need- and you have the brilliant campaign strategy of Barry Obama.

All I can say is it's been great to see McCain take advantage of the weak spots in Obama's armor. Despite the overwhelming biases one is bombarded with trying to push Obama, we actually have a race. McCain wasn't supposed to do this well.

But maybe others, like me, have looked at the two candidates and are able to cut through all the garbage- Bush hatred, eco-trends, celebrity worship, PC-ness, etc. and have been able to draw their own conclusions.

For me, it's simple and I like graphics, so I will share it with you. The two things I have been able to decipher are:

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Sorry, even though McCain = Bush (or 'more of the same') was the punchline of every Dem Convention speech, I don't buy it. Gotta hand it to them though, those 'Freudian slips' sure are clever. I hope they will start expanding their argument beyond cheesy little one liners that aren't based on reality. Actually, I hope they keep doing it, cause it's a lame strategy.

It'll be interesting to watch as the suit and McCain are able to battle face to face. We've all seen what happens when the teleprompter is snatched away from Obama. It ain't pretty, but it's pretty telling.

May the best man win!