Does David Axelrod have any idea what a dumb statement that is?? For those who haven't seen, it's on the main page of TPM at the moment. He said that most working-class whites go Republican anyway, and so it doesn't matter that they didn't turn out for Obama.

Why did Axelrod have to choose such a lousy moment to go senile? That comment was absurd on two different fronts. First of all, the 50-state strategy that Obama needs to use to beat McCain rests on the idea that every vote should be attempted, no matter how unreliable the group. That's why Obama could toss states like Virginia and Texas into play - states that have political breakdowns that have been very favorable to Republicans in recent years. That statement essentially disavows that idea and further shores up the stupid whisper (and louder) campaign that he's an "elitist."

Second of all, this allows the Clinton campaign to say that Obama doesn't care about a group that makes up a sizeable amount of the country and score points for it! The Clinton campaign! The same people who have declared half of the states in the union at this point to be irrelevant! Why the hell would anyone allow them the opportunity??

Axelrod, you've done great up until now. I suggest you and Obama take a three-day vacation or something before your brains get addled. We don't need to campaigns yelling non sequitors over these next six weeks.