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Obama's Election Strategy is WHACK!
After reading the Roger Simon article awhile back titled Relentless, I was struck by the absolutely crazy obsession these guys had with getting more votes. It's like they think you can win an election by having more of those quaint little tokens than the other guy. Concentrate on the Electoral Map as the battleground? Puh-Leaze! We know the election is really won by who's side has generated the largest volume of pundit spittle and bile.
Palin the Stepford Bulldog has indeed energized the base with magic teleprompter inspiration, and time will tell whether it's reborn or simply a reanimated corpse, but it's numbers are static at best. Obama's campaign has been about expanding his base. No matter how energized with zombie-like power the Republicans are, they can't win if they are fewer (conspiracy theories notwithstanding).
Has Obama got McCain fighting the wrong battle?
I guess for Dem supporters it comes down to the grunt work of registering and getting out the vote. Not as sexy as cage matches with neocon pundits, but it can win an election.
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