tag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/vdaugherty//1643 2008-02-29T13:04:44Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en tag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk//17.180693 2008-02-29T13:04:44Z 2008-02-29T13:04:44Z

Look at the front page of John McCain's campaign page: his current slogan - Ready to Lead on Day 1 - seems oddly familiar.Listen to the critiques both he, President Bush and the RW noise machine are making - before...

Michael's Mom Listen to the critiques both he, President Bush and the RW noise machine are making - before Obama has locked up the nomination.  Why it's almost as if the Clinton camp released all their (very thin) oppo to the Repubs to help amplify her (very thin) message: he knows of a Weatherman, his middle name is Hussein, when he travels overseas he looks like them not us, his experience is thin.
The press release from the TN GOP was no fluke: HRC won here by a decent margin and Obama's campaign chair here will be running for Senate this year.  Harold Ford, a much less smooth candidate than Obama, got 48% of the vote here in 2006.  Bob Tuke, the Democratic Senate candidate presumptive, was a very happy Marine during the Vietnam War.
The Clinton campaign, as it did in NH, is trying to double team Obama with help from the McCain campaign and the President.  She's doing small roundtables in OH where she may tear up; she's giving off that help me vibe.  McCain is criticizing Obama on a daily basis, with mockery and solemnity.  The RWNM is squealing their little piggy squeals.  It's all of a previously-failed piece coming back for a rerun.
Meanwhile, Clinton is still playing catchup in Ohio and Texas on the ground.  I think the Obama campaign's learning curve is fairly steep: they've figured out how to keep their heads down and work the ground no matter what the media is saying.  We'll see...]]>