Originally Posted By ecdc It's certainly not in the bag, and I get terrified every time someone insinuates that it is. Whether it's "no one's come back from a deficit like this since Truman!" or "barring a colossal blunder, it's Obama's!" I damn near snap. It's not over 'til it's over. That's election day, and potentially longer if there's close races and lawsuits. Obama and the Democrats are trying to walk a tight line. They want the momentum of being in front. They need that. Be behind after how far they've come and people will just get discouraged. But get too far ahead or get too cocky and people will get complacent. They need to keep people excited about their chances but still have them be energized enough to show up and cast a ballot. Right now I think they're doing a good job of that. People are genuinely excited to be an Obama supporter. They want to go cast that ballot. They need to keep that going. It'll be tough.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< >>What the hell was he thinking?<< Hey, I asked that when he picked Palin. But a lot of the Usual Suspects told me "It's over! McCain just won the election!" Remember the threads? Remember the excitement? Remember the magic? >>> Not knowing squat about Palin when the announcement was made, the first big warning sign was that James Dobson immediately gave her his seal of approval. It would be interesting to go back and see just how many people posting as they did above are people that generally agree with Dobson. It would not surprise me in the least to find a very strong correlation.
