Obama Saw It Coming
Remember earlier in the year when Obama was accused of playing the race card for predicting Republicans would try to scare voters into thinking “he’s not like us.” A lot of people are now giving him credit for his prescience, but honestly how hard is it to predict McCain’s game plan when he’s relying on the same playbook that Republicans have used the last two elections?
McCain has one last Hail Mary option that might work. He can fire Steve Schmidt and all other reminiscences of Karl Rove that are currently running his campaign into the ground and publicly apologize to the American people for losing control. He then has to promise to take the high road from here on out, and actually follow through.
Sure, it might be seen as another stunt, but revamping his staff has worked for him before. Although he has lost a lot of credibility in the last few weeks, his former image as an honest maverick might be lingering around enough to make him seem sincere. And what does he really have to lose? Negative character attacks aren’t working. Why not try the opposite?
I’m not saying I would buy it. But it’s something that a lot of voters—probably including Obama—wouldn’t see coming.
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[...] Obama predicted that they would try to make him appear different, and then continued to make a campaign issue of how he appears different: Remember earlier in the year when Obama was accused of playing the race card for predicting Republicans would try to scare voters into thinking “he’s not like us.” A lot of people are now giving him credit for his prescience, but honestly how hard is it to predict McCain’s game plan when he’s relying on the same playbook that Republicans have used the last two elections? [...]
He saw it coming. He even planned a rebuttal. And it doesn't even get near the mud. Above and beyond his ideas and vision, his campaign doesn't miss a beat very often.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/4days
Fantastic. Obama is a very smart guy. Being battered around by his own fellow Democrats during the primaries did a lot to toughen him up too.
It is a shame that McCain has been actively undermining him. It is very hard to reach fearful, hateful and paranoid people no matter how prescient, eloquent or heartfelt your speeches are. I have no idea if McCain can undo the damage either. Mob mentality is a very brutal and volatile thing and responds poorly to reason.
If McCain did what you suggested, I actually might at least pause before I hit the button for Obama. It is the only thing that would make me pause, but, I don't think it would be enough and, the mob he has riled up will come after him with the pitchforks. Karl Rove has reduced the party of Lincoln to the party of pitchforks. It will require a long time in the wilderness to rid it of this disease.