Meet the Press today reviewed some key overall and internal polling numbers that show major erosion for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. The Democratic explanation — which is spin unless polls show otherwise — was given by New York Senator Chuck Schumer.
Details the polls:
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Time will tell if Schumer’s comments are wishful thinking or basic spin. One fact: in terms of nimbleness, toughness, and rapidity, the Obama campaign has been way behind the McCain campaign. It is beginning to look like Michael Dukakis versus the first George Bush all over again. And polls are reflecting a fact: to win in America’s political culture you have to know how to effectively fight in America’s political culture.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.