TPM Reader AM: WTF …
KA says, “Hillary barely touched McCain last night. After all of your pleas for democrats to “attack, attack, attack” why are you letting Hillary off the hook?”
I’ve got a Masters in Political Science so I’m not a complete ignoramus – but my instincts seem to be at odds with so many others on this and many other issues.
I went to sleep last night thinking that Hillary had made an excellent speech and that Obama would be very pleased. Pleased at what she said to unify the party and what she said to attack McCain. You seemed to agree. Then I wake up this morning and a major talking point is that she didn’t do nearly enough because, amongst other reasons, she didn’t say he’d be a good CinC. Then KA says she didn’t go after McCain hard enough.
I read all the stuff about McCain and his houses and thought “This is really going to hurt McCain!” So, what happens? Obama goes backwards in the polls…
I watched Obama in Berlin and thought “That was great. It makes you proud to be an American!”. What happens? His favorability ratings go down…
I watched Obama and Biden in Springfield and thought “Gee that was great. That should bring a little bounce in the polls!” The opposite happens….
What’s going on? Every thing that I think should be a plus for Obama turns out to be much more complicated. I’m a little worried about tomorrow night. 80,000 cheering people. Fantastic speech. Great spectacle. Am I going to wake up on Friday morning and find that all of these so-called positives are bad for Obama?
