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Originally Posted by cacophony
i wouldn't be too overconfident in obama's favor. i've talked to several undecideds today and they all felt like obama failed to give substantive answers to many of the questions. the impression he left with those still deciding is that he wasn't able to move past his usual rhetoric and show real knowledge and understanding of economic issues.
don't shoot the messenger, this is just what i've been hearing all day.
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This is absolutely fair....I definitely felt that he was slightly off his game in the debate, but not in a damaging way...at least not to me personally.
What it comes down to for me was that he pretty much maintained status quo - no big slip-ups, no big strides forward - but Hillary gave up her biggest argument against Obama, and I think that'll really hurt her ability to sway superdelegates (as if she was able to sway them before)...and this election will definitely be decided by superdelegates. She can no longer argue to any of them that she believes Obama is unelectable without being squarely, and fairly, labeled a liar about it. They've surely all seen or heard that she answered "yes, yes, yes" when asked if Obama can beat McCain in November. And her argument now, that she said he "can" win, not that he "will" win, is absolutely useless and weak. That's where I see the net benefit for Obama.
And once the nomination is sealed up, he can focus on fighting one rival, McCain, instead of facing two. As soon as McCain has to start answering questions about Iraq and the economy, I think we'll see an increase in overall support for Obama.
And Cacophony, your dream sounds bizarre and creepy, but also sounds perfectly reasonable and to be expected to me on some visceral level...
