There really doesn't even seem to be much of a general election "campaign" going on at this point.  Largely it is summer and everyone's taking some down time (making Obama's timing pretty spectacular, as there isn't much else to report.)  But over here, every day the coverage is something like "What is the next President of the US doing today?" and "Oh yeah, and McCain sent out a press release."  They don't even really need to report anything.  The pictures speak a thousand words.  Obama in front of a huge gym full of giddy cheering soldiers and McCain in an empty gym in front of 10 half asleep retirees.  The primaries were mudslinging daily hate-fests, all very high-drama, everyone checking the polls everyday.  This general election just feels more like, "Well, we have to wait until November to vote, so we'll let McCain pretend to be running for the next few months."  I'm sure part of this is living in Chicago, but I see it in national news as well.  

You know, 9 or 6 months ago I remember thinking, "the first person who starts acting like a President will win."  Democrat or Republican, Americans are just fed up with a lack of leadership at the helm.  Obama's tour, with all it's little annoyances, is brilliant, IMO.  Not only do people need to see that he can act like a President, but they need to be reminded of how a President acts!  

This sounds about right:

FP:All Obama, all the time

John McCain is having trouble attracting media attention for his New Hampshire tour:

In Manchester last night, there was just one reporter and one photographer waiting for McCain as his plane -- a white, blue and gold Boeing 737-400 emblazoned with his campaign slogan, "Reform, Prosperity, Peace" -- touched down on the Wiggins Airways tarmac.

Also worth noting: Getty Images hasn't posted a photograph of the Arizona senator since Sunday. During that time, Getty has posted roughly 40 photos of Obama, depending on how you count.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.