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Does everyone understand now why Obama has been signaling to back off on Sarah Palin? Because for once, the realities of this misbegotten candidacy are so apparent that even the supermarket tabloids can pick up on them.

You know, "back off!" is what they shout when a missile is misfiring on the launchpad--it's either going to fizzle out or explode.



keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 05:46:25 PM EST
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It's true, but, at the same time, the more the better.  If we can force her off the ticket in St Paul, it will almost certainly kill McCain's campaign.

It's a verbal blood sport.  No mercy.  Keep firing until the chamber's empty.

And Obama said to back off the daughter, not Sarah Palin.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 06:08:01 PM EST
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Are you sure ?? Palin is about as bad as it can get. Pure comedy gold. Lose her and he might pick a politician who knows what they're doing. She is a hick from the backwoods who's lost in the big city politics, she is a big fat red arterial bleed for McCain and the sharks are biting off chunks for fun.

Leave her alone.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 06:16:17 PM EST
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Palin isn't the point. People don't really vote based on who they want to be VP. But the reflection on McCain's judgement is wonderful. And that'll hold true if he dumps her. As Drew says, it's particularly good that this is happening during the convention when lot's of low info undecideds have just begun to really pay attention.
by MarekNYC on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 06:20:38 PM EST
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And some early signs are actually pointing to a reverse-bounce for the GOP right now from Palin and the convention.  I don't know if that will hold.  We'll see.  But that'd be big.

Obama's surging.  McCain's falling.  Gotta keep it up.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 06:32:31 PM EST
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Agree the situation looks promising.  

We need to keep our objectivity going, though.

Palin can pull it out with a boffo speech.  The GOP has the capability to run a lean, mean, Gettin' Out the Vote Machine.  The Fundies and Conservatives are stoked.  McCain is starting to raise money.  Their Propaganda Message people are First Rate.

This ain't anywhere near over.

by ATinNM on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 06:55:25 PM EST
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Normally the conventioning parties get about 4% extra votes down to exposure during their conventions it then falls away. Is there any case before of a party actually managing  to drop their numbers during their convention? and if so did they recover in the couple of weeks after?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 07:21:45 PM EST
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Here's a good analysis of a Convention Bounce.  Naturally the only negative bounce was good old McGovern in '72.

(oh well)

by ATinNM on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 09:24:17 PM EST
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Drew: I didn't realize this about you.  You are a blood-thirsty basta..; I like that about you.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 06:47:01 PM EST
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