Posted by
Locutisprime on Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:07:55 AM
As we head into the last four weeks of this election it seems that the
Obama Juggernaut is unstoppable. Barack Obama has turned a 6 point
deficit in the polls into a 6 - 10 point lead in the polls and he has
now gained significant ground in four key swing states. John McCain
needs Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia if he has any hope to
win this election, but right now he has lost ground and is losing
ground in each of these states.
McCain's leads in these states has been erased and his trailing in
these states become the new reality of this election over the course of
the last three weeks. What has changed? The economy has changed. And
John McCain has been on the wrong side of this issue for the past three
weeks now. And regardless of the best advice of those both inside and
outside of his party, John McCain refuses to attempt to take the lead
on the economy and do what needs to be done to reposition himself in a
role of leadership on the economy with the American people.
The single most important issue of this election right now? It's the
economy stupid! And anyone, but particularly anyone seeking the
presidency of the United States who doesn't realize that, is doing
nothing short of preparing themselves for a loss. The path to victory
or defeat in this election has now been set in stone. The candidate who
can win the trust and confidence of the most voters on the economy
going into November 4th, will be the one who wins this election
regardless of where their other policies and proposals may fall in the
long term.
Americans traditionally have a political memory of that of a gold fish.
And right now? About the only thing that will shake their unreasoned
and unjustified confidence in Barack Obama brought on by a souring US
economy, would be another terrorist attack on this country. And that in
itself is a terrifying thought on all levels. But IMO, for Brack Obama
to bomb in this election and lose right now? America would have to be
bombed or attacked by terrorist once again.