I happen to agree with him; the dynamic of this race had changed and with only 8 weeks to go, it's possible for the GOP to coast the rest of the way.
Our folly is to underestimate Palin and the cunning of Rove & co. They knew exactly what they were doing; I even think Palin was chosen a long time ago but they put on a performance for the shock factor, to grab attention.
It's working and it will take some strategic re-alignment on the part of the Obama campaign to redirect the conversation; which I have full confidence they can do.
Palin floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
Palin's speech to the GOP National Convention on Wednesday has set it up so that the Republicans are now on offense and Democrats are on defense. And we don't do well on defense.
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Her timing was exquisite. She didn't linger with applause, but instead launched into line after line of attack, slipping the knives in with every smile and joke.
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As for Palin herself, she is going to be very, very effective on the campaign trail, especially if McCain's people can figure out how to gently keep her from getting into confrontations with the press.
If she can answer questions like she handled herself at the convention, Palin will turn out to be the most interesting person in all of politics, and the press will treat her like they treated Obama when he was first discovered.
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