At the end of the day, McCain taking a brief "lead" in the polls may be a blessing in disguise.

Bleacher Creature

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Tue Sep-16-08 03:22 PM
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At the end of the day, McCain taking a brief "lead" in the polls may be a blessing in disguise.

I don't really have anything to cite, but I did get the sense that people were, to some extent, getting complacent and feeling that we had this in the bag. Ever since the GOP convention, however, people have been really fired up. Maybe it was a wake up call that needed to happen.

In a couple of days, Obama will be back "in the lead" as far as conventional wisdom is concerned. When that happens, I have a sense that we'll appreciate it much more and will fight tooth and nail to make sure it stays that way.

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DangerDave921

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Tue Sep-16-08 03:25 PM
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1. agreed

A little fear is a good motivator. And a little hatred too. LOL

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MarjorieG

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Tue Sep-16-08 03:29 PM
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2. Election dirty tricks make this a very volatile outcome. People must confirm they're registered.

Not purged and bounced off. Some states tryong to convince students that if they vote at school, affect their tax status if a dependent-a lie.

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grasswire

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Tue Sep-16-08 03:30 PM
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3. having the momentum is huge, too

And that's tricky. If Obama can seize the big mo at the right time and hang on to it, we'll do well.

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grantcart

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Tue Sep-16-08 03:31 PM
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4. I thought so from the begining - now it will be a question of "who is losing their momentum"

Hopefully Obama will have a steady small 2 point a week increase. Small changes on a consistent basis are far better than a wild change.

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barack the house

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Tue Sep-16-08 03:43 PM
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5. Wouldn't argue with that at all, is sense of urgency is a good thing and let's keep it going folks.

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