Note to Obama: Hire some better political consultants

Obama,

You are falling into her trap, big time. She's going to continue to dig up some obscure issue
to get you off message. To rile you up. To put you on the defensive!

How much better it would have been, when she brought up the slum lord dig for you to have laughed it off, very briefly explained, and calmly moved immediately to "See, this is the kind of politics I want us to move beyond, the petty digs. I want us to focus on the big things that matter to the country..." In other words, do not dignify the petty issue by getting upset and defensive. Just use the rest of the time on getting your real message of hope and change out there.

It was also very dissappointing that you are not bring up the fact that by all polls I've seen, Clinton is very unpopular with Republicans. This dovetails very nicely into your message about expanding the coaliton to include Indys and moderate Republicans. A broader coalition can not be built and the democratic agenda can not be advanced, when most Republican would rather die than vote for a Clinton.

I hope he keeps it up...as needed.

with Clinton - as a bickerer (if that's a word).

machine. They show the attacks against Obama without giving his defense. The Obama camp should come out and aggressively speak out against this. They are also pushing John Edwards. But what the heck, all they want is a DLC candidate.

Wolf Blitzer said during the debates - you've been attacked you have the right to respond (giving the appearance of a fair media). But after the debate the media was blatantly repeating the Clinton lies without showing Obama's responses. Even Anderson Cooper called them on the one comment (when the commentator lied and said Obama didn't repy to the one smear), going on the record repeating Obama's defense.

defense on the slum lord dig. He said Obama didn't really
respond - and Anderson corrected him.

are going to actually vote for him in the GE? Your lips must be cherry red or orange from drinking the Kool Aid.

rather walk on hot burning coals and have their fingernails pulled out than vote for Clinton.

Even the most rabid freepers seem to think he's honorable and likable. I've seen several comments saying they wish he was a conservative. And those are the bitterest partisans. Will they vote for him? No. Would other repukes. Probably. It's impossible to know if they'd do it in numbers large enough to count but history should teach is that it's certainly possibe. Does the phrase "Reagan Democrats" ring a dim bell? It should if you know even the slightest shred of political history from that era. A little education goes a long way. Try it.

attacked and then immediately move on to positive! People today are praising
Edwards, and rightly so because he rises above it all. Obama should take
that message. Besides, Obama needs Edwards and Edwards needs Obama, if either
are to win. They both need to portray the antithesis of the old politics of division.
Since it is a given that Edwards is in until Denver, Obama's only hope is that his
supporters identify closely with Edwards -- enough to get his delegates. The same
is true for Edwards. If he passes Obama in delegates, he'll need Obama's to beat
Hillary.

no one is attacking him. It is a lot easier to rise above
the fray when no one is picking your career apart.