First about where I am coming from, I contributed 100s of dollars to O campaign during the primaries – zilch after that, stopped visiting DKos too. But now our man has cratered I am in a panic and back here:
- Sarah Palin’s high vitriol against our man has worked – her speech at the convention turned the tide (anecdotal evidence from my circle of influence). She really sowed seeds of doubt among the voters about O.
- Assuming the better man will win is a fallacy – case in point Bush Jr. in last two elections. Sitting around and expecting the numbers to improve is stupid.
- We need a game changer – unless O team can uncover some form of scandal from Palin’s past, we are doomed.
- A lot of skeptics in the middle were looking for a good reason to not vote for a black dude – and gramps wouldn’t do it. Palin allowed them to justify their decision to themselves.
- Get some passion back.
5.1. Where’s the Obama girl? Get here back on You Tube.
5.2. Ditto for a cleverly produced musical (where did those go?)
5.3. A quarter million or half million crowd for a mega rally will overpower the media if it can be pulled off (O team figure a way to make this happen)
5.4. Find some dirt on Palin. And cleverly encapsulate it in 1 minute capsule.
5.5. Mrs McCains battle with prescription drugs – find a way to get there
5.6. Remember – nobody knows terms like "earmarks" – explain to taxpayers what they are, and why the bridge to nowhere is bad for them.