The media and Republicans have seen Georgia and the national security issue as a big opportunity to get McCain ahead. Is the Obama camp too naive about what they are up against? Democrats always need to realize they are in for an uphill battle with the media the way it is and the Republicans ability to fearmonger. I got scared after reading these three things and other things lately:
George Will's column today, savvily ho'ing for their side:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
These two new posts on TPM:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/...
Do we all need to email Barack and make sure he gets on this? I don't want to be swiftboated again. No one likes the Republicans, but they didn't in '04 either. Don't let Georgia develop into another "the surge worked, of course" conventional wisdom narrative in the MSM.
The polls are scary close as it is, considering how insane the Republicans are. If you think Barack needs to hit the Saint more consistently and loudly and not worry about what it means to TRUTHFULLY go negative, I encourage you to contact him as I did, saying we can't let the GOP steal this again over national security issues that they have no credibility on, that we need to point out their lack of credibility, that we need to point out the reckless pro-war position McCain immediately adopted on Georgia, that we need to reemphasize constantly that Obama was right on day 1 about the war while the Saint was advocating it right after 9/11, and that the world is much more willing to work with us and follow us in an international crisis when they like our leader and realize he has moral authority and credibility.
The Obama team needs to remember that TRUTHFUL negative campaigning is perfectly appropriate and not "the old politics"- people need to be warned about the horrible dangers of a Saint McCain presidency.
Contacting the campaign:
http://my.barackobama.com/...