Here I go again! The guy everyone hates to hear from. The advertising/
marketing guy that has been critical for a month now about the
theme obama's been trying to break thru with in the campaign.
Truth is that we all laughed when the Rick Davis said a few weeks ago
that this election wasn't about issues! And maybe he was right.
Axelrod and Plouffe have never run a national campaign. I read their
resumes and their only experience was a national congressional
program that plouffe ran. So these guys are up against some of the
shrewdest, nastiest, dirtiest politicians ever in american history.
Maybe they are out of their league. Maybe they can't see the
things that can turn this whole thing around in one week.
But remember, we all cried (and obama did too) when they said
this election was not about issues. Heck...just look at what the
diaries here are about, what the news is about and what is the
center of attention in the election.
Pigs...a moose...a bridge that was never built...a sex ed law
that never existed...a lady with more baggage than a
amtrak train...smelly fish that rots...a plane that was never sold
on ebay...need I go on? Who really gives a f*ck?
People, its so simple. Watch the guys selling products on tv. they
know how to get people to act. A briliant primary campaign has become
a tough slog. Once you would see jubilant crowds screaming obama
and the excitement that came thru that event. I just saw one that
looked like it was done in a library with almost no energy.
Who'se doing the big events? McCain /Palin. 23,000 in va.
Hey what happened to the enthusiasm we once had? We had the majic..
we had the special feel...we had the focus. Is it just me or have
we temporarily lost it.
Where's the labor unions? Wheres seiu/firefighters etc? I haven
't seen any ads by them of course they may be holding back and
running in swing states...but where are they and what are they now
doing?
Where's the democrats? Most of the senators probably won't come out too]strong against their friend john mccain. They've all served with him
and don't want to end that friendship. Where's boxer/and the rest of
the senators ...I'm not seeing them or hearing from them...wher'es
the surrogates that we were told were coming to help us? Truth is
folks, we're on our own here! Its us against the world and if we
win its seismic change of power probably the most incredible political
change in our lifetimes maybe ever...a black man, bucking the\
inherently corrupt system of money and power taking over the leader of
the world...something bigger than anyone of us ever imagined.
We are doing well but we need that game changer. It might be to
focus on scaring the public. We are looking at 20% of voters that we
must reach and convince. Most have already made up their minds for
each side.
Obama is lost! He needs an attitude adjustment! He's putting
america to sleep. Where's Biden. He's out of the game already.
He's sitting there frothing at the mouth waiting to tear into
palin and obama says no ..."we're the nice guys". I guarantee
they told this to biden (a roman catholic high energy hard driving
never say quit east coast guy) and he's sitting there saying
" why the hell can't I take this woman out?"
The diary from the mccain rally said they were bad mouthing obama
for a long time before...during and after the rally. Wheres the
fire at the obama rallies. They are boring/drawn out and lack the
emotion of the rallies during the primaries. They look like
the crowd is bored...waiting for some red meat...waiting for
obama to get them fired up.
The message is so mixed up...they need to sit down...decide
how to take the show back...ask billclinton what they can do...
then wake up or lose this thing.
Let's stop fooling ourselves... this thing can quickly catch
fire for us again..but mccain wants to not talk about issues.
...theres still lot and lots of time...
but will they understand that campaigns are ebb and flow
events...you must change with those events that take over
a campaign or time will run out. Take back the campaign.