THIS DIARY will be short, and succint.
Dear Senator Obama and David Axlerod:
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. It's time to jettison the focus on a small group of swing voters in 'battleground' states, and go all-out for the popular vote.
The gods have brought together a confluence of financial events -- a financial 9/11, if you will -- just as people are paying attention to the election.
This financial tsunami presents an unparalled opportunity to imprint into the voters' minds where the blame -- and the future danger -- lies once and for all.
The headlines are already doing most of the work. All you need do is truly seize the moment, and frame the message to the voters.
The same voters who see jobs disappearing, paychecks shrinking and prices for necessities rocketing through the roof. The same voters who are losing their homes by the millions.
Phil Gramm is the brainchild of this once-in-a-century financial debacle. The man who McCain called 'a financial genius'. The man who, though no longer a chief advisor after calling voters 'whiners', still advises McCain behind the scenes:
Two weeks ago:
At today's event, Gramm also defended McCain's selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate.
"We went through a process of vetting all possible candidates," narrowing it down to three before choosing Palin, he said.
Electoral college victory is not enough. Battleground states are not enough. Ads should be run in every state hammering home the message.
A torrent of ads. A tsunami of message to match the tsunami of financial events.
Here's one place to start:
As for the the focus on a small group of swing voters in 'battleground' states, when the polls show a 55/45 national race, you can be sure that those voters will be voting your way.
A 2-or-3% victory is not enough. Events have provided you with an opportunity to achieve an overwhelming national mandate for change. It's time to go all-out for the popular vote.
Sincerely,
Two Roads