From my inquisitive nature, a desire for historical knowledge and wisdom, and an anxious impatience, I have twenty questions that need Kossackian insight and answering. Please if you feel inclined to do so, tackle one or more of the follow questions for which I have neither the 30 days to wait to have answered for me nor the time to muster up the necessary "vast" volumes of sources to inform myself.
I am relatively new to the DailyKos and politics although I am admittedly addicted to both. This site along with some other liberal sites, I honestly believe, is having a significant affect on the shaping and framing of this election. I am honored to be a cog in this effective conservative crushing wheel. Please check me where I may be mistaken and feed me where I require it below. The 20 questions to be openly discussed begin here:
- Postulated previously has been a candidate’s ability to move and inspire a nation. However, this enthusiasm has failed to show on November 4th. Are Obama and his message for real this time?
- With the effectiveness of Obama’s ground game from the volunteers to the disciplined controlling of an effective message to the understanding of the internets and other modern mediums, has a previous presidential campaign ever been as comprehensively competent as Obama’s?
- [fill in the blank], will the abysmal pick of Palin hurt the Republican party for more than 8 years?
- A significant amount of Obama’s support is from first time voters and the youth. Thus, it is unlikely that they are incorporated in today’s polling results. Obama should then over perform his current standing on November 4th, correct?
- The "Bradley effect". Does Obama’s first class intellect and temperament at a critically important time in America pending future negate any potential for this trend to rear its ugly head?
- With the Conservative talking heads applauding the ridiculously, rehearsed amateurish performance of their VP candidate in the recent debate, I have to know are they serious or just doing what they have to do?
- With McCain obviously going negative for the home stretch of this election, is it finally going to be fair to bring up the Keating 5 scandal? (Isn’t a nail in McCain’s quasi-reformer coffin?)
- With the Troopergate report scheduled to be released this Friday, how badly will it reflect on McCain’s newly embraced "Reform" message?
- With Obama holding a commanding lead with only 30 days to go and many pundits, even Conservatives, writing of McCain, has any Democrat ever held this large of a lead so close to election day and lost?
- For the past year or more, Obama has prepped America for the coming negative attacks of the right. I think his race and the extended primary helped him neuter what is no doubt coming. Will this preparation matter?
- Did the pathetic display during the last debate honestly do anything to supplant the halfwit image of Palin with any voter other than the fundies?
- Has a Democrat ever had such a large financial advantage in the general election?
- With Obama tied or leading in several traditionally red states, has any Democrat ever been in such a promising situation with 30 days to go?
- Has any presidential candidate in recent history ever won when they admittedly didn’t understand the most pressing issue of the election?
- Has any candidate ever picked a more insulting running mate to American intelligence?
- Has any candidate in recent history been as transparently perplexed at the end of a presidential campaign as McCain is now?
- Is John McCain playing now as bad a Bob Dole was 30 days out in ‘96?
- Are liberal’s wrong when they claim that Americans are dumb or are they really dumb?
- Obama is supported two to one by youth voters. Will they show in significant numbers this time, and why?
- Has the right choice to lead America into the future ever been so obviously apparent?
*Answers and insights with perspective are much appreciated!
**a site (the dumbing down of America) that is highly recommened:
http://www.rockypatterson.com/...
Thank you all.