Or is it Obama's losses? I agree, Phil, that Team Maverick's
"celebrity"
attack has been the main factor. Solid tactics: Locate the
opponent's weak point and hit it with everything you've got. This
goes back to
Patrick Ruffini's notion of the "all about Obama" strategy.
Some left-wing bloggers are whistling past
the graveyard, pretending that Obama's meltdown isn't really
happening, but a slew of other indicators reinforce the Zogby/Reuters
poll data. There's the
RCP map and the Intrade trend, plus the
LA Times/Bloomberg
poll.
Credit clearly goes to Steve Schmidt's aggressive strategy, and
to John McCain himself -- everybody knows he doesn't like negative
politics, but Maverick proved willing to do what it takes to win.
The key from here: Don't let up. Keep up the pressure and try to
force the opponent into full-blown panic: "... and when you strike
and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit . . . Such tactics
will win every time."
topics:
Trade, John McCain
