Intelligent Discontent

• Written by: Bob FunkApril 25th, 2008
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• Category:2008 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain
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After writing my last post, which questioned Obama’s electability, I expected some resentment (and I got a bit). After posting, my attention was brought to a Huffington Post article entitled, “Media Jump Ship From Obama to Clinton.” Now, I’m no big media outlet, but I had to ask myself, “at the first sign of danger did I turn tail and run? Did I jump ship? Have I bought what Clinton’s been shoveling?”

The media, for the most part, isn’t exactly a source of insight - Pennsylvania does illustrate that perfectly.

Okay, so the media was on Obama’s side and now it’s on Hillary’s side saying that she might be more electable than is.  Obama supporters are now in an outrage and are claiming that the media is an awful joke of a news source. However, last week no one was complaining when the media was building Pennsylvania as a do-or-die primary for Clinton, saying that her run for the presidency was on its last legs.

When is the media right and when is it wrong? Perhaps we can throw that question out and just say that the media’s perception is crap. We are then forced to make are own, intelligent decisions.

This is what I think makes the Clinton campaign more viable than the Obama campaign:

1. Clinton has been attacked her whole political career, what does the right-wing have left? She has proven, more than once, that she can take a hit.

2. Clinton brings out the reliable senior and blue collar demographics.

3. Obama is the guy that the far left is voting for, which scares other, more moderate voters.

4. Obama has responded with less resiliency to attacks. The GOP is only going to be more ugly come the general.

NOW, here is why I think Obama can beat McCain:

1. McGovern analogies are flimsy, because Obama has a massive grassroots movement behind him, which brings in millions upon millions of dollars - a war chest much larger than McCain’s.

2. Obama can take a hit, he just has to get better at it. As I already stated, the GOP is going to be vicious come the general; Obama better be, at this very moment, working on an attack strategy.

3. McCain is pitiful and his “senior moments” won’t inspire a country when placed next to Obama’s “Yes, we can!” moments.

4. When I envision an Obama/McCain debate, I think, “JFK/Nixon.”

5. America is tired of Bush (but not as tired as many of us may think - it’s going to be one long fight) and McCain is already being framed, by Obama, as Bush: Part II.