Ed,
From the shape of government and the economy, both here and worldwide, no matter who is elected, I think there will be a huge chasm between what they said on the campaign trail and what they are able to do once in office. I think if Obama is elected, he will probably do what Clinton did, which was a very limited stimulus to the economy because he also found things in much worse shape than he expected going in.
If McCain is elected, I am not sure what parts of his program he would be able to get past a Democratic house and senate.
From the polls, it looks like McCain doesn't have a chance and because of that, I would have thought that he runs a more positive campaign down the stretch to save some of his image and possibly some of the Republican party. I am guessing that he feels that what he is doing right now is working with some tightening in some of the polls so he is going to keep on doing it and that it gives him some hope of winning. With the type of campaign he has run, if he gets elected, it will be very difficult for him to get anything through the house or the senate with the dems in power. He will have lost a lot of his political capital not only with the dems but also with the republicans because, rightly or wrongly, he will be perceived as having some part in bringing the party down.
Neal |
