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To: RMF who wrote (389360)	6/7/2008 12:18:09 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572965

I guess my surprise at Obama not having a bigger lead comes from the relative UNpopularity of Bush and the Republican Party as shown in "other" polls. Obama may have peaked, or may in the next week or two. If McCain can get Obama to take the challenge of town hall meetings, McCain will trounce him. Obama is great when reading a speech from a 'prompter before a crowd -- a speech someone else wrote for him. I don't know that I've seen anyone better at it. And the speeches they are writing for him are perfect for his agenda -- which is to convince the American people he can deliver a lot of stuff he can't deliver. But when Obama doesn't have a teleprompter, watch out. He makes one gaffe after another. The biggest bungle has been the debate response where he said he would negotiate with terrorists without preconditions (Iran, etc.). That, he's still trying to recover from, and has essentially given back the entire position at this point. But there was the lie about the Selma march. He talked about not having enough "tranlaters" (wrong word -- the correct term is "interpreters") in Afghanistan because they're all in Iraq. News flash!!! Different language, dumbass. Then, there was the claim that Iran doesn't pose a serious threat to us, followed, a day later by the claim that the threat from Iran is grave. The list goes on. The guy is totally unqualified for the job. And it will become apparent to the less-informed as soon as he quits reading speeches someone else prepared for him.

To: RMF who wrote (389360)	6/7/2008 11:21:56 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572965

>We really haven't had a situation like this since 1952 (I think). >Isn't that the last time we had no incumbent President or Vice President running? Ha. That was a Jeopardy question a few weeks ago, and I said '52 and got it wrong. The correct answer was '68 (Humphrey didn't get the Dem nomination). >I guess my surprise at Obama not having a bigger lead comes from the relative UNpopularity of Bush and the Republican Party as shown in "other" polls. >Most polls over the last 18 months or so have shown a "generic" Democrat beating a "generic" Republican for President by 15 or so points. Yeah, but Obama's just spent several months longer than McCain did embroiled in a messy primary. I think in a couple of months, things will be different. -Z