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To: LindyBill who wrote (258541)	7/20/2008 7:13:52 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794309

As opposed to say, Dukakis in 1988? He was 20 points ahead in the summer of 1988.

To: LindyBill who wrote (258541)	7/20/2008 7:18:44 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794309

From Sarah Baxter, writing in the Sunday Times, Lest there be any illusions about the desired target audience for Obama’s trip, the foreign media, including the BBC, have been left on the Tarmac. Only American reporters are on board “Obama One” as his plane heads from one country to the next. He will have a 45-minute meeting on Saturday morning with Gordon Brown followed by a press conference, which Obama will conduct on his own outside Downing Street in a blatant departure from the usual protocol. There will be no Brown at his side to spoil the No 10 backdrop for American voters, even though it would be unthinkable for a British prime minister to appear in the White House Rose Garden without the president. Brown will say a few words later in the day, once Obama has gone. David Cameron, the Conservative party leader, will also be granted an audience with the candidate. Methinks she is not an ardent Obama fan. I can't see Gordon Brown appreciating this breach of protocol either. Is this Obama's sop, that protocol is for other people to observe? timesonline.co.uk