If Obama goes negative...

[Ma'ake]

Originally Posted by creekster

No one cares abotu this specific issue. It may result in helping to create a negative image or impression of McCain, but this particualr fact will not be a signficant factor in itself.

For the top 20%, you're absolutely right - I personally don't care, I know a developer who owns five 20,000+ square foot houses (our sons are friends).

But for everyone else, McCain looks severely out of touch, in a time where many are hurting.

"The economy is basically sound" (or whatever it was he said). The strong impression by many is otherwise.

[Ma'ake]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

he has a temper? OH NO!!! RUN!!!!!!!

A hot-head whose chief strenght is military stuff, who has his hand on the big button?

You can write off 30+% of the female vote right there, on that issue alone, party affiliation & existing bias aside.

You can bet one of Obama's tactics will be to see if he can get McCain to blow his stack, even once. At the minimum McCain having to keep a lid on it will take energy & determination on his part, resource that could be used to address real issues.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Ma'ake

A hot-head whose chief strenght is military stuff, who has his hand on the big button?

You can write off 30+% of the female vote right there, on that issue alone, party affiliation & existing bias aside.

You can bet one of Obama's tactics will be to see if he can get McCain to blow his stack, even once. At the minimum McCain having to keep a lid on it will take energy & determination on his part, resource that could be used to address real issues.

actually I think it will be Obama that will be exasperated, by his inability to attack back without sullying the very thing he stands for.

[Ma'ake]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

actually I think it will be Obama that will be exasperated, by his inability to attack back without sullying the very thing he stands for.

I do think this will be a good test for Obama. He seemed to do OK when Hillary was trying to take him apart.

(This is going to be a close race for Obama, at best, no doubt)

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

That ad is going to hurt McCain. Ouch.

Devastating.