Tonight's Winning Debate Formula for Obama based on breakdowns from today's PPP poll.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

This is almost too easy. Not only does this poll have Obama up 45-42 on Clinton, but it shows the two most important issues for PA voters are The Economy and The War. (These two topics were far and above the others; no other issue even broke into double digits in importance.)

PA voters also believe Clinton is the better candidate on the economy 48-41% and Obama is the better candidate on The War 50-38%.

Repeatedly tying Obama's strongest issue (his anti-war stance) to the war's resultant economic mess (undercutting Clinton's strongest issue) should serve him extremely well. Of course, Clinton will attempt to negate their differences on Iraq, while emphasizing her economic ideas.

In my opinion, Obama's argument is the far easier one to make--especially because he can supplement it with Clinton's longtime pro-NAFTA stance (and NAFTA's resultant effect on PA economy), which also undercuts the all-important issue of her "trustworthiness."

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_041608.pdf

From yesterday and earlier today...why the polls should continue to show the movement toward Obama that we're seeing today:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5514556&mesg_id=5514556
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5527128

[Symarip]

1. I hope he hits it out of the park

This may be the straw that breaks the camel's back in his favor. And it's on good ol' fasioned TV. Now's the time to shine, homeboy.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

2. me, too. This is the one.

[ORDem]

3. Not too worried on this one. The pre-perception of Hillary will be desperation. And if she

starts pulling that "bitter" crap it's going to backfire on her. She'll be all pre-rehearsed snarks while Obama will continue to look his most Presidential self, cool and collected. I do hope, though, that he spends a little less time agreeing with her particular issues and nails her a couple of times. Goodness knows she's left him plenty of openings. On the other hand, a potential "fix" is there in as much as Stephanopolous can shade things to be pro-Hillary.

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