Who Wins From The Enthusiasm Gap?

[DrFunkenstein]

Democrats.

Obama can't "close the deal" and get the Hillary option "off the table" because we have a historic and thoroughly interesting primary battle on our hands. If there weren't kitchen sinks being carpet bombed across the motherland, I'd say it would be fairly enjoyable and even inspiring.

We have brought out record numbers of voters, shattered fundraising records from small donors. We have got people pumped up for health care and energy reform. We are clearly the Party of tomorrow.

And then there is tired old John McCain, tied to Bush's wrongheaded and incompetent occupation, a recession, and another candidate talking endlessly about Vietnam. He had vip, vim and vigor back in 2000, but he's a shadow of himself these days.

And his fundraising and turnout proved it, even in the "heat" of the GOP contest.

I am surprised that there is not an endless drum beat reminding people about this. Whoever our nominee is will actually be in fantastic shape. The prospect of real health care reform will heal whatever cuts and bruises were incurred during the primary contests.

The polls show things about even - while the Dems are locked in battle! - but there is no escaping the gaping enthusiasm gap between the Democrats and tired old John McCain, otherwise known as Bush III.