By Stuart Rothenberg: For McCain, This Could Be as Good As It’s Going to Get

[Omaha Steve]

http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/04/for-mccain-this-could-be-as-good-as-its.html

Thursday, April 24, 2008
For McCain, This Could Be as Good As It’s Going to Get

By Stuart Rothenberg

Republicans are feeling their oats these days.

Democratic Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) are battling it out for their party’s nomination, arguing about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the meaning of Clinton’s inaccurate recollections about her trip to Bosnia many years ago, and whether Obama was condescending toward gun owners and the religious in explaining how rural voters deal with what he termed their bitterness.

And then there are the polls, which show Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) very competitive in the presidential race against either Democrat and able to take advantage of a potentially damaging crack in the Democratic coalition.

Some surveys show McCain ahead of the two Democrats, while others show him trailing by a couple of points. But it doesn’t matter which ones are correct. For Republicans, many of whom thought that 2008 could be a presidential blowout of cosmic proportions for the Democrats, a close race for the White House is more than they even expected.

Yes, more and more Republicans (and, remarkably, even some Democrats) agree, McCain might very well win in November by attracting downscale, white Democrats against Obama and by taking advantage of the Illinois Democrat’s inexperience and liberalism.

But those same Republicans who suddenly feel optimistic about their chances of retaining the White House ought to remember that McCain has a long campaign ahead, and Democrats will eventually be united and aiming their fire at the Arizonan.

Right now, the presidential election resembles a three-way political contest where two of the hopefuls are attacking each other daily, while the third candidate benefits. We’ve all seen it before in House and Senate races.


FULL story at link.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. More War, Fewer Jobs

This is McCain's campaign in a nutshell. Sounds like a winner, no?

[pretzel4gore]

2. meanwhile criminals scurry about hiding loot and destroying the record

the real story, the 8 ton gorrilla, is thumping around the place causing floors to buckle etc, but...hey, nevermind bush and lookit the 3 candidates in the one legged race!