For some time it has been increasingly obvious that the November election is Obama's to lose. While the national polls have remained close, Obama has remained ahead or even in every one of the swing states.
For the past two months the McCain team has been desperately trying to force Obama into making an error. First with the attacks on his patriotism, then with the race baiting 'celebrity ads' and now with the choice of Palin. The desired outcome being a macaca moment similar to the outburst from George Allen that cost him his Senate seat and the GOP control of the Senate.
The intended response from Obama soon becomes apparent. Whenever McCain attacks Obama's patriotism a group of McCain surrogates start attacking Obama for some imagined slight on McCain's war service. When no response was made to the race-baiting 'Celebrity' ad that framed Obama with sexually promicuous white women Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, the GOP attacked Obama for playing the race card.
This time it appears that the resentment that the GOP was attempting to mine was the deep seated resentment of many women to the way that they are dismissed as unqualified and incapable of holding tough jobs. The McCain camp would like to see Palin dismissed as an airhead former beauty queen.
Instead it appears that Palin has wrongfooted both parties. Like McCain, Palin has a compelling story. But unfortunately her's appears to have come from a soap opera.
Liberals would be well advised to avoid calling Palin an airhead, white trash or making any mention of Bristol's love child.
Conservatives would be well advised to try to change the subject.
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