Economic Disaster

Isn't that exactly what we are already facing due to George W. Bush's failed policies? I think the new attack ad from John McCain misses the big picture that people are already hurting.

New Obama Ad

Loves it. It does the following

1. Highlights link between McCain and Dubya
2. Highlights link between the Iraq War and our economy
3. Highlights Iraq's surplus due to high oil costs
4. Highlights Sen. Obama's positive message

This is the definition of a contrast ad. It's not negative, it's not false - it presents a contrast between the failed Bush/McCain economic policies and the promise of better Obama policies.

What a huge problem!

Glenn Thrush identifies several problems for Sen. Obama:

Obama also hasn’t pulled away in other Democrat-friendly neighboring states, watching leads in Wisconsin and Minnesota erode over the last month.

Note: The last Rasmussen poll had Obama +13 in Minnesota (John Kerry won it by 3) and +7 in Wisconsin (Kerry by <1). This is very troubling.

A growing number of Democratic strategists worry that some swing state voters may opt for McCain if the economy veers from merely awful to downright terrifying.

In other words, the "swing voter" must have a thought process like this: The last Republican President was so terrifyingly bad, we can only trust another Republican President to right it!