Folks, Like TPM Says, The Campaign Is *Really* Only Just Now Starting....

[BlooInBloo]

McBigot couldn't start the "Obama's black!" campaign any earlier, because then the press would be forced to report on it.

This election is, more than anything else perhaps, a referendum on the character of American white folks. We've got 2 weeks to help them help themselves.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/238245.php

If you're thinking to yourself that there's little more than two weeks before election day and Obama has a solid lead in the polls, don't be so sure.

Yes, it looks good for the Democrats. But you need to play close attention to the McCain campaign's final weeks' strategy under and just above the radar. McCain's final strategy relies on two pillars. The first is aggressively playing to voters' fears of electing a black president. Make no mistake: not just his campaign in a general sense, but McCain himself and his top handful of advisers, are banking on the residual racism in a changing America to get them over the finish line. The second is an aggressive use of innuendo to convince casual voters that Obama is in league with Islamic terrorists bent on killing Americans.

Stripped down to its components McCain's message to voters is this: "Don't forget. He's definitely black. And he may be a terrorist." That's the message. The nuts and bolts is a concerted effort to keep Democrats from voting -- through intimidation, by striking new voters from the rolls, which is going to happen to lots of them, clogging polling stations to create delays that keep late day (predominantly) Obama voters from voting altogether. Smears in the air and voter suppression on the ground.

Many people say, well ... all this stuff just hasn't worked. But the truth is that the really corrupt and vicious part of McCain's effort only comes now because it's only in the last couple weeks that you can pull stuff that the press won't get to call you on before election day -- after which it doesn't matter. Will it take Obama down? So far McCain's gutter campaign has hurt him more than helped. But there's no reason to be sure it will continue that way. And many Obama supporters, sure the election is basically wrapped up, appear ready to slack in the stretch and let McCain smear and cheat his way into office.

[thewiseguy]

1. Only just now starting?

McCain is toast. :smoke:

[ClassWarrior]

4. McBush is toast? Not. Even. Close.

NGU.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. Agreed. Not close at all.

[ClassWarrior]

2. "Obama supporters, sure the election is basically wrapped up..."

"...appear ready to slack in the stretch and let McCain smear and cheat his way into office."

So where are all the whiners who infested DU last week complaining that they didn't need to be reminded about complacency?

NGU.

[BlooInBloo]

3. I haven't seen any complacency.

[ClassWarrior]

6. Good. I have.

NGU.

[blue sky at night]

5. EXCUSE ME.........

but what you are saying about the press not reporting on in the last two weeks just isn't washing here....it IS all we have been hearing about since the shitstorm started. I refuse to believe that anyone breathing today is going to base their vote on the fucking robocalls.....could we talk about something positive now?

[ClassWarrior]

7. How about, "I'm positive you need to double your volunteer hours these next two weeks?"

Positive enough for you?

NGU.

[blue sky at night]

10. I guess you looked right past my point...

the idea that the press is somehow not going to report anything they try in the last two weeks is ludicrous.

Volunteering this week.

[ClassWarrior]

12. That point is moot. You and I can't do anything about how the press behaves anyway.

What we can do is GUARANTEE a win for the good guys.

NGU.

[Essene]

9. "a referendum on the character of American white folks" - i reject this entirely

this election is NOT about race.

i reject trying to MAKE it about race.

thanks.

race it obviously a factor, but it's one of many dynamics at play... and even the fear of white conservatives in america isnt just about race vs blacks.

[BlooInBloo]

11. That's nice.