http://news.yahoo.com/page/election-2008-political-pulse-the-middle

In a nutshell (IMO), McCain needs to convince voters he’s not a “third term for Dubya Bush.” Obama’s tasks (in no particular order): (1) convince voters that his proposed policies (whatever they are beyond “Yes, We Can” or “Si, si puede") aren’t liberalism in a prettier package, (2) convince voters he’s truly bipartisan despite having the most liberal voting record in the Senate, (3) he has the maturity to lead given his resume, (4) convince voters he’s an ordinary American who can empathize with Middle Americans - kind of like what Bill Clinton did in 1992/1996.

TaxMan - 03 July 2008 10:17 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/page/election-2008-political-pulse-the-middle

In a nutshell (IMO), McCain needs to convince voters he’s not a “third term for Dubya Bush.” Obama’s tasks (in no particular order): (1) convince voters that his proposed policies (whatever they are beyond “Yes, We Can” or “Si, si puede") aren’t liberalism in a prettier package, (2) convince voters he’s truly bipartisan despite having the most liberal voting record in the Senate, (3) he has the maturity to lead given his resume, (4) convince voters he’s an ordinary American who can empathize with Middle Americans - kind of like what Bill Clinton did in 1992/1996.

So far, you have to give Obama the edge over McCain, even though he has four tasks, while McBush only has one.

Fair enough.  Maybe McCain can’t multitask.