The End of Rovian Politics?

ABC News / Washington Post poll, among likely voters:
On Ayers: 60% say Obama’s connection to him is not a legitimate issue.
On Palin: 52% say McCain’s choice of her for veep weakens their confidence in his judgment.
More challenges for John McCain: Likely voters overwhelmingly reject his effort to make an issue of Barack Obama’s association with [...]

He Knew It Would Happen

Yes We Can! H O P E !

What McCain Is Doing

Sullivan sums it up well. I am getting more scared, angry, frustrated, and disgusted every minute:

There was always going to be a point of revolt and panic for a core group of Americans who believe that Obama simply cannotbe president – because he’s black or liberal or young or relatively new. This is that point. [...]

Cindy McCain and The Hateful, Dishonest Campaign

Cindy McCain’s speech provoked a lot of discussion here at GOPWTF. In particular this quote,
“My son…has served on the front lines,” she told the crowd, with her husband and Palin standing behind her. “Let me tell you, the day Senator Obama decided to cast a vote not to fund my son when he was serving…sent [...]

People Who Live In Glass Houses… Hey Sarah, What About The AIP

My government is my worst enemy. I’m going to fight them with any means at hand. -Joe Vogler, Founder of the Alaska Independence Party
Lately Sarah Palin has been trying to tie Barack Obama to terrorism by trying to link him to William Ayers. Salon has an interesting piece on Sarah and Todd Palin’s association with [...]

Kick them when they’re down: GOP tries to disqualify foreclosed property owners.

Michigan Republicans are working to get people whose homes are in foreclosure disqualified to vote. So much for looking out for the little guy, and helping people hang on to their homes.
(Via Boing Boing)
Read the article here. Lose your house, lose your vote

The Obama campaign right now

Obama needs to regain control – of the media, of the campaign, of the facts. He is not fired up. The republican machine is winning. McCain is running the most dishonest campaign possible. They are kicking his fine butt all over the place. I think he has a very limited amount of time to do this. [...]

A New Race

 Great piece from John Heilemann of New York Magazine.

Money quotes:  
Palin herself, of course, derided Obama’s experience in her speech, in particular his stint as a community organizer—which is no wonder, given that occupation’s urban (read black, read poor, read black poor) connotations. Yet for all of Palin’s comfort in playing the lipstick-wearing pit bull, her [...]

“The dominatrix” from Salon.com

It is so thoroughly disappointing that a campaign that began on high ground is now back down in the Rovian mud.
The Republicans and McCain took the low road, acknowledging that the only chance they had to win was to “shake things up” and re-frame the debate. Barack is now out of the news and acting [...]