In 2004, god, guns and gays were invoked to inflame interest in voting. In 2008, the GOP will race-bait to boost the chances of its floundering candidate by placing affirmative action abolition on the ballot.
Democrats will dismiss how deeply and abidingly racism inflects the innards of voting Americans and will dumpster dive for cliches that support affirmative action rather than suggest alternatives that do not perpetuate class warfare and discrimination.
The Obama-loving media is still going on about his alleged arrogance. MSNBC’s political director, Chuck Todd, said today that despite poll numbers, unless he stumbles several times, this is Obama’s race to win by hitching a ride on the coat tails of Democrats. Jay Carney, Washington Bureau Chief for Time Magazine, reminded that voters resent it when the candidate or the media call the race.
I nearly grow accustomed to the inevitability of McCain’s coronation until he opens his mouth and the prospects of his gaffes and guffaws being stamped with a presidential seal shiver my soul.
Obama could rejuvenate interest in his mundane candidacy and prepare for the knockout punch by putting Tim Kaine to work clearing rhetorical land mines and breaking new ground on abortion.