Friday Late Night Open Thread
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News and commentary on why America needs Barack Obama at this moment in our history.
The flood of Obamacons continues:
Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.), who was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in the United States Senate, is the latest Republican to back Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Politico learned Sunday.
Pressler, who said that in addition to casting an absentee ballot for Obama he'd donated $500 to the Illinois senator's campaign, cited the Democrat's response to the financial crisis as the primary reason for his decision.
Pressler's explanation for why he dumped McCain for Obama is the part that stood out for me. For weeks, the pundits have noted that the financial crisis has seriously undermined the McCain campaign. That's true, but it overlooks why -- McCain has handled the crisis really badly. It's not enough to simply note that a focus on the economy is necessarily good news for Obama; McCain had a chance to deal with this crisis effectively and he blew it.
Posted by Metavirus at 10/27/2008 12:04:00 PM
Tags: Barack Obama , Conservatives , Election 2008 , General Election , Independents , John McCain , Obamacons , Republicans , South Dakota
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