Democrats Perplexed

The Democratic strategists try to look upbeat about their presidential candidate on the talking heads shows, but I suspect they are sweating bullets in private. They are convinced that the country is in the toilet after eight years of Republican rule, they now have their dream candidate for president, and yet he can't pull away in the polls from the Republicans' old white-haired guy.

They claim that John McCain selected the worst possible running mate and that Barack Obama made a great selection, yet the country seems much more excited about Sarah Palin than Joe Biden. Palin even appears to be on the verge of achieving rock star status like Obama.

They complain about Palin's lack of experience although her experience at least matches that of Obama. They seem not to understand that most of the voters probably prefer to have the most experienced candidate at the top of the ticket rather than the bottom.

Obama and his team just can't comprehend why all those simple people out there in fly-over country don't believe in the "Change" he is offering. They don't understand that many of those people are quite happy with the way things are and that many of those who aren't happy with the status quo aren't convinced that he will make it better. They don't understand that most of those people believe that he will make things worse for them in the long-run.

I think the one thing Obama and his team do understand is that a lot of the people out there are suspicious of his motives. They aren't sure that they know who Obama is and what he wants to do. I'm a bit leery of his motives too but I find plenty of reasons not to vote for him without getting into that.

The Democrats used to say that the Republicans were out of touch with middle America. I think the tables have turned. I hope Obama's strategists stay in the dark about what makes us tick.

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