Friday, September 12, 2008

Fear and Trembling at the DNC

Jason sends along an essay from the Politico which reveals a growing discontent in the Democratic party. Here are a couple of excerpts:

Polls showing John McCain tied or even ahead of Barack Obama are stirring angst and second-guessing among some of the Democratic Party's most experienced operatives, who worry that Obama squandered opportunities over the summer and may still be underestimating his challenges this fall.

A former top strategist for past Democratic presidential campaigns ... said that: "Obama is struggling with working-class whites just like John Kerry, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Michael Dukakis did, and Walter Mondale. He's struggling with voters in the border-state South. And he's struggling with an enormous wind at his back, a hatred for George Bush and a mainstream media that is little short of a chorus for his campaign."

If McCain wins in November the police may have to close every bridge in the country to prevent Democrats from jumping from them.

RLC