I was wrong.

[JVS]

I thought that Edwards had waited so long to endorse that it really didn't matter anymore.

I was mistaken. Beautiful timing.

:rofl:

[mcctatas]

1. It is a stroke of freaking genius!!!

:applause:

[Coexist]

you are right. I thought the same thing.

[JVS]

3. Especially after the Obama campaign was able to snatch some of his delegates earlier

I thought he had been relegated. These guys are good.

[Muttocracy]

2. The Obama campaign is cleverer than most of us

:dunce:

edit to add - I'm reading the Newsweek article on his campaing staff and it's very interesting.

[VolcanoJen]

6. Ooooh! I just grabbed that issue today!

I picked it up, as well as the Time Magazine "and the winner is" cover. It was over $10.00 for both issues, which kind of shocked me!!

I handed the magazines to the clerk at the bookstore, an African-American woman about 50 years old. "Oh, Obama!" she exclaimed, and I smiled and said, "Isn't he fantastic?" We then chatted for like five minutes on how much we both love Obama, while people in line behind me tapped their feet impatiently and muttered under their breath.

It was awesome. :-)

[Muttocracy]

14. my niece's school does subscriptions as fundraisers

and her family got me one for a christmas gift. It's been an interesting time to have it!

[FogerRox]

12. Read the Rolling Stone article on Obamas campaign. Whoa......

[Muttocracy]

15. Thanks - I'll track that down. nt

[FogerRox]

17. IIRC 3 issues ago, it was from a insiders view. I work in campaign field operations

and found it very revealing.

[LibraLiz1973]

20. The Obama campaign did not know until last night

According to MSNBC, John did not tell any of his former staffers or the Obama camp that he was going to endorse until last night- after he had first had a chance to call Senator Clinton and tell her his choice. Senator Obama's camp quickly got John's ass on to that stage. It was a brilliant play, all the way around.

[liberalla]

23. yep, that Newsweek article is very good.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/136440

[TBF]

4. It was nice of them to let Hillary have her day in WV, and they picked the absolutely

best spot for Edwards' endorsement. Nice job, Barack.

[99th_Monkey]

9. I loved Obama's "something special for Michigan" comments. and the crowd roared. ~nt~

[liberalla]

22. Yes! I'm with you - it was done superbly!

"nice of them to let Hillary have her day in WV"

I'm sure she hoped that 1 day was going to last longer...

[VolcanoJen]

5. The Clinton campaign was once again out-maneuvered, out-strategized....

... and they lost the news cycle.

I am awestruck at every turn of this race, watching this magnificent Obama political team work their magic. These guys know what the hell they're doing, and it's damned refreshing to see that as a Democrat. If they can out-smart the Clintons, my friends, they are going to win the White House.

[roseBudd]

11. And not to sound shallow even though much of the electorate is...

Brand Obama, a leader in the image war
By Alice Rawsthorn
Published: April 6, 2008


It doesn't matter where you stand politically, or what you think of them personally. Whether you prefer Barack Obama's policies to Hillary Clinton's. What you think of her electioneering tactics, or his pastor. Or if you'd dump them both for John McCain. When it comes to choosing the best-designed U.S. presidential candidate, there's only one contender - Obama.

Every element of his visual identity has been masterfully conceived and executed to depict Obama as perfect presidential material. "It really is a treat to see graphic design applied so well," said the typography designer, Jonathan Hoefler. "Visually he is on message at every turn. I can't think of many corporations that use design so intelligently."

snip

Axelrod has planned Obama's campaign on the Web 2.0 principle that we live in such a frenzied media landscape that old-fashioned static symbols blend into the background, and we only respond to imagery that seems to be directed at us personally.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/04/arts/design7.php

[VolcanoJen]

16. That piece is a little bit shallow...

... but people will be deconstructing and analyzing and trying desperately to explain the Obama campaign for generations to come, so it's entirely fair. And a little bit interesting!

:hug: rosebud!! :hug:

[roseBudd]

18. Being a designer web 2.0 type though I find it very interesting...

Visually McCain is going to contrast poorly when viewed in the context of Obama.

:headbang:

[lumberjack_jeff]

7. I'm glad to see he's off DU's "hate him" list. n/t

[JVS]

10. You might want to check that with some people on your side. There seems to be a good deal of anger.

[Tribetime]

8. I was wrong also....that was perfect

[JVS]

24. yeah. it ruled

[nomaco-10]

13. He and Axelrod have run one of the best ...

campaigns in modern political history. Impressive. They got me too.

[LibraLiz1973]

19. Just when you thought he was out.......

(of clout)

He pulled ya back in!

[windbreeze]

21. You know...I wasn't impressed..but..

move after move, his campaign has been sheer genius...that is all there is to it...I just hope it's not all smoke and mirrors, because there is going to come a day, when the campaigning is done, and the real work begins...wb