Reply #23: Now I think we have to get out of the box and see this clearly

[grantcart]

Let's leave the race part aside for a minute.


Senator Obama is a first term Senator who was not a Governor or even a Congressman.

No one had even heard of him more than 4 years ago.

While he is well known for early opposition to the war - what really major piece of legislation has he championed (there are some good ones but the average person is not awar of them).

So it is actually logical that people who are not intimately involved have some reservations.


But these are not hard negatives and Obama will have no problem getting people to calm down. I see this as good news because it is a problem that can be handled. It can be handled by ads but even better with canvassing.

I see it when I go door to door - even among Democrats.


I have a neighbor who watches the TV and makes notes and then comes out and asks me questions when we walk our dogs - she is an elderly marine widow.


Today she said that she was a little worried about Obama - but I asked her about McCain and she said (again) that she would never ever vote for him. I gave her a little stump speech and she was good to go.


In other words its better that people agree with Obama but are a little nervous than they feel comfortable but disagree with his policies. Its much easier to move people emotionally and increase their comfort level than it is to argue with them on policy.

So I see this as good news - a negative that can be easily overcome - especially by volunteers doing canvassing.