Comments on: ANALYSIS: What The Primaries Can Tell Us About The Last Month Of The General Election http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election Wed, 09 May 2012 10:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Underdog vs. Loser | Comments from Left Field http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election/comment-page-1#comment-44755 Underdog vs. Loser | Comments from Left Field Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:40:28 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5688#comment-44755 [...] in the primaries.  I’ve already thoroughly discussed the failings in that line of thought, and you can read that here.  But the short story is that McCain’s opponents all essentially collapsed before him, [...] [...] in the primaries.  I’ve already thoroughly discussed the failings in that line of thought, and you can read that here.  But the short story is that McCain’s opponents all essentially collapsed before him, [...]

]]> By: icruise http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election/comment-page-1#comment-44444 icruise Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:33:57 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5688#comment-44444 Heh, I thought you were trying to be clever with that or something. Heh, I thought you were trying to be clever with that or something.

]]> By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election/comment-page-1#comment-44440 Kyle E. Moore Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:01:26 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5688#comment-44440 Oh crap, thanks for the catch! Fixing it now! Oh crap, thanks for the catch! Fixing it now!

]]> By: ticocats http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election/comment-page-1#comment-44438 ticocats Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:51:09 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5688#comment-44438 thanks for the analysis. But I think you inadvertently got your games mixed in the third-to-last paragraph: "His opponents play chess, he plays checkers" thanks for the analysis. But I think you inadvertently got your games mixed in the third-to-last paragraph: “His opponents play chess, he plays checkers”

]]> By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election/comment-page-1#comment-44436 Kyle E. Moore Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:27:31 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5688#comment-44436 Thank you. I considered mentioning Michigan and Florida, but really those two states pick at too many old wounds, and my intent was not to do that. Had Michigan and Florida been sanctioned in some way from the beginning, I think Obama would have played for them, and they wouldn't necessarily have had much of an impact. Exit polling indicates that Obama could have one Michigan, and I think he could have kept Florida close enough to make whatever lead Hillary won there negligible. But, as I said, what really matters was that Obama had to employ some cunning strategy, and he had to weather a serious storm to win his nomination. McCain essentially had to just keep from going under while his opponents sort of collapsed right before him. Thank you. I considered mentioning Michigan and Florida, but really those two states pick at too many old wounds, and my intent was not to do that. Had Michigan and Florida been sanctioned in some way from the beginning, I think Obama would have played for them, and they wouldn’t necessarily have had much of an impact. Exit polling indicates that Obama could have one Michigan, and I think he could have kept Florida close enough to make whatever lead Hillary won there negligible.

But, as I said, what really matters was that Obama had to employ some cunning strategy, and he had to weather a serious storm to win his nomination. McCain essentially had to just keep from going under while his opponents sort of collapsed right before him.

]]> By: icruise http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/analysis-what-the-primaries-can-tell-us-about-the-last-month-of-the-general-election/comment-page-1#comment-44433 icruise Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:57:37 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5688#comment-44433 Interesting summary. Some mention of the problems in Michigan and Florida might be warranted, since without them I think Obama might have had more trouble. I scoffed when Clinton said that the long primary process would be good for the party and the eventual nominee (and I still think she said that for mostly self-serving reasons), but in the end she was right. If things like Reverand Wright had come out much later in the campaign they could have seriously damaged him, but now they seem like old news. And Obama is unquestionably a better campaigner and debater now than he was nearly two years ago (!) when this whole process began. Interesting summary. Some mention of the problems in Michigan and Florida might be warranted, since without them I think Obama might have had more trouble.

I scoffed when Clinton said that the long primary process would be good for the party and the eventual nominee (and I still think she said that for mostly self-serving reasons), but in the end she was right. If things like Reverand Wright had come out much later in the campaign they could have seriously damaged him, but now they seem like old news. And Obama is unquestionably a better campaigner and debater now than he was nearly two years ago (!) when this whole process began.

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