Mr. Obama’s advisers said although they have not determined how to deal with Mr. McCain, they intend to keep their criticism focused on differences over issues.
And no, they said, do not expect Mr. Obama to dust off the lyrics to a song he performed on March 11, 2006, when he appeared as a keynote speaker at the Gridiron Dinner in Washington. His words were written to the tune of “If I Only Had a Brain.â€
“When a wide-eyed young idealist, confronts a seasoned realist, there’s bound to be some strain,†Mr. Obama sang perfectly on pitch. “With the game barely started, I’d be feeling less downhearted, if I only had McCain.â€
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Unfair to Huckabee
You know – if Huckabee had dropped out yesterday, leaving Romney in the race against McCain, I wonder if the media would still be saying that McCain has effectively sewn up the Republican nomination. I hate it when reporters do this kind of thing. Maybe we should wait for people to actually vote.
It’s still a long shot, but still, in the delegate count, Huckabee isn’t all that far behind Romney and he has, in fact, won several states. And isn’t he in fact helped by Romney’s withdrawal, emerging as the main alternative to McCain?
Perhaps I’m biased, because I can’t stand Mitt Romney and I kinda like Huckabee — despite, y’know, Huckabee’s actual positions on the issues. I would never vote for either man, but I think Huckabee’s being treated unfairly here.
Political Thoughts
Random thoughts about the state of the presidential race, in no particular order:
(1) In New Jersey yesterday, my parents canceled each other out. My dad voted for Clinton and my mom for Obama (she was undecided as late as yesterday). Yay for bucking gender roles!
(2) It’s interesting how many candidates have multiple home states. Clinton is “from” Illinois, Arkansas and New York. Obama is “from” Hawaii, Kansas and Illinois. Romney is “from” Michigan, Massachusetts, and Utah (kinda).
(3) Running mates:
(a) McCain would be a fool not to pick Huckabee. He brings in the evangelicals and the South, yet they’re both appealing mavericks. But I was hoping to see a decline of evangelical influence in the White House.
(b) If Clinton gets the nomination, how could she not pick Obama? Not that I necessarily think she should. But she’d look like a chump if she didn’t ask him, and he’d look like a chump if he turned her down. But there are ways to avoid it and still save face. Meanwhile, would he be under pressure to pick her as a running mate?
(c) On the other hand, it’s unusual for nominees to pick primary opponents as running mates. Kerry/Edwards in 2004 was the exception; before that, the last such ticket was Reagan/Bush in 1980. So take (a) and (b) with a grain of salt.
(4) I can’t get the MSNBC election music out of my head.