09-30-2008, 05:52 PM
Quote:For the short term she was a good political choice. She solidified the GOP base, she fresh and took the spotlight away from Obama giving the Democratic ticket no post convention bounce. Now almost a month later the kinks in the armor is starting to show and the freshness is wearing off.
I think you're misinterpreting the data. Obama is up right now, there's no doubting that. Gallup and Rasmussen have him by 6, and Marist College has him by 5. Taking into consideration the margin of error, that's near a dead heat, with a slight edge toward Obama.
But that doesn't necessarily indicate "the freshness is wearing off". Several weeks have passed since the last of the RNC, even MORE time has passed since the DNC, and there's only been one debate. There just hasn't been much to really push on that motivation button recently. Once a few debates go down, both POTUS and VP, a clearer picture will emerge.