It’s pointless for me to say, on the front end, that I think I have the ability to be objective about any post game analysis, because politics, by its nature, doesn’t allow any possibility of objectivity.
If you agree with me, it’s because you agreed with me going in.
And if you disagree with me, nothing I say will change your mind.
So, keep that in mind as I share the bullet points of what is, admittedly, my personal opinion here.
To wit, here’s why Barack Obama beat John McCain.
Obama attacked eight years of Bush policy.
McCain attacked Obama.
Obama chose a VP who, while clearly “establishment”, didn’t have us overly concerned about what would happen if he were to have to move into the Oval Office.
McCain chose a VP who, while clearly “mavericky”, had even those who chose, let alone supported, her wondering what would happen should the same fate come her way.
Obama embraced the current technology, especially the Internet, to reach out to a whole “new” group of voters, much the same way that JFK used television for the first time in 1960.
McCain didn’t take advantage of the same technology, much the same way that Nixon missed his shot in 1960.
Obama connected the dots in voter’s minds from McCain to Bush.
McCain never found away to erase those lines.
Obama kept his eyes on the prize.
McCain kept his eyes on Obama.
And there’s really only one way to watch somebody while you’re moving forward.
That’s watching him as he moves forward, too.
Up there ahead of you.
In the end, philosophies, policies, promises and platitudes aside, it’s not necessarily the best team that wins the game.
It’s the team that plays the best game.
And, at the buzzer, the final score:
Obama 349.
McCain 163.
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