Axelrod Q&A

Notice: no knee-jerk bashing of the opponent. This is what class looks like.

We've seen the exposure, acutally over exposure McCain's team. What is Axelrod's temperment? Is he a type A, low key. He sounded as if he doesn't too high or too low?

There's not a lot of hyperbole with him, is there?

I like David. He should go rogue like Sarah Palin and Joe the Plummer.

Interesting, but why did you suggest that they were "laying it on pretty thick"? I didn't understand that one.

This just another example of why Obama is a superior candidate and will be a superior president. He has the ability to surround himself with exceptionally competent indiviiduals who play well with eachother and no matter what the circumstances never take their eye off the ball. Not evern for you Jay

Dennis I think JNS was referring to the 30 minute infomercial last night.

This is one more example of why Obama is a superior candidate and will be a superior president. He h@s the ability to surround himself with an exceptionally competent staff who never take their eyes off the ball.

Dee raises a good point. How many defections from the Obama camp? How many negative leaks?

@gysgt - How about denoting them like party affiliation, too - Sarah Palin (Rogue - AK), Joe The Plumber (Rogue - Real America)?

@JNS

My only question. Did you add the explanation for the Bradley effect or was it an editor? Do we think that your readers would be unaware of the reference at this late stage of the game?

It's interesting that the self-promoters in the McCain and the old Hillary camp air the dirty laundry in the media so that they protect their careers. Funny if I was looking to hire a political consultant what are the odds that I would hire one of the big mouths over Axelrod?

BTW did you notice that we haven't heard a word from any of the former Hillary players that are now working for Obama -- now that's leadership.

It's hard to change the system when you are standing at a distance. Vote!
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Obama's campaign staff is like the NE Patriots. Nobody strays off the reservation. No one gets too up or too down. Businesslike, workmanlike, almost boring.

Dee, if you judge the campaigns' effectiveness, both McCain and Hillary would have been poor choices to lead the nation.

@andy - Great. Thanks for that.

PNNTO - perhaps, but then that makes no sense either. A candidate taking 30 minutes out to explain himself instead of relying on 30 second snippets is laying it on thick? All I can think it means is why are you still campaigning so hard? which strikes me as kinda strange, but perhaps it was kind of a joke, or something...

@andy - I mean great:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271229019

I don't understand how Obama running a better campaign than Mccain makes him more qualified to be President. First of all, to what extent is Obama actually 'running' it. Read this Economist article:
http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11965249
This is the same guy who ran Deval Patrick (a black candidate, with little previous name recognition, in a state with a history of racial tension and only 6% African American) campaign so well when he ran for Massachusetts governor. If you read the article, you'll see that the Obama campaign is using many of the same strategies that the Patrick campaign is using: Even the 'Yes we can' catchphrase, which was used by Patrick in his campaign. Clearly, David Axelrod is the reason this campaign has been as brilliant as it has been.

Secondly, didn't George W. Bush run two very disciplined, organized campaigns in 2000 and 2004? Wasn't the Bush/Cheney 04 campaign much
much better run than the Kerry/Edwards campaign? Does anyone here think that Bush turned out to be a good President?

Geez, forget it. N.E. lost! Careful with the analogies!

Andy -- exactly. For all of the talk about Obama not having executive experience, from what I can see is he was the only candidate that has executive ability.

coffee: I'm not referring to last year. As a team and as an organization, they are extremely well run. Team member are professionals. There is no finger pointing and no divas on this team.

As far as last year goes, Giants outplayed and out coached them. John McCain's team is not the NY Giants.

Let me ask you this if I told you that Tom Brady would be out for the season, would you expect to see their record to 5-2 be after 8 weeks?

Obama = Bill Belichick
McCain= Marty Schottenheimer

dennis, JNS can be a good writer. Her stuff on the tax plans of the respective candidates for example.
But when she tries to get cute, like her weird suggestions about Clinton last night or with the "laying it on thick", she shames herself.

@andy - I agree on principle; I'm talking superstition here! I'm wearing wolfbane to work, and throwing salt over my shoulder at Arby's right now.

"throwing salt over my shoulder at Arby's right now."

Throw the "horseysauce" -Do they still have that stuff?

Dee, I thought JK's interview and how Obama comported himself with Petraeas were both very revealing from a leadership perspective. Exceptional leaders don't have to do it all themselves. His teachable moment comments to JK, indicated that people can learn from one another, and then can be more effective.

A hat tip also to Howard Dean and the 50 state strategy. This made a big difference in this campaign. McCain having to make robo calls in AZ is priceless.