Barone: Triumph Of Temperament, Not Policy

[Terri]

By Michael Barone
November 7, 2008

The Democrats' victory -- and Barack Obama's -- was overdetermined and underdelivered.

Overdetermined: Huge majorities believe the country is on the wrong track and disapprove of George W. Bush; voters prefer generic Democrats over Republicans by 10 percent or more. But Obama beat John McCain by (at this writing) just 52 to 46 percent, running 2 points ahead of Bush in 2004 and 1 point behind George H.W. Bush in 1988. Democrats fell short of the 60 votes they need to stop filibusters in the Senate and made more modest gains in the House than the leading prognosticators expected.

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[thomas]

"as McCain handsomely acknowledged, there is something genuinely thrilling in the spectacle of Americans electing a black president"
I hope the best part of thrilling runs down Chris Matthews’s leg! And there is also something genuinely frightening about electing such an unqualified, untested, unknown person to the White House.
The Old Chief

[Billary2004]

Thomas-

Obamanation's political immaturity didn't bother me. Anyone can lead this nation, baring they understand and acknowledge the limits set forth by the Constitution. What bothered me is that he has direct ties to criminals, is a communist, had a communist voting record and ran immoral campaigns in his state. Oh and his wife hates America and so does his church leader. Oh and he is supported by other communists, like Warren Buffet, Soros, Oprah, etc.

In case I haven't made it clear, I will not support Obamanation as Pr*******.....I can't even type it