On Oct 12, 8:29*am, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
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*I would be very careful not to underestimate Palin (same thing
that I said about Bush before his first election): she is much, much
better out on the trail than she is being given credit for, and - I
suspect - she is getting better by the day, and could end up making a
significant difference in critical regions such as in Ohio and PA.

she got booed in Philly at a hockey game last night, and the GOP state
chairman fretted publicly as to how the ticket seems to have lost votes
among suburban women in Southeastern PA(normally GOP country, in past
years).
I agree with GC's sentiments, that barring a major Obama misstep, they
should be able to win this one, easily.
That said, I have watched Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
countless times.......g
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom

I hope that you and George are right, but I suspect that where Obama's
part-black origins may come into play is that a lot of the electorate
will give him much less slack than other candidates, so the chance of
a misstep is higher since what could prove to be a "misstep" for him
might not be for others. Also, I watched a Palin speech last night,
one she gave in Johnstown a few days ago, and was impressed, not by
what she said but how she presented it. I have no idea whether and
how much of the speech was written by others, but she definitely made
it appear her own.