Wow, that was a good endorsement. I liked that they carefully laid out their reservations but argued that Obama was the right man anyway. Do they have a history of endorsing US presidential candidates?
That deserves a Cafe Society thread!
Here is their roundup:
Economist endorsements back to 1980
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/economist_endorsements.php
As it happens I was just reading this Yglesias post and comments on past Economist endorsements.
Cool, thanks.
Apparently the Economist really hates incumbents. They’re the ultimate Tuesday morning quarterbacks: either the other party would’ve done a better job, or they both stink so much nobody is worth endorsing.
I was just about to post what Marley23 did. They also only avoid endorsing on such occasions as that the election is going to be a blowout (for the incumbent party) anyway.
What’s wrong with this picture? Either the pollsters are missing a lot of Democratic voters, or a lot of Democrats are voting for McCain. You be the judge.
Sounds like another case of missing young and/or “unlikely” voters - although the Democratic crow-ers could be off, too.
I can’t see any possible way that could hurt Obama, nor any possible way that it could help McCain. The biggest demographic left for Obama to pick up votes is the so-called “Joe Sixpack” bunch, and Joe watches football. Seeing a young, healthy, optimistic guy who follows sports on Monday Night Football will do a lot to helping folks identify with him. Meanwhile, McCain’s an old out-of-shape fuddy-duddy who doesn’t even know the difference between the Packers and the Steelers. What’s he going to do, recount how when he was a POW, he told his interrogators the names of the Redskins starting lineup?
He’ll ask how the Cleveland Rams are doing.
Here’s the whole article:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081029/BREAKINGNEWS/81029048/1006/news01
Allow me to quote the very next paragraph:
I meant it sarcastically, sorry. It will make no difference at all, either way, and I think it’s a weird comment on our society that the last person interviewing both with be Chris Frickin’ Berman.
Barrack “Hussein Doesn’t Mean I’m an Arab” Obama vs John [fill in a nickname]. As suggested, maybe a Cafe Socitey thread.
And I’ll bet you he brings up when he was a POW, or at least his military service. “The Rediskins are fighting hard out there and they’ve got the scars to prove it, oh and by the way…”
“For 5 1/2 years, I couldn’t watch the Redskins.”
Florida (particularly in the panhandle) still has a lot of Dixiecrats (or did in 2000, last time I really looked at this) who are registered Democrats but vote Republican all the time.
I wasn’t commenting so much on what you said, as on the fact itself.
I do find it a bit amusing how many last appearances together before the election they’re having, though. The final debate was their last appearance together before the election. Then they had that charity dinner thing, and that was their last appearance together before the election. Now they’re both going to be on Monday Night Football together, their last appearance before the election. Presumably, this one will stick.
Apparently, things are so bad, McCain can’t even pay for spell-checkers any more! See if you can catch it
I hope everbody spots it!
I see now they are going to be interviewed by satellite, earlier in the day, and it will be shown at halftime. So Berman doesn’t have the last word.