Are the Democrats in Trouble?

Are the Democrats in trouble? Dick Morris and Eileen McGann seem to think so and I do as well. It is surprising that Barack Obama has not been able to pull away from John McCain in national polls. The month of August witnessed the McCain Campaign gain momentum. The pick of Sarah Palin has seemed to energized the Republican base and many conservatives feel that they have found their Barack Obama. (Evidence of the excitement generated by Palin can be seen in the number people that watched her speech on Wednesday night: 38 million people tuned into watch Obama's acceptance speech and 37 million watched Palin) This is going to be an interesting two months.

Here's what Morris and McGann:

"The convention floor was abuzz all yesterday with the news of the CBS poll showing a dead tie (42-42) in the presidential race. And the poll, conducted through Wednesday, couldn't reflect the impact of John McCain's speech, or the full impact of Sarah Palin's late Wednesday night. It reflected opinions only after the Democrats' convention, Barack Obama's incredible speech, the Palin selection and the early, Gustav-depressed GOP gathering."

"That augers ill for the Democrats. Tonight's polling could bring evidence that the Obama candidacy is in big trouble."

"First, the GOP convention managed to disprove the central premise of the Democratic assault on McCain: that he is a clone of President Bush. The Republicans wisely marginalized Bush to a non-prime-time videotaped speech, and sprinkled disappearing dust on Dick Cheney."

"The speeches, and the very fact of the Palin designation, repudiated Washington and focused on how McCain is an agent of change - this ticket is populist, reformist, anti-establishment, grass-roots and anti-corruption."

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