Howard Wolfson: ‘The race is over.’
06 October 2008 7:47 am by Taylor Marsh
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Knowing Howard, if just a bit politically, I got great pleasure in his latest post.
The first paragraph is priceless, because he’s right. Nobody at team Obama can
afford to believe it, regardless of its very plausible truths. If Howard was running
the campaign he wouldn’t either, or at least he’d continue to run the campaign as if his candidate were behind. You just don’t let up until the last vote is counted. But being an observer of events, he can also render the verdict.
Perpetually fretting Democrats will not want to accept it. The campaigns
themselves can’t afford to believe it. Many journalists know it but can’t
say it. And there will certainly be some twists and turns along the way. But
take it to a well capitalized bank: Bill Ayers isn’t going to save John McCain.
The race is over.John McCain’s candidacy is as much a casualty of Wall Street as Lehman or
Merrill. Like those once vibrant institutions, McCain’s collapse was stunning
and quick. One minute you are a well-respected brand. The next you are yelling
at the messengers of your demise as all around you the numbers start blinking
red and stop adding up. ……Republican philosophies have been discredited by events. Voters understand
this. This is a big election about big issues. McCain’s smallball will not
work. This race will not be decided by lipsticked pigs. And John McCain can
not escape that reality. The only unknowns are the size of the margin and
the breadth of the Democratic advantage in the next Congress.It’s
Over: Why Bill Ayers Won’t Save John McCain, by Howard Wolfson
Meanwhile, Howard’s boss just keeps rolling in the cash. USA
Today has the story: Clinton goes to bat for Obama and party. No
politician, who had the position in the primary that Hillary did, has ever raised
more money for the nominee, which today stands at $8 million and counting.
“I’m looking forward to going to the White House someday and
standing there when President Obama signs a bill guaranteeing quality, affordable
health care for every American,” she said, citing an issue that
was a signature of her campaign.Democratic strategist Tad Devine said Clinton’s stature will grow in the
Senate no matter the outcome on Election Day because she garnered about 18
million votes in her presidential bid.Clinton stands to become “the most important woman in American politics”
if Democrats win on Nov. 4, he said.
Devine is correct and she’s more than earned it.
