Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m an Obama fanboy. I haven’t been this excited about any political candidate in my entire voting life. I *really* want him to run in 2008. He’s smart, well-spoken and has a very good chance at winning the White House. I was just reminded at why this guy is so freakin’ amazing after reading this Slate article.
2. John McCain can beat anyone the Democrats put up.
“Our sense right now is that McCain would beat any Democrat including Hillary Clinton, and Clinton would beat any Republican except for McCain.” Thus spake political guru Mark Halperin of ABC News and John Harris of the Washington Post in their book, The Way to Win. Obama upsets that equation because of his crossover appeal to independents and moderate Republicans. Like John McCain, the candidate he would be most likely to face in 2008 if he won the Democratic nomination, Obama attracts support more through his style, personality, and biography than by his specific positions. Last week, New York Times columnist David Brooks, a long-standing McCain fan, nearly announced his defection to Obama in an admiring column($). As for McCain himself, he would evidently prefer to run against Clinton than Obama.
Update (October 27, 2006): The Economist has jumped on the bandwagon! Best line: “If Bill Clinton was the man from Hope, Mr Obama is the man with the audacity of hope.”
