From Real Clear Politics, “Obama On His Heels” by Jay Cost On Sunday, David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Sunday and declared that Team Barry wasn’t running against Sarah Palin. This pronouncement signaled that the Obama campaign had finally realized that attacking John McCain’s running mate (not to mention the country’s most popular politician) was a loser of a strategy. Coming after ten days of thrashing, Axelrod’s statement showed an awareness, however belated, of the Obama campaign’s glass jaw. Hugh Hewitt made the “glass jaw” observation last night – it’s amazing how easily the entire Obama apparatus has been thrown off stride not to mention off message. With the campaign entering its homestretch, the Obama team has seemingly become incapable of doing anything other than nipping at Sarah Palin’s heels. The days when Obama surrogates were minimizing John McCain’s Vietnam service are a comparative high point. In this typically astute essay, Cost points to the problems afflicting Team Barry and how they may be portentous:
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