Why do so many Obama supporters seem to be utterly ignorant of the poll numbers? The whole "Sarah Palin was a desperation pick!" "John McCain was on the ropes and had to try a trick!" bullshit only makes sense if you think Obama was/is way ahead. This simply isn't the case. The race is essentially tied, and has been for weeks. It shows an astounding ignorance of the realities of this election cycle when Obama supporters make these remarks.
Why? Why do they react this way? Is it because they're worried and trying to convince themselves? Is it because they think that insane overconfidence will bolster support more than realistic confidence? Or are they actually so blinded by Obama's charisma that they really believe what they're saying? I suspect it is the latter, and it will almost certainly cost them the election.
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Could it be the last one? I think liberals (small "L") are like many others, in that they can't see how anybody could think differently than them.
In this line of reasoning, Bush is almost as bad as Hitler. Anybody who shares more than one or two of his qualities is therefore part Hitler.
Therefore, Bush is really unpopular right now because other people finally started listening to liberals (small "L") and now believe that he was almost as bad as Hitler. [it can't possibly have anything to do with it no longer being true that he kicks ass, to quote Jib-Jab]
Therefore, anyone vaguely like Bush will lose the election. Obama is even less like Bush, because Obama isn't white. Therefore he will win.
Remember, racial and gender distinctions really matter. They're the most important thing.
And don't even try to wiggle out of the fact that you don't like Obama because you're a racist.
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