A decently drawn argument with an interesting conclusion, this opinion piece bucks the rest of the media pundits. But, as he says, conventional wisdon is so often wrong. Worth a read.

This story is an opinion piece; hence, the usual journalism criteria (evidence, balance, research, fairness, etc.) don't apply. If someone supports McCain, it's a poor article. But if someone supports a Democrat, it has a lot going for it. Still, with the media giving McCain a free pass of late, it is represents a refreshing counterpoint. And it raises an interesting issue: the cable news "experts"--with their concentration on the inconsequential--have ignored the huge numbers of Democrats who have voted in state primaries throughout America, which could be a significant factor in November.

This opinion piece attempts to look beyond the Democratic Primary fight to the fundamental issues that will decide the Presidential election regardless of who the Democratic nominee will be. The author believes, based on the issue that are the most important to the American people, that McCain cannot win in November due to his unpopular positions on those issues including the war, the economy and the environment. It will be interesting to see if he is correct or if the Democrats can manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as they have done so often in the past.

The piece is very speculative, and it's impossible to gauge accurately, with so many critical issues in flux. Six months is a long time in election hours. Nobody can predict the economic storm now brewing, nor the desperation of our troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The main-stream media is doing McCain's work, taking turns bashing each Democrat, and ignoring McCain. How FoxNews will spin it doesn't look encouraging for Hillary or Obama. It's difficult to tell how many voters will be turned off by general election time, choosing not to vote or switching to McCain, as the pundits keep pushing. I would add a neglected factor; the Republicans have been assiduously pursuing voter roll purges and identity proof hurdles, which will ... More »

The writer argues that Democrats will stay loyal because it is in their best interest. He doesn't explain how this year is any different than others, other than to say that folks are tired of Mr. Bush and that McCain represents a continuation of his policies.

A sound, logical, and informed opinion piece, if a bit optimistic. The author seems to largely disregard the pernicious influence of the media in favoring their favorite flip-flopping, pandering, dishonest, ill-informed, pseudo-maverick. That bias has been expressed in veiled form all over TV, newspapers, and news magazines. Columnists like Gloria Borger, for one example and not the most extreme, are just panting with expectation for Karl Rove, her hero, to come to McCain's rescue and pull the biggest dirty trick of the era and send their boy to the White House. And the influences of the right wing extremist noise machine should not be ignored either. Some of the jingoistic opinions and false values expressed by ordinary ... More »