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I thought Hillary gave a rousing speech, a genuine summary of her desires for a Democratic White House. I think anything more would have been perceived as insincere by the convention and television audience.
McCain has been chipping away at Obama's credentials with ad after ad. I have seen a few ads from Obama but certainly not the onslaught we've had from McCain. I thought Obama had a huge war chest. Why isn't he using it? Obama must return McCain's volley with more advertising, clever and pointed advertising. If Obama wants to run a strictly positive campaign, he will not be elected...Americans will assume he is too soft for the White House. He needs to point out his rival's reversals on policies, his hypocrisy evident with the big lobbyist face in his campaign, his courting of the oil companies, blah, blah, blah. Also, I believe this convention has been too cerebral. I enjoyed the Montana governor...that's the kind of rabble rousing this convention needs. My assessment: it is too toned down in Denver. Additionally, Obama's acceptance speech in a large arena is going to give McCain another chance to claim that Obama is only a celebrity figure, not a real candidate with political savvy.
