My thoughts exactly:
TPM:
TPM Reader RW:
The media keep talking about how McCain’s slide in the polls is “out of his control” because of the economic collapse (see Dana Milbank today for one example). That’s silly, and sets people up to somehow feel sorry for poor, poor John McCain. His position in the polls is completely within his control, just as it is for Obama. If McCain actually had a plan on the economy outside of cutting taxes and FURTHER deregulation, if he focused on how to fix it every day, rather than on Bill Ayers and terrorists and Rev. Wright, if he talked about the issues that matter to most Americans, the polls might be trending in his favor.
I think RW is right – McCain’s fall is certainly “out of control” and “profoundly gratifying,” but it isn’t “out of his control.” He chose the company he keeps, and now he pays for it.
Enjoy the debate tonight! It should be almost as fun as watching the Sox/Rays later this week.
