tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post6699926267681353044..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Obama and the Beautiful DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-4861868909164909422008-11-04T15:55:00.000-06:002008-11-04T15:55:00.000-06:00It is a good day, because it represents the possib...It is a good day, because it represents the possibility of a renewal of public trust. In that way it's just like every election day, but moreso. More Americans say the country is on the wrong track than there have ever been since the beginning of polling. This comes from a number of things, some unrelated to Bush. But this election, even more than other recent ones, will allow many, if not most Americans a bit of relief from: the sense that the standards of competence in the executive branch in America are lower than they are in any other major field of expertise; the knowledge that birth and priviledge can erase a lifetime of mediocrity when it comes to political achievement; the shame that our government has accepted a policy of torture; the embarrassment that in a country that is one-eighth black only one African-American now serves in the Senate; the frustration at the fact that the American dream isn't that American anymore: the U.S. is less socially mobile than it has ever been, and less mobile than several countries in Europe.<BR/><BR/>There will be real disappointments, some expected, some unexpected. But today is a day for relief.<BR/><BR/>"McCain will probably win stronger here than anywhere else."<BR/><BR/>I'll take that bet. I think McCain will win stronger in Idaho, Wyoming, or Oklahoma. McCain is polling significantly worse in Utah that Bush did in 2000 and 2004, and Utahns seems to like Obama about as much as they possibly can like national Democratic figure. There's also the Romney thing. Some Utahns seem to hold it against McCain that he dared run against The (Mormon) One. So I'll say 59-41% McCain.<BR/><BR/>Jeremiah J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-36356867049249730002008-11-04T14:23:00.000-06:002008-11-04T14:23:00.000-06:00I really hope you're right Russell. I voted Obama...I really hope you're right Russell. I voted Obama - primarily a vote against McCain - but being in Utah it's kind of pointless. McCain will probably win stronger here than anywhere else. <BR/><BR/>I really hope that Obama has learned the lessons of first Clinton in 94 and Republicans in 2005. He may have but I'm not at all convinced the House and Senate has and they are the ones who pass laws. Will Obama be a centrist? And if so, how will he act towards Congress. Big worries I have.Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-30660623739865436552008-11-04T13:55:00.000-06:002008-11-04T13:55:00.000-06:00"he certainly won't be taking even baby steps towa..."he certainly won't be taking even baby steps towards a Jeffersonian or localist or populist conception of social and economic sovereignty."<BR/><BR/>Thanks. This brightened my day mightily...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com