I would have asked these questions yesterday, however, at home, have been without internet connection for a few days.
So I thought I would ask them here - hopefully, someone can direct me to this post election analysis.
1. Obama wins by about 6 percentage points - this means this is the largest percentage win of a democratic non-incumbent, since 1964, correct?
2. Obama seemed to match the polling - but looking at the polling predictions for the Senate, and the House, it seems that the mainline democratic UNDERperformed - is this accurate?
I'm looking at Merkely, Stevens, and also at Franken, specifically. Even the winners, seemed to win less than the average polling seemed to signify.
3. As much as I've paid attention these last 8 years, this election, to me, simply seems a relief - euphoria sure, but I think I mainly started paying attention to things, because it seems so clear that the Bush junta were, basically, evil in a way I hadn't experienced any other President to be.
In a way, I feel I can pay less attention now, because there are decent "grown-ups", in charge. Not that it would be perfect, but at least people PAYING ATTENTION to all americans, and not being destructive from a negligent, ideological standpoint.
(This is a less fancy-pants way of making my key argument in my earlier diary, "Walking And Chewing Gum"--we're not reality-based when it comes to campaigning, and we need to be. Maybe this will get more of a response. - promoted by Paul Rosenberg)
Only one guy's opinion, but what seems to be missed in the comments about what "Obama should do", is to look fairly ruthlessly at the process of campaigning. The Republicans seems to really have made a science of campaigning. Take a look at this David Brooks article
While I disagree with a lot of what David Brooks says, I do think there is a valid history traced -
Given the recent changes in the polling - Obama's numbers have been halved in NC, Clinton is out to a substantial lead in IN, Clinton ahead by 63 to 27 in KY - I have used Slate's Delegate Counter to imagine a bad result for Obama, through the June contest.
I believe, the absolute worst he can do, based on the Slate calculator, is lose 63 pledged delegates.
One big thing about this election between the two democratic candidates that I haven't seen covered, and I think I've mentioned it before in a comment - is I haven't seen anyone take on the "hacks" in the progressive blogosphere.
the speech, even in written form, is simply - a powerful gust of fresh air, amazing, inspiring, heart-stopping - use the adjectives you wish to use.
I'm now getting a bit depressed about this election. This guy, Obama (who, if I'm not mistaken, actually LEADS in delegates picked by primaries/caucuses, so far, right?), is simply not being seen for what he is.
