August 11, 2026
"Not all opinions are created equal. Some are a great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others." Douglas Adams
A lot of commentators start the Monday morning quarterbacking of elections within hours of the election. Heck, within minutes of the first polls coming in if they’re on cable TV.
I am not a “lot of commentators,” nor do I have a cable contract.
After letting the results settle for a day, though, I have a few thoughts on the election.
If you watched the VP debate on Thursday night, you saw a contentious and heated, policy heavy discussion. It was, for all intents and purposes, a draw, with neither candidate successfully walking away with the win, and by next week’s presidential debate, it will have already been forgotten.
When we look back, though, I think two things will stick out:
Today, Politico reported that a shift in the Romney camp is leading to a “let Mitt be Mitt” shift in the Romney campaign. Then, we saw this (click here if you can’t see the video): What do you think? Is this “new” Mitt Romney (which is actually the “old” Mitt Romney) the Mitt Romney we’ve […]
If President Obama showed up to the debate last night expecting a gaff prone Mitt Romney, he was quickly disabused of that sentiment. Unlike his debate coach, John Kerry, Romney was energetic, in control of the facts, and ready to command the stage. In other words, he was Presidential. Commanding, pleasant, persistent, and focused, Romney […]
But beyond the spin and the polls, a starkly different picture [of Barack Obama] emerges. It is a portrait of a man quite unlike his image, not a visionary reformer but rather a classic Chicago machine pol who thrives on rewarding himself and his friends with the spoils of public office, and who uses his position to punish his enemies.
With 53 percent of 18-24 year olds living back at home with their parents, it should come as no surprise that support among the young for Obama has fallen. Young voters between ages 18 and 29 have been among the groups hit hardest by the recession, with 12.7 percent unemployed and nearly a third underemployed. Support for Obama in this group has fallen from 49 percent to just 41%, a blow to a group that was important to the President’s 2008 win.
Bill Clinton’s not on the ballot, but a lot of Democrats wish he was. He represents better days, both for the party and for the country…and he could actually compromise with Republicans.
Instead we get…well, a lot dismal job reports. What can we expect from Obamaland tonight?
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