The Sharpest of Turnarounds

According to the latest Reuters/Zogby poll released Wednesday, August 20th:

"In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama's solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll."

This is huge and a "soft-signal" that the Obama campaign is in free fall. It is that simple.

If they don't turn it around immediately say hello to President McCain.

To do this Obama needs to have a great convention, consolidate to his side the hard-core Clinton vote, neutralize the Clintons in general (why he granted them exposure virtually every single night and has allowed for a pitched roll call is beyond me), attack McCain HARD and REPEATEDLY, and, most of all, stop being the darling of the international press and the Hollywierd jet set. The regular voter in Fly Over Country does not like this. It turns them off.

I surmise that Obama started to take a turn for the worst when he went over to Europe for his Magical Mystery Tour. That was presumptious and fey. Meanwhile, McCain stayed in the states and pummuled Obama on his experience and on key questions around critical topics like energy policy and how to deal with our enemies.