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It would be really nice for us to win Florida. I’ll tell you, we can win this thing without Florida, but boy, it’s a lot easier if we win Florida. If we win Florida, it is almost impossible for John McCain to win.
This is a pretty good charactarization of Florida’s dual role for Obama in this election. The most probable path to the Presidency for Obama does not require Flordia. McCain, on the other hand, is in all sorts of trouble if he loses Florida. (He would probably need both Michigan and Pennsylvania.) So Florida works as sort of a life boat for Obama. If the main plan goes tragically awry, winning Florida would also get the job done.
Florida also serves as a tether on the McCain campaign. By pushing Florida, Obama forces McCain to worry about Florida. Because Obama’s has more volunteers than McCain does, contesting Florida is much cheaper for Obama than for McCain.
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I’ll be doing my bit toward making this a reality when I take part in a phone banking party this afternoon.
Posted on September 21, 2008 via Squashed with 1 note
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