Now Obama's giving his remarks (and he cut in on John McCain to do so...). The first ten minutes of the speech were movement boilerplate -- as a friend says, its was like an Obama greatest hits remix. Then the speech shifted into a frontal attack on Bush and on McCain. The Republicans, Obama said, are the party of the past, arguing for 100-year wars and tax cuts the wealthy haven't even asked for. Democrats, he continued, need to be the party of the future. And they can't do it unless they nominate a candidate far removed from the Bush administration's failures. It's an effective attack, striking at both the Republicans and Clinton, and creating a distinction between the type of Democratic Party Obama could lead, and the type Clinton would create. But it came 10 minutes into the speech, almost tucked away. He's got to begin leading with the appeal to the unconvinced, not the paean to his movement. Obama's already got his supporters -- he needs to prioritize reaching out to the undecided. Alright, that's the last post for the night. And one more reminder: I'll be on C-Span at 8:30am Eastern tomorrow, talking through the election. Tune in if you're awake.
