I think a focus on McCain's incompetence, education, temper, confusion,forgetfulness, economic illiteracy and dreams of military triumphalism-- and the last 8 years-- should be sufficient.

The Obama/Clinton focus is a clever distraction orchestrated by the other side.

In Georgia, they need to show McCain as a phony and demonstrate how much Obama will save on everybody's taxes. Oh, and make it clear that Obama has no intention of ever looking into Vladimir Putin's soul.

Here in PA, Obama needs to at least make a token reference to clean coal.  Whether it's federal money for coal gassification or R&D for better coal scrubbers, or whatnot, but people here see coal as the savior of the (terrible) local economy.

One suggestion.

Stop using the word UNITY.

We know how the media, and the Republics want that to be a BIG issue, so, don't let it be.

I think Obama and Biden have to say, clearly, decision that are made in the next 4 years, about the economy, about the military, about jobs and education, about energy policy, will have effects for the next 30 years at least.

It's not only that these guys have driven the car into the ditch, it's that our margin of error is no gone.

China, India, Russia, the Europeans are all racing away from us...

We have NO manufacturing base, we are living on borrowed money and borrowed time.

About the ONLY thing we have left is the military, and the Cheney/Bush have basically broken that as well.

And, it must be driven home.

This is NOT only about McCain, but the guys around him

If he doesn't know much about the economy, let's see who IS going to set his economic agenda.

Phil Gramm?

You mean the guy that gave us the Savings and Loan Debacle, the Energy Debacle AND the Mortgage Debacle?

This isn't about a guy you want to have a beer with, cause while he is at the barbecue with you, his guys are back in DC planning another failed war and more corporate shennanigans....

let's put the smart guys back in charge.

and unfaithfulness

Here in the Northeast about the only state we need to worry about is NH and I'm not sure how much a worry it is.

However, NH is somewhat unique. The southern tier, where the majority of the people live has been trending blue. At the same time we have a large retirement population because we don't have an income or sales tax. We also have a large percentage of blue collar workers and a large number of independents. Both these groups need to be hit hard on how Obama/Biden is the pocket book choice. The mere wiff of raising taxes is a killer here.

for moving forward with this diary!

Good job!

Progressive Blue

I don't think he is going to need any help in my home state of NY but in the state I grew up in (VA) I think there are some marketing strategies that could help Obama end the Rethug stranglehold on Old Dominion. Mostly I think his advertising strategy for VA should emphasize his clear superiority over McCain in technology related issues. VA is becoming a bit of a mini-silicone valley type area (at least the Northern VA suburbs) and the types of issues that are important to the tech savvy crowd could really be effective (web neutrality etc). McCain is such a dinosaur on these issues that it is hard to imagine 21st Century America putting a President in the White House that has never seen the internet and has no ideas for how to keep it free and untethered to corporate interests.

at the moment. Rough day.

But recced for a constructive diary.

In Indiana, they need to pick Evan Bayh.

DOH!

Here in Washington, he needs to not blow up the Space Needle while praising the move of the Sonics.  As long as he avoids that trap, he'll win the state.

I dunno how I possibly forgot this. He needs to answer the "bitter" bullshit in his speech. That will be a recurring theme in the GOP convention.

be a Democrat.

But as far as the country as a whole...define McCain as someone who will get you killed and further destroy the country that already in deep shit.

Define yourself as you have been; change that brings a new foreign policy, new energy plans, healthcare and a better economy.

Obama wants your kids to have better lives, McCain wants to end your kids lives.

I live in Delaware. With Biden on the ticket, it would be more difficult to avoid a landslide win than to obtain one. :)

I live in California.  If there is a (D) next to his name, he has got it in the bag.

My parents live in Ohio.  All they talk about is the price of gas.  He needs to push really hard on the fact that gas is expensive because we invaded Iraq.  High gas prices are Bush's fault.  This will sell in Ohio.