Sarah Palin was "annoyed" at Katie Couric, and that's why she was so awful. Katie Couric. Katie Couric! If Sarah Palin can't survive an interview with KATIE COURIC, how on earth will she react to someone being hostile -- like, say, when Putin rears his head. Pfft. She should stick to chatting with Fox News, where she won't ever be challenged and she'll continue to think she's doing well.
Anyway...I've started volunteering for the Obama campaign. Why? Well, it's simple. I'm trying to get some insight into what a successful campaign strategy might look like.
Clearly, studying McCain's strategy (assuming there is one) is an excellent way to learn what NOT to do. As you may recall, McCain claimed victory in the first debate...before he'd even said for sure he was going. Then an ad after the VP debate had a quote saying what a great job Palin did. The quote was attributed to "Famous Person." I kid you not. Then there's the fact that McCain field offices just don't have many volunteers, unlike the Obama offices. Never mind the sheer stupidity of being the last straw to the fine folks at FiveThirtyEight.com. Really, you need to read their post. Did you know McCain-Palin couldn't even outdraw an Obama rally in Anchorage?
So I showed up at the Obama-DC office Friday after work. The main organizers are young, energetic, and nice. They are organized and it shows. DC is overwhelmingly Democratic, so the DC office is organizing and sending volunteers to Virginia and Pennsylvania. People were coming in and out the whole time I was there. I'm going to keep going back up through election day, just to make sure that wasn't a one-time fluke. I may even try to bring people with me to observe other parts of the organization.
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