Mr Obama fought a much better campaign. Campaigning is not the same as governing, and the presidency should not be a prize for giving the best speeches, devising the best television advertisements, shaking the most hands and kissing the most babies.I agree with this, but part of me still wishes the 2000 version of McCain was running and not this hack, retread of a Hannity Conservative who imagined choosing the unproven, untested, ignorant, spiteful, rapture-tongued, barbie doll from Alaska was "putting country first." McCain 2000 would have had the trust of both Democrats and Republicans and, therefore, a chance of fixing Bush's mega mess. Obama will be met with instant opposition - from the press, from the heartland, and most of all the Republicans who will dig in and attempt to block him and embarrass him at every turn.
Nonetheless, a campaign is a test of leadership. Mr Obama ran his superbly; Mr McCain’s has often looked a shambles. After eight years of George W. Bush, the steady competence of the Obama operation commands respect.
Nor should one disdain Mr Obama’s way with a crowd. Good presidents engage the country’s attention; great ones inspire. Mr McCain, on form, is an adequate speaker but no more. Mr Obama, on form, is as fine a political orator as the country has heard in decades. Put to the right purposes, this is no mere decoration but a priceless asset.
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