Aaaaugh-bama! Obama strategy(?)- take Edwards supporters

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In recent weeks, Barack Obama’s chief campaign strategist David Axelrod has met with major contributors at the campaign’s Chicago headquarters and in private homes to allay concerns about his candidate’s lack of movement in the national polls. Obama campaign manager David Plouffe has presided over conference calls to calm down jittery bundlers. The candidate himself has even gotten on the phone with groups of big donors to assure them that the campaign is on the right track.

“They were spending time trying to make all of us confident that there is a strategy,” said one major donor to Mr. Obama, who attended a meeting of the campaign’s finance team at the Chicago headquarters about a month ago. “And I remember David saying that he thought Barack was positioned well. And all of a sudden it’s turning into October, and I’m not sure I see a strategy. And if it is being implemented—I’m not sure I see it being implemented so effectively.
http://www.observer.com/print/58485/full

“Is it frustrating? Highly,” said the donor. “National polls do matter, number one. They say don’t worry, don’t worry, we’re positioned well. Well, what does that mean?”
“Even on a local level, people start looking at which way is the country going, you know?” Mr. Jackson said. “It’s like boxing—you keep waiting for the big knockout punch, but while you’ve waited for the big knockout punch you’ve lost so many points. And that one big one might not be coming.

The campaign’s plan is straightforward. As John Edwards’ support continues to erode, Mr. Obama will pick up Edwards supporters and build momentum against Mrs. Clinton.

“John Edwards is a fresher candidate, like Barack is, and they hold similar positions on special interest groups and lobbyists and those kind of change traditions,” said Mr. Hildebrand. “He is a candidate of change much like Barack Obama is, so I’m hopeful that if voters begin to walk away from Edwards, and we don’t know that they are going to, but if they do, they will take a very hard look at Barack and come on board with us.

Falling in the polls, what's his next step?

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1. No Jackson/Obama supporters want to chime in? nt