Obama has built a better organization

[Hawkowl]

(Disclaimer, I am an Edwards supporter not leaning any way yet).

It seems to me that Obama has proven himself to be a master organizer. He has built a national organization from scratch that is at least keeping pace with Hillary, and in traditionally rethuglican states, beating her. This is what I attribute his success to so far. I frankly am not inspired by his speeches or his positions-- But I am impressed with his ability to whip together a political organization and generate support at light speed. Hillary has been at since 1992 and is barely keeping pace.

His focus on building an organization in Rethuglican states may also explain a really mind-boggling finding to me. First let me say that my job brings me into close contact with people from many different states on a weekly basis. So I usually work a conversation around to the presidential candidates to try and get a feel on the way "normal" (i.e; not politically rabid) people are leaning. Often times Obama is the persons second choice--After their first choice is a Rethuglican! E.g; I'm for Guiliani, but if he doesn't get the nod, then Obama?!? At first these people just made my head hurt and my ears ring...but after a few dozen of similar comments I came up with Obama's organizational skills in red states theory. Granted my evidence is anecdotal and I must say that only a very, very few people whose first choice is a rethuglican had HRC as their second choice.

As I say, I'm indifferent to HRC or Obama at this point.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Obama is proving his organization mettle.

He's got skills.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Nobody knew who Obama was, so he had no place to go but up.

[Kittycat]

4. But he went more than up... He sored.

You can't discount him for building a strong grass roots campaign. Especially with his progressive voting record and beliefs.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. He "soared" in bogus polls, otherwise he has pretty much done

what anybody with enough financial backing & a good line of bullshit could do.

[COFoothills]

3. The difference is this....

The Clinton campaign was built for a sprint, not a marathon. They planned to raise a ton of money early and swamp everyone on the way to their inevitable coronation.

They never planned for this thing to ever see February 6 or beyond and it's not what they built for, so now they have to adjust on the fly.

The Obama campaign is much better built for the marathon that they are now in once he survived the sprint.

Hillary is Apollo Creed. Obama is Rocky.

[Hawkowl]

5. McCain would lose to both

I should say that I think that McCain has little chance against either HRC or Obama so that is not an issue with me. However, I think that Obama would have larger coattails and could make the difference in close congressional and senate races simply because of his ability to turn out the vote via his grassroots organization.

I think people should consider the coattail effect of both candidates in making their decision.