Et tu McCain?

By Matt:

Throughout the DNC this week, commentators have been speculating on whom McCain’s V.P. will be and when will he announce it. Kudos to McCain for not disrupting Obama’s acceptance spectacle last night-instead he let the pyrotechnics, and the sobbing fans at the Parthenon show a key contrast to a demographic that Obama has struggled to get to bow down to him. And with today’s V.P. announcement by McCain, I’m fairly certain this demographic never will.

This demographic of which I speak is not women, although McCain’s choice certainly can’t hurt in that department. This demographic is the blue collar outdoorsmen. You know, the same demographic that Obama so effectively isolated and insulted last spring in San Francisco when he was secretly recorded saying: “these people just cling to their guns.” Governor Palin could not be more perfect to appeal to this group. She and her husband are not millionaires like Obama, Biden or even McCain. They are an upper-middle class family that enjoys hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. Now, these hobbies alone certainly do not qualify her to be the Vice President but they sure put Obama and his continued elitist demeanor in the crosshairs of this demographic.

More from the DNC!

By Mark:

Once again it was a great night to be an Obama/Biden supporter and a not so good night to be a McCain/Overmatched supporter Wednesday. In case you can’t tell, I’m a huge Joe Biden fan. When the Democratic Primaries began, Biden was who I wanted to get the nomination.

Bill Clinton followed up Hillary’s speech the previous night with another Clinton home run Wednesday night. It’s fair to say the Clinton’s owned the Pepsi Center – now we’ll see if Barack Obama can rock Invesco Field the way he said Hillary rocked the crowd inside the Pepsi Center.

President Clinton was asked to speak and warm up the crowd for Biden Wednesday, however Biden’s son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, didn’t need any help setting the tone for his dad as he delivered an incredible introduction.

Beau Biden is an interesting story. As he mentioned last night, he won’t be able to see his dad become Vice President in November because he will be fighting in Iraq as he is a Captain with the Delaware Army National Guard. Though he won’t be in the U.S. for the election, I say Beau did a fine job helping his dad’s election efforts last night. It’s not easy to upstage Bill Clinton, but I thought Beau Biden did.

Matt I think you may agree with me on this one but one thing that constantly annoys the heck out of me watching the convention is the overabundance of media “experts” drawing their own conclusions about the night playing towards their own agenda.

People should watch the conventions, and in the coming months the debates, and draw their own conclusions, not adopt the conclusions the media “experts” come up with for you. After all, this is a Presidential Election, not American Idol, so I don’t think we need judges weighing in after the performances to sway the votes. No record contract at stake here, no this is for being the leader of the free world, so please make your own judgments rather than accepting Wolf Blitzer’s as your own.