Can Obama Really Win?

Since Obama locked up the nomination, Democrats have worried that the Illinois senator did not have the juice to go up against the Republican party. In a year where Democrats should win handily, the polls still to this day show a margin of error statistical tie. Many top level Democrats like Donna Brazille and Bob Shrum have said that if Obama loses, people will say that the party should have nominated Hillary and that she will be slated to win in 2012. 

Why all the humdrum? I am a registered independent, but that kind of attitude is truly and utterly disgusting. Why, you ask? Partly because they are already in the wrong frame of mind. They are anticipating Obama's defeat by stating that Obama should be talking more about kitchen table issues instead of change and hope. But Obama is talking about kitchen table issues. At every townhall, at every rally. He is giving specifics. The Democrats are looking for another Bill Clinton - and Obama is no Bill Clinton.

While Bill Clinton captivated voters with his it's the economy stupid message; Obama has called for a unity of Americans to better solve the economic crisis. He has laid out specifics in almost every economic speech he has given. So why all the fear from certain Democrats? Because he does not seem to be breaking through? Because he is not 10 points ahead in the national polls? Have Democrats become cynical? Are they so desperate to win that they are believing that they will lose?

The Democratic party nominated Barack Obama because they believed he was the right choice given that he had a tremendous money advantage, great oratorical skills, a powerful message of hope and the future and that he had an insurmountable lead on Hillary during the primaries. But this is ridiculous. Instead of talking and debating about whether Obama will lose, why aren't we registering voters, phonebanking, telling our friends and neighbors why Obama is the right choice. 

No, if Obama loses this year - it won't be his fault. Americans after all favor the Democrats in handling the economy. No, it will be America's fault for failing to take a risk in hard times given the fact that the next four years of a Republican run White House will dig us further in the ditch. Electing a Democrat should be a no brainer, so why all the fuss and worry?