All the Wright Moves

The jedi was made for moments like this. In what is sure to become one of the crowning achievements in his campaign and budding political career, Obama discussed race in Philly. Needless to say, the speech has gone over pretty well. Speeches like this silence his critics and HRC's camp, and the GOP attack machine has little counterattack when the kid is so damn smooth. If he keeps this up, he'll win.

Yes, the party of Quayle still sees a window of opportunity. Hey Rick Wilson, go suck an egg. From the classy guy who tried to destroy the honorable Max Cleland:

“It was a speech written to mau-mau the New York Times editorial board, the network production people and the media into submission. Beautifully calibrated but deeply dishonest,” said GOP media consultant Rick Wilson, who crafted the 2002 ad tying then-Sen. Max Cleland to Osama bin Laden. “Not good enough.”

Tell that to the adoring public who bought the speech. He will beat you, Wilson. In case you've been under a rock for the last week or so, let that jewel of journalism, The NY Post fill you in.

So what if the jedi pulls through and lands the biggest gig in the land? Brownstein weighs the pros and cons and describes how it might look this time next year.

Is the heartland leaning democratic? Last I heard, they still send childish emails chastising Hillary (thank you Uncle Mark and your legion of like-minded sympathizers).

Is Hillary more conservative? Don't know, but she's got some new friends.

Now that his nomination is all but official, JMac uses his pro-immigration stance to court the growing demographic. There's a little maverick left. A little.