An Obamanation

A funny thing happened on the campaign trail yesterday - Barack Obama actually put a bit (well, a slight bit) of substance into his speech. This could be scary for McCain if this is the beginning of what’s to come.

Now all Obama needs to do is hammer all the similarities between himself and McCain to guarantee his win in November. By showing the similarities people will vote for Obama because he’s eloquent, easier on the eyes and ears, and he’s for “hope”.

On the flip side, McCain needs to hammer home the differences between Obama’s liberal ideas and his conservative ideas (assuming he’s going to buy into them). It’s got to be about ideas. And he’s going to have to show passion about those ideas (“Stuntman!”)

The bottom line: McCain can’t compete in speech style. His speeches are boring compared to the theatrical excitement of Obama’s rhetoric and style. It’s got to be about ideas. Period.

If not, the whole election will just be an “obamanation”.