Close Race of 08

Washington Post: Robert Novak looks as to why the Presidential Race is so close. At its core is the argument that Obama has not passed the Commander in Chief Test. The WP/ABC news had poll that showed that over seventy percent of voters saw McCain as a CinC while Obama was under the fifty percent mark. This comes down to Iraq, Obama is afraid of the Liberal base, he cant state that the Surge worked and that the USA should not have a timetable for Iraq. On the second one Obama has started to move, basing any withdraw on the conditions on the ground, the only thing he has to do now is state that he was wrong to oppose the surge and it worked. If Obama wants to be CinC he has to pass the the fifty percent threshold.

IHT: Looks at the problem Obama is having in getting over the fifty percent mark in national polls. The article makes a great point its early, no one should get their knickers in to a twist just yet, a long race is ahead in the 08 Race for President. Obama needs to get support of those that supported him early in the race, but lost with his support of his Pastor and throwing his grandmother under the bus for pure political reasons. The one man that could lose this race is Obama.