Too late for the split-branch appeal

ARTICLE: Poll Gives Obama 8-Point Va. Lead, By Tim Craig and Jon Cohen, Washington Post, October 27, 2008; Page A01

ARTICLE: Obama Avoids Partisan Rhetoric, Focuses on Unity, By Robert Barnes, Washington Post, October 27, 2008; Page A02

McCain/Palin finally pushing the don't-give-it-all-to-the-Dems argument, but it's too late.

Gotta go very positive in the last week, like Obama is doing.

Comments

[Dave]

Another problem with the divided-government argument: it's false.

We're a nation that needs solutions to problems (not overwhelming problems, mind you, but significant problems nonetheless), and divided government fails in that regard. Successful presidents are concieved by unified governments.

or, in an expanded form:http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/10/27/down-with-divided-government.aspx