Hello everybody. I have just summoned the energy to reengage in this discussion here at MyDD. Like many of you I experienced a severe primary burnout syndrome from which I am just now recovering. While I was feverish with excitement at the thought of an Obama victory back in the heady days of March, the long slog through the rest of the primary campaign had the unfortunate effect of dulling the thrill and causing a bit of anticlimax factor when Obama finally pulled it out.

So I have taken some time away from the boards in order to refresh my thoughts and regain my equilibrium. I am happy to say it was a good decision, as I now emerge ready to duke it out with a more appealing combatant, John McCain. I take solace from the near unanimity of the polls in favor of Obama, though I am mindful that nobody won an election based on June polling. I am also heartened by what appears to be a slow but inexorable healing process here on MyDD.

The fall campaign is lining up to be a momentous one, pitting generation against generation, with incredibly important cultural and political ramifications. The key to victory will be the success (or lack thereof) of the Obama campaign in translating the appeal that the upscale, highly educated Obama voter feels for the candidate into terms that resonate with the lower income, more conservative voters in the suburban/rural areas that he needs to win. It should be a no-brainer, but we mustn't be complacent and we should push the campaign to broaden their appeal to the crucial voting blocs that went for Clinton in the primaries. Early signs look good, but lets take this thing all the way in November.