There was real hope that this election would be something different. It is not. It looked like we had two candidates that would run their campaigns above the fray. It has become similar to all the ones before it, with the clear difference that every blow gets an immediate counter blow from the other camp. But all in all it has settled into a general election that is clearly antagonistic.
The McCain candidacy has been run like a regular election. He hammered Romney relentlessly, with fine line distortions of his comments and positions. He was the guy that stood out in congress, willing to hold to his convictions, even when it meant a pounding from his own party.
Obama truly started out different. He was above the fray. Way above for quite some time. Hillary's team moved him back to political earth. On top of that he has been wounded. He will bring to general. His clear rejection of public funding of his election shows that political expediency is more important to him than his convictions. As he moves closer to the center will he continue to move away from what he has articulated?
Time will tell. When it comes to how these will treat each other and the "facts" this is your momma's (generation) campaign.
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