Right on with the last post. Obama's PR people did a really good job of showing how the Obamas embody the American dream and the American family. Perhaps even like the first First Family? Michelle made a really personal connection to the public last night, and I think after a deeply personal speech like that, it's going to be hard for the Republicans to accuse Michelle or the Obama family of "elitism." You can't get more down-home than "a girl growing up on the south side of Chicago." Even though the moment at the end of her speech (with their daughters up on stage) was cute...it was just that. I felt weird about having CUTE at the DNC. I think Michelle's speech was powerful, as was the image with her on stage with the girls speaking to Barack via videoscreen, but I thought it was a little too much overkill there. Sure, voters want to feel like they personally know a candidate, but that whole scene was a bit sappy for me.
Also, I was thinking about our discussion in class yesterday (who will win? there is no good candidate, say some.) A ton of people love Obama. Other people dislike him. But McCain doesn't have a huge following of fervent, active supporters. I think a lot of people just support him because he's not Obama, or because he's a Republican. No one seems to be that excited about John McCain as the Republican candidate, so I'll be interested to see how the GOP Convention goes. I bet instead of little girls saying "I love you, Daddy!" McCain's people will have a video of soldiers saying "We love the war, sir!"