John McCain needs to run a dynamic campaign. An anemic one will not do. It is yet unclear which sort of campaign his will be.

Now that Barack Obama is to be the Democrat nominee, the November election will be as energized as any Presidential election I've seen since 1988, maybe since 1968. Though BHO is by far the most leftist Democrat nominee since George McGovern, it is exactly his ultra-leftism which gives his campaign its energy (that, and the 9 % of all votes to be cast that his 92 % support among African Americans gives him to begin with). Today in America the ultra-left is well populated with rich, even super-rich liberals who look down upon America, who represent an overseas view of what America should be. This is new. 50 years ago the ultra-left in America was mostly wage-earners. The Viet Nam war began to bring wealthy folks into the ultra-left. Today they dominate this end of the spectrum. They have tons of money to spend and they know supremely well how to network. They also know how to organize. The BHO campaign will be as well-run and as well funded as any ultra-left campaign has ever been, anywhere in the world.  read more »