The last 2 weeks have been incredible.

It all started with Kathleen, but she didn't endorse Obama, she just couldn't endorse McCain and be his surrogate.  Then Chris Buckley endorsed.  Chicago Tribune followed, Houston Chronicle, not to mention the tacit support of George Will and David Brooks towards an Obama Presidency; finally came the wholehearted endorsement of Colin Powell.

And to put the nail on the coffin Ben Bernanke admitted that Obama's plan for saving the economy was more doable and less burdensome than McCain's.

what happened? and what does this mean?

So I'm not a Democrat.
I'm voting Obama.
I'm on the ticket.
I'm behind him, though not unquestionably behind him, I am behind him.
I try not to be an armchair general, and in general try to get cues from what the Obama campaign is trying to portray both about Obama and about their opponent.

This is important because everything depends on "narrative" and "perception".

Before reading further, I recommend everyone to read Laskoff's piece and Jerome's post (sorry I don't know how to link, so I'm posting the url)
http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/9/12/6842 /84682

That is probably one of Jerome's finest diaries this entire election season.

More below...

The more I listen to Sarah Palin, the more I realize that she is just more of the same.

Don't you think so?

Shouldn't we be scouring web sites finding what Sarah Palin says (including her speech at the Republican Convention).

John McCain has co-opted Obama's message of change. It is already begun to stick.  Remember, McCain is known as the Maverick. Picking Palin re-inforced the message to low-information voters.

I have waited a full week to introduce myself. I'm a Republican from VA who is voting for Barack Obama in 2008, the first time that I am voting for a Democratic Presidential candidate.  I cast my first Presidential vote for George HW Bush in 1988 and again in 1992, Dole in 1996, and George W. Bush in 2000. In 2004, I was disillusioned with the Republican party, but could not bring myself to vote John Kerry, who I perceived as weak.  I come from an area near Farmville, VA and if you google it, you will know it is one of the main areas of the moral-majority.

I have a history of voting with the Democratic Party though, I voted for Mark Warner, and more recently, I voted for Jim Webb.  In the case of Jim Webb, I even made donations (as I have with Barack Obama).

I found Mydd on Feb 5th after looking at the Drudge Report for early exit-polls on the day, a link brought me to this site.  I liked mydd because there was an open debate at that time between Obama and Hillary.  I was paying attention to this race because I knew that if somehow Obama kept it close, I would go vote for him in the VA primary, and if it were over, I'd go back to where I currently reside in Asia.... being that Obama kept it close, I extended my trip back home, and made my vote for Obama.