Well, the standard excuse would of course be, "it’s a tight race, and every vote counts." The problem, though, is that there's nary a racial angle for this demagogic duo to exploit now that Lieberman has a cloak of protection from a recent visit by the First Black President. This means the race cards will remain in sleeves, hats, and loafers.
This also leaves Sharpton and Jackson out of character, flipping through the antiwar play book for inspiration. They have found none, as The New York Post reports:
"I was disappointed that every time we came out of the huddle, it seemed like my friend Joe had the other team's uniform," Sharpton said, calling Lamont "a man I don't know as well, but he's on the same team."
Oh, yeah, that’s motivating. Are you feeling 30 percent turnout? No?
Anyway, a poll out today shows the one-dimensional Lamont a surprising 13 points ahead among likely Democratic voters, so maybe every vote won’t count after all. Still, I don’t think it’s the anti-war rhetoric from these two that’s doing it.
