CNN was running a ticker item yesterday about a poll that people think they have been seeing "too much about Obama" in the media.

First, I can't find the link but the Post and Boston Globe last week had a graphic showing the most frequent words on each candidates website. The McCain campaign uses the word Obama more frequently than his own website, and about three times more frequently then their own candidates name. The last three major ads haven't even mentioned McCain until the "I approved this" clip at the end. If people want more McCain perhaps they should stop blaming the media and ask McCain to start talking about himself. I personally don't buy arguments about most media being slanted one way or another. The main thing driving them is that the news requires something NEW, so if both candidates are only talking about what Obama is going to do it makes sense that you would hear a lot about what Obama is going to do.

Second, to Republicans who think they have been hearing too much Obamania I would just say be careful what you wish for. I think the glaring spot light the past few weeks has dimmed Obama's star a bit. But I think the quickest way to reignite it is to focus on the fumbling McCain campaign. McCain is at his best delivering one liners, smirking at his own jokes, and acting like your grampa. Anytime I see him at a podium for more than 10 seconds I start to shudder at his awkwardness and freakishly terrible style.

I think they made some good hay of it, but really do not know what the campaign was thinking challenging Obama to a dozen side-by-side appearances (or for that why the heck Obama would turn it down since their media spending has been about equal to this point). Remember Kennedy-Nixon... just imagine the young, fit, 6 foot Obama on a stage next to the pale, wrinkled, hunched, 5 1/2 foot McCain. Never mind that one liners really don't work as well when the other guy is right next to you and gets to respond.