Obama: The Sarah Silverman project

The New York Times looks at the Sarah Silverman project to get young Jews to go to Florida to convince their grandparents to support Obama. "This weekend was the first big test, a kickoff for the so-called Great Schlep, and so far, momentum has been building with the pace of a nice brisket. Though about seven million people have watched Ms. Silverman’s four-minute Web video explaining why ‘visiting your grandparents could change the world,’ the schlep remains mostly virtual." Many in the media want to write about Obama’s fundraising edge, but nobody has any new facts as the Obama campaign continues to stay tight-lipped about their September fundraising. The Washington Post has one of those stories that the RNC and McCain camp probably will use to push the "presumption" message: Obama apparently has been reaching out to the Blue Dogs in the House as a pre-emptive governing move. "Obama's outreach to the Democratic centrists is part of a broader effort by his campaign to prepare for a ... (link)