Barack Obama is growing “angry and frustrated” with the tedium of campaigning against a real opponent:
Barack Obama is struggling to contain his anger and frustration over the constant barrage of questions about his character and judgment, his wife has revealed. Michelle Obama lifted the lid on the irritation felt by the leading Democrat candidate for the White House at the way anti-American outbursts by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have dogged his campaign.
He is said to be itching to turn all his fire on John McCain, the Republican candidate, who is benefiting most from Mr Obama’s protracted tussle with Hillary Clinton. . .
A senior Democrat strategist privy to Obama’s campaign said: “He’s sick of the battle against Clinton. He wants to get stuck into McCain. His people have had to remind him that this thing isn’t over yet and he needs to focus and put her away.”
Most candidates get used to politics long before their first run for President. But not Barack Obama, who heretofore has always been able, one way or another, to run virtually unopposed. Now that he’s running for President, people aren’t rolling over for him. Accordingly to his wife — presumably a well-informed source — this has left him “struggling to contain his anger and frustration.” How dare anyone oppose him!
A typical candidate would have run previous campaigns, which would have left him (1) emotionally prepared for opposition, and (2) with his numerous character and judgement issues already aired. On the other hand, then he wouldn’t be a blank canvas into which people could invest their hopes and dreams.
(Via Instapundit and Tom Maguire.)
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