Sharp Skirts

Jeff Greenfield posted an interesting thought exercise at Slate last week. What would a “frankly political campaign look like?” Focusing on the race that has all the attention, he proposes ads that cut straight to the point for the leading Democrats. The ad he proposed for Obama struck a chord with this red-state Democrat…

—I’m Janet Napolitano, Democratic governor of Arizona—a state Bush won twice.

—I’m Kathleen Sebelius, Democratic governor of Kansas—a state Bush won twice.

—I’m Claire McKaskill, Democratic Senator from Missouri—a state Bush won twice.

If Al Gore had won any of our states in 2000, there never would have been a Bush presidency. Instead, Democrats lost the last two presidential elections because our candidates couldn’t compete in our states, and too many others.

Any Democrat can win in your deep blue state. But to win the White House, we need someone who can win our states, too. We believe that candidate is Barack Obama.

—We think so, too. I’m Tim Kaine, governor of Virgnia, where Bush won twice. And I’m Ben Nelson, Democratic senator from Nebraska, where Bush won twice.

Please: Give us a Democratic candidate who can win the states that will decide who wins the White House. Give us Barack Obama.

This is exactly why I’m forwarding this incredible video to everyone I know who should be voting on Tuesday. Black Eyed Pea frontman Will.i.am put Obama’s words to music with a kaleidescope of other voices and faces. The chorus is the movement….yes, we can.

Those were Obama’s words. In the background you’ll hear the words of the people…we want change.