David Broder reports today that the Obama campaign team is a "well-oiled machine" (according to the Post's headline writer, anyway) and very, very confident:
"The Obama people believe that McCain has squandered an opportunity to make a positive case for his own election in the many months since he secured the votes for the Republican nomination. David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager, argues that McCain is already feeling a backlash to his "negative attacks" and that the resulting skepticism may undercut any potential benefit he derives from the debates this fall."
Hmmm. Really? Several weeks ago, Barack Obama led John McCain by some 5-10 points in the polls; some had it even a bigger spread. Now, today, Gallup for example has the race even.
As I report elsewhere here today, many in the Democratic Party are critical of the Obama campaign, for being too passive.
There's confidence, and there's...overconfidence.
