A good read:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7575808.stm
Especially these two parts:
Increasing numbers of those voters are also (again according to polls) saying they are bored with the relentless coverage of Mr Obama and would like to hear more about Mr McCain.
That is a double whammy for the Obama team: voters have heard too much of the Obama message - but they still do not really get it.
and
On the issue that the candidates are most divided on - Iraq - recent events are also tending to neutralise Mr Obama’s arguments to some extent.
Mr McCain’s pro-war stance was initially perceived as a weakness, but the surge he pushed for has been successful, and Iraq is off the front pages.
Mr Obama has been saying for months that it is time to set out a framework for pulling troops out and there is every likelihood that the Bush administration will do just that in the coming weeks, citing security improvements.
So, come November, Mr Obama and Mr McCain may not be that far apart on the issue after all.
By the way, a post I made back on 1/8/2008 in this thread…