The Race

(Community Matters) As painful as it’s been – especially these last two months – the primary has been good training for Obama’s general election campaign. He’s handled well the fall out from Rev. Wright, addresses the characterization as an elitist by modifying his campaigning, and impressively answers questions about his relationships with Bill Ayers and Tony Rezko. He’s better prepared to run against the extraordinary GOP machine that will kick in. Let’s not forget, the election and its results literally mean trillions of dollars to special interests. They won’t lose their unbridled access to power, budgets and regulatory control without a fight in which they’ll pour tens, if not hundreds, of millions.