Powers on Palin

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: September 9, 2008

Kirsten Powers demonstrates in her column in today’s New York Post why she is one of the smartest, most able strategists on either side of the aisle.

Powers makes frequent appearances on Fox News Channel and writes this regular column for the Post. Although she is a Democratic strategist, she is one of those rare finds in partisan punditry, especially on TV: Her analysis is not bound by her political affiliation. She applies an even hand to her observations, and she is known to “speak truth to power.“ Just as she won’t hesitate to condemn Republican philosophies, she won’t hesitate to say so if the Democrats are doing something she thinks is dumb.

Today’s column, titled “How Obama blew it,“ is a perfect example.

Powers examines the strategic errors Barack Obama’s campaign has made with regard to Sarah Palin—and how the campaign is paying for those errors in the polls.

I highly recommend this column. It takes fewer than 10 minutes to read, but its insight will be with you all the way to Nov. 4.

In addition to plugging the column, Tom Bevan of Real Clear Politics provides three helpful examples to illustrate the kind of bone-headed commentary to which Powers refers in her column.

(Surprise: One of the examples involves Keith Olbermann.)

Treat yourself to Powers’ column—then have fun showing up your colleagues during your Political Minute at the water cooler tomorrow.