Stuff he can’t control:
–For Obama to make a substantive mistake on his overseas trip that changes the vector direction of the coverage — especially while he is in Israel.
–For Obama to suffer a Dukakis-in-the-tank, Kerry-windsurfing, Obama-bitter-in-San-Francisco moment that has huge symbolic value in underscoring the doubts about his being commander in chief and his relatability to average Americans.
–For Obama to pick a running mate who doesn’t vet, who gets caught up in scandal, and/or who says stupid things.
–For gas prices to fall consistently starting Labor Day (or sooner).
Stuff he can control (sort of):
–To have some of his own, big presidential moments before the conventions.
–To give a grand, soulful, expectations-defying acceptance speech in St. Paul (a la George H.W. Bush in 1988).
–To learn to drive the same message for more than a day.
–To remember that Americans want an upbeat president.
–To start sounding sharp, crisp and confident about his agenda and his qualifications, to stop sounding so wishy-washy about his platform, and to stop appearing so shook up by Obamamania.
–To stop letting personal animus for Obama and the shape of the media coverage consume him and his campaign.
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