Obama and McCain: Similar but Different

"Obama and McCain, the Same?"

With a Republican president experiencing some of the worst approval ratings ever, it's no shock that the party opted for an unusually centrist candidate. Yet Obama, too, represents a break from Democratic orthodoxy and is reaching out to the middle. This could indicate that on certain policies, something like a national consensus is developing. It at least signals a lessening of the partisan divide that has blocked progress on important changes. ... Some might complain that this means voters will have little to choose between in November. We say: Welcome to the middle, candidates.

Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2008.

"A Study in Contrasts"

In their age, experience, race, faith in the power of government and views of a complex world, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain offer American voters one of the sharpest contrasts in candidates for the presidency in modern times, at least on a par with the Johnson-Goldwater and Reagan-Mondale elections.

Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2008.