Nothing To See Here, Move On

Let me just say that I don't believe this for a second.

Obama’s alarmist prophecy — a bit of typical campaign rhetoric meant to scare his own donors into reaching for their credit cards — is wildly at odds with the flatlined state of conservative third-party efforts.

The truth is that, less than five months before Election Day, there are no serious anti-Obama 527s in existence nor are there any immediate plans to create such a group.

Conversations with more than a dozen Republican strategists find near unanimity in the belief that, at some point, there will be a real third-party effort aimed at Obama.

But not one knows who will run it, who will pay for it, what shape it will eventually take or when such a group may form.

More worrisome for Republicans who believe such an outside attack apparatus is essential to defeating Obama, some key individuals and groups who were being looked to for help say they won’t be involved.

Yeah, because rich Swift-boaters would certainly let it be known that "Yes, we're going to smear Obama, and we're going to do it on October 4." Come on. Freedom's Watch organized itself and put out its first ad on the same day, as I remember. This idea that we should take Republican operatives at face value is an insult to my intelligence. In other words, an item in the Politico.