Why Barack Obama Is Winning -- Printout -- TIME

Why Barack Obama Is Winning -- Printout -- TIME: "I have to tell you, one of the benefits of running this 22-month gauntlet is that ... you start realizing that what seems important or clever or in need of some dramatic moment a lot of times just needs reflection and care. And I think that was an example of where my style at least worked.' Obama realized that he and McCain could be little more than creative bystanders — and one prominent Republican told me that McCain was 'the least creative person in the room at the President's White House meeting. He simply had no ideas. He didn't even have any good questions.'"