What does Obama need to do to win this?

If Obama wants to win this election he needs to reclaim the “audacity of hope.”He needs immediately to stop worrying about what the opponent is doing and focus on his message.

At the same time his surrogates need to start taking apart every false claim that is levied against Obama.

As the standard bearer for the party Obama needs to bring his optimism and hope and message to every battleground state and stand side-by-side with every candidate in every race however tightly contested.

For my money, I would have him start in Minnesota with Al Franken and Tim Walz- throw in an appearance by Amy Klobuchar for good measure. Neighboring Tom Harkin from Iowa could come along- he is highly regarded in these parts.

Then swing through Colorado with Mark Udall and New Mexico with Bill Richardson and Tom Udall. While there is little if any chance of him winning Alaska I believe too he could serve Mark Begich well by going up there and standing with him for a rally.

Wisconsin would be a profitable stop, at least once.
Michigan deserves to see the top of the ticket again as well- probably twice.
Then Ohio and Pennsylvania.
He should swing through Indiana again for good measure, perhaps with Hillary.

He should make a visit to the pacific Northwest with a planned televised event in Washington.

Florida would benefit from a visit from both Clintons and Obama together and a permanent campout of Bill with frequent visits throughout the region.

VA is not gone yet - even though the Republicans think so. Standing alongside the popular Mark Warner would be a great move.

I could go on. But the main point is that Obama needs to give the media a story changer here so that they stop talking about lipstick and other nonsense.The Dems have every reason to believe that this is theirs to win at all levels. They need to start behaving like it is okay to be unified for the change we so desperately need.