I just need to worry about getting my swing where it needs to be, and I'll hit them".
Indeed, the worry that one hears again and again is that "the pendulum has swung too far", and needs to be pushed back somewhat in the direction of a larger, or anyway shrewder, role for government.
He needs to be organized in the swing states.
He needs to be able to work on his swing without worrying about the outcome".
It needs to be brisk and bouncy, with an Italianate swing.
The iPhone needs to be smashed open, and the FCC is swinging the hammer.
It needs to be attached to the rest of the fabric, to provide a reinforced bottom for the hammock swing.
But he says the swing may need to be higher due to the bonus normally enjoyed by sitting MPs standing for re-election for the first time.
Both base and swing voters need to be convinced that however successful we are in each given legislative or political engagement, that we are fundamentally on their side, and that we are willing to take on the forces of the status quo without complaint or reservation.
President Obama's appeals will work both to mobilize "Obama" voters from 2008 and to persuade swing voters who need to be reminded that their families -- and America -- will be more likely to succeed if we once again embrace the belief that the best of America is ahead of us.
