Back during the dark days of the primaries, which by now, seems like a lifetime ago, I made some pretty scathing analysis of Ms. Clinton. I said that her campaign was all about her. The she said “I” can make the difference, “I” in pain with the people, “I”….”I”….. And in the same breath I was harping on the Obama plan that “we” would make the difference, that “we” would bring the change to Washington. His inclusion of the people, the “we”, was what made him so darn appealing during those primary shots?

I called Clinton arrogant. And at the time, she seems to me to be just that. But now the ever present “I” has reared its ugly, arrogant head. But this time it is the Obama campaign and most notably Obama myself. He has gone from the “we” days to the “I” campaign. He is showing the arrogance that he has been accused of by the media since South Carolina primary.

Obama has said that he is the person we all have been waiting for….well, maybe…but let the surrogates make that claim, not the candidate. His speeches now are starting to show a sort of arrogance creeping into his mindset. Even to the point that he is thinking he has the election in the bag.

Polls show Obama and McCain in a statistical dead heat, most of the time. Obama never breaking the 50% barrier and McCain never breaking the 45% barrier. People ask why Obama has not made a better connection with the people. It has also been said that he has not made himself know to the country as a reason for the low confidence rating. All that may be correct, but personally, I think it is more that McCain has run an absolutely horrible campaign so far, as a reason that he cannot get above 45%.

Both the candidates have problems. McCain needs a new strategy in his campaign. He is not the maverick he once was and he needs to get back to that perception. And Obama is showing his arrogant side and he needs to learn to connect with the average working stiff.