There is a serious, principled case against Sen. Obama: that he will regulate too much, spend too much, tax too much, and compromise too much on security-state legislation and foreign adventures once in office.
When libertarians debate Obama’s supporters on these points, libertarians can carry the day.
No one, however, can beat him through crackpot conspiracy theories about his birth certificate, or supposed audio tapes of his wife’s statements, etc.
(For examples of how screwy the Obama conspiracy theorists are, see David Weigel’s update on their nuttiness at http://www.reason.com/blog/
show/128025.html)
No one will beat Obama through conspiracy theories – it’s win or lose on principle.
Having made so many compromises on core beliefs, though, principle is something the GOP may find is in short supply.