Context: My friends in the Obama cheering section get huffy about them , while filtering from their consciousness all the dishonest ads Obama has run - the demagogic DHL ad , the insulting computer ad , the cynical Rush Limbaugh ad , the misleading Social Security ad and so on . If one candidate has sunk lower than the other at this point , I ' ve lost track . No , what disappoints me about the McCain campaign is it has no central argument .

Question: Why am I disappointed ?
Options:
0. I 'm a Republican and the Obama campaign is too good
1. I 'm a Republican and the McCain campaign is too weak
2. I 'm a Democrat and the Obama campaign is too weak
3. I 'm a Democrat and the McCain campaign is too good
Answer: 1

Question: How would I describe this election cycle ?
Options:
0. Energetic and cheering
1. Disillusioning and pathetic
2. Meandering and meaningless
3. None of the above choices .
Answer: 1