Hope ‘n’ Change
Here’s McCain’s new ad:
I think this is a losing tactic for McCain. Of course, as an Obama supporter, I’m biased. But the do-er vs. hoper idea only works if the hopeful candidate has no actual policies to offer. Then the hoper looks like a vacuous dreamer. But, over the course of the campaign, we’re going to hear lots and lots about the specifics of Obama’s platform. In fact, we’ve been getting the details for months now. For example, because McCain focused on economics this week, we’ve gotten a spate of articles comparing the two candidates’ policies. You may agree or disagree with Obama on this topic, but you can’t say he’s less detailed than McCain is.
In short, you can’t do a “Where’s the beef?” campaign when your opponent is serving up as many patties as you are.
One further thought: Is the generational culture war really going to work here? Obama – born in 1961 -was 7 years old during the Summer of Love.
Categories: politics
The problem isn’t that Obama (who I support heartily) doesn’t have ideas, and hasn’t presented his vision for the future. The problem is that the American populace doesn’t pay attention.
If the right wing pundits on Fox News and the radio talk shows simply continue to act and talk as if he hasn’t presented any solutions, then as far as the uninformed voter is concerned, he hasn’t. So many people in this country are happy to accept the news and opinions given to them by their chosen filter.
Admittedly, we on the left can be guilty of this as well.
It would be practically impossible to offer an economic program with less specifics than McCain’s:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/a.....203019.php