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Obama should not take the bait
Full disclosure: I voted for Clinton in my primary (Louisiana), and I
still narrowly favor her for the nomination. I like both candidates
very much and will be voting for the Democratic nominee no matter what.
However, I do have some genuine advice for the Obama campaign:
I
have seen many Obama supporters in comment sections across the
blogosphere saying that Obama really needs to fight back hard against
the recent Clinton negative attacks. Many people feel the Rev. Wright
"story" is getting too much attention and needs to be dealt with
immediately and forcefully. Others argue that Obama should begin to
bring up many negative things about Clinton and her past -- escalating
the "tax returns" rhetoric into full-blown criticism of Bill's CGI
fundraising. I would simply say that that would be the worst mistake of
the campaign. One of Hillary's biggest strengths has been to deflect
negative criticism by saying that since she has been "completely
vetted" and "under attack for 15 years" and "not only survived but
thrived," so therefore any criticism of her must be partisan and/or
out-of-bounds by definition. The Clinton campaign is simply
trying to bait Obama into making the nomination go to the lowest bidder
-- a fight Obama will surely lose. The math is in his favor; he should
do exactly what he has done throughout this campaign and he will
ultimately win. If not, the cynics (I'm one of them) will be proven
right and we'll see a Clinton/Obama ticket.











Comments (1)
"Don't worry, Senator Kerry. Nobody will believe the Swift Boaters."
Your advice to Obama to ignore the sewage from Lady MacBeth is like telling a soldier under fire that the incoming mortars are harmless.
The nonsense that Hillary would be invulnerable because the Clintons withstood assaults from the like of Ken Starr and Henry Hyde is ludicrous. Hillary has only been squirted with water pistols to date. The howitzers are in reserve.
You are right that Obama will never be able to lower himself as deep into the gutter as Hillary but it is sometimes helpful to tell the truth.
If you can't take their money, drink their liquor, eat their food, screw their women, and then tell them your agin them, you're not man enough to be in the Senate. - Huey Long
Even in your Louisiana, honesty can pay. How can anyone possibly get more incorruptible than that?
Best, Terry
March 14, 2008 2:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
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