Campaign Dichotomy: "I am" vs. "We are"
Which candidate has won the nomination? Which is the candidate that seems to be in it for the right reasons?
Candidate 1:
It's a difference. Yes there are quotes, like the last one, where Candidate 2 asks for votes and asks for help. Like the first where she says that she's shouldering the burden of Americans. But it's a basic conceit that only Candidate 2 can provide answers or help to make US lives better.
In terms of policy, it's reflected in the health care debate. Both candidates believe government should help, but Candidate 1 thinks it should be made available for people to afford. Candidate 2 thinks it should be forced upon people.
It is a genuine difference. It's been there from the start. And it shows why Candidate 1 has won and why Candidate 2 is clinging on to conceit that "I am the strongest nominee."
No, you're not. You've never been. Any current polling reflects only that you have not been hit with any attacks since Ohio at the latest. And because Senator Obama has required a higher discourse, you have yet to really been hit by a negative attack at all.
We, Democrats, progressives, and proud Americans, will be taking back the White House in 2008. We are proud to have Obama as our leader -- but it's not about him.
Candidate 1:
"We all made this journey for a reason. It's humbling, but in my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country can be."vs. Candidate 2:
" We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. We are the hope of those boys who have so little, who've been told that they cannot have what they dream, that they cannot be what they imagine."
"yes we can"
"I am in this race for them -- all the men and women I meet who wake up every day and work hard to make a difference to their families."
"I believe," she said, "that both my theory and my strategy, and my track record and how I'm doing right now, really adds up to a very compelling argument that I will actually win."
"I believe I can provide the economic leadership we need to make the changes that are so desperately required, and I ask for your support and your counsel and your help as we make this journey together."
It's a difference. Yes there are quotes, like the last one, where Candidate 2 asks for votes and asks for help. Like the first where she says that she's shouldering the burden of Americans. But it's a basic conceit that only Candidate 2 can provide answers or help to make US lives better.
In terms of policy, it's reflected in the health care debate. Both candidates believe government should help, but Candidate 1 thinks it should be made available for people to afford. Candidate 2 thinks it should be forced upon people.
It is a genuine difference. It's been there from the start. And it shows why Candidate 1 has won and why Candidate 2 is clinging on to conceit that "I am the strongest nominee."
No, you're not. You've never been. Any current polling reflects only that you have not been hit with any attacks since Ohio at the latest. And because Senator Obama has required a higher discourse, you have yet to really been hit by a negative attack at all.
We, Democrats, progressives, and proud Americans, will be taking back the White House in 2008. We are proud to have Obama as our leader -- but it's not about him.
