You’re kidding me, right?
From Real Clear Politics: Is Obama Using Bush’s Playbook?
In late 2006, before this presidential election cycle picked up speed, conventional wisdom dictated that the winning campaign had to follow the model that then-Governor George W. Bush had used in 2000 and the Bush campaign perfected during his re-election bid in 2004. On the Republican side that assumption was clearly incorrect. On the Democratic side, the campaign of Senator Barack Obama has embraced the Bush-Rove construct and added its own unique features to it.
What?
Reading on, I discover how they’re similar: they both happen to run successful campaigns. Yeah, that means they’re soul brothers. Really, truly, it does. What.ever. It’s beyond annoying that this is what passes for political analysis in the press.
More thoughts on it, but unlikely I’ll blog it. Something about having two kids at home seems to preclude much blogging anymore other than short burst. And I’m considering grad school…am I insane?
Posted by Allison in politics, entertainment |
May 13th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Wow… just wow. Although it’s not so surprising when you read the author’s byline:
“Reed Galen is a Senior Consultant with Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy in Sacramento, California. He was John McCain’s Deputy Campaign Manager until July of 2007.”
This article is, ironically, a classic Rovian tactic. Attack a candidate’s stengths rather than his weaknesses. So, war-hero John Kerry gets attacked for being cowardly and dishonest about his war record. Now, Galen is accusing the candidate-of-change Barack Obama of being just like George Bush.