Mass Hysteria
January 20, 2010 - by
The polls hadn’t even closed in Massachusetts
In truth, there are three factors here.
1. Scott Brown had the greatest gift in politics: an inept and overconfident opponent. Did she really go on vacation in the Caribbean last month?
2. Brown was an attractive, likable candidate with a good “narrative,” as they say now. (“Narrative” used to be called “message.”)
3. And the White House lost control of its narrative.
The vaunted machine that won the White House in 2008 let the story in 2009 become “higher taxes” and “more spending” – not “get America
Obama never figured out a way to explain to Americans how health-care reform would cure a sickly economy.
Back to the drawing board.
Footnote: Isn’t it fitting that Massachusetts
Mass Hysteria
January 20, 2010/
The polls hadn’t even closed in Massachusetts
In truth, there are three factors here.
1. Scott Brown had the greatest gift in politics: an inept and overconfident opponent. Did she really go on vacation in the Caribbean last month?
2. Brown was an attractive, likable candidate with a good “narrative,” as they say now. (“Narrative” used to be called “message.”)
3. And the White House lost control of its narrative.
The vaunted machine that won the White House in 2008 let the story in 2009 become “higher taxes” and “more spending” – not “get America
Obama never figured out a way to explain to Americans how health-care reform would cure a sickly economy.
Back to the drawing board.
Footnote: Isn’t it fitting that Massachusetts