McCain-Bush?
With the polls heading the wrong way, the Obama campaign has to consider whether tying John McCain to George Bush is a winning strategy.
Since
But McCain may have used his convention to slip out of that trap. Picking Sarah Palin helped him make the “Maverick Reformer” argument.
We’ve seen in the past how presidential candidates used their conventions to reintroduce themselves to Americans. Bill Clinton did it in 1992. The campaign turned his way then – and never turned back. McCain may have accomplished the same dramatic pivot.
There is another strategy Obama could use: McCain is out of touch. Doesn’t know how to use a computer. Says the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Seems awfully grumpy and crotchety.
Underlying that argument is age: a subliminal – or not so subliminal – hint that McCain is just too old.
Maybe too old to deal with today’s problems.
It’s working against Liddy Dole.
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McCain-Bush?
With the polls heading the wrong way, the Obama campaign has to consider whether tying John McCain to George Bush is a winning strategy.
Since
But McCain may have used his convention to slip out of that trap. Picking Sarah Palin helped him make the “Maverick Reformer” argument.
We’ve seen in the past how presidential candidates used their conventions to reintroduce themselves to Americans. Bill Clinton did it in 1992. The campaign turned his way then – and never turned back. McCain may have accomplished the same dramatic pivot.
There is another strategy Obama could use: McCain is out of touch. Doesn’t know how to use a computer. Says the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Seems awfully grumpy and crotchety.
Underlying that argument is age: a subliminal – or not so subliminal – hint that McCain is just too old.
Maybe too old to deal with today’s problems.
It’s working against Liddy Dole.
Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other articles.