Obama Resets
January 25, 2010 - by
Team Obama has a 1-1 record. They won the 2008 campaign, and they lost the 2009 campaign. Now they’re resetting for the 2010 tie-breaker.
One step is organizational, and another is rhetorical.
Organization: They brought back 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe to oversee the 2010 elections. The lesson Team Obama took from Massachusetts
Rhetoric: Last week Obama rolled out a speech where he used the words “fight” or “fighting” about every other paragraph. And he took a whack at big banks.
True-blue fans probably love that. But Americans generally don’t like angry politicians. And Obama doesn’t do a good angry-politician act.
His State of the Union speech will tell us what tone Obama has settled on – for now. And whether he’s figured out which direction to go on health-care reform.
Given what has worked for him before, Obama should be the picture of sweet reasonableness. Warmly invite congressional Republicans – and Scott Brown – to help shape health-care reform.
Put nicely, put up or shut up.
Posted in General, National Democrats
Obama Resets
January 25, 2010/
Team Obama has a 1-1 record. They won the 2008 campaign, and they lost the 2009 campaign. Now they’re resetting for the 2010 tie-breaker.
One step is organizational, and another is rhetorical.
Organization: They brought back 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe to oversee the 2010 elections. The lesson Team Obama took from Massachusetts
Rhetoric: Last week Obama rolled out a speech where he used the words “fight” or “fighting” about every other paragraph. And he took a whack at big banks.
True-blue fans probably love that. But Americans generally don’t like angry politicians. And Obama doesn’t do a good angry-politician act.
His State of the Union speech will tell us what tone Obama has settled on – for now. And whether he’s figured out which direction to go on health-care reform.
Given what has worked for him before, Obama should be the picture of sweet reasonableness. Warmly invite congressional Republicans – and Scott Brown – to help shape health-care reform.
Put nicely, put up or shut up.
Posted in General, National Democrats