Comments on: Obama’s new strategy may be working, but it feels like politics as usual

By: Sajid

Sajid — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:40:00 +0000

You guys are silly. Obama has not lost a significant amount of his “initial support” because he toned down his soaring rhetoric. He solidified his base with that rhetoric in the Democratic Primaries, and then he switched to more of a moderate campaign to appeal to swing voters. And his “negative campaigning” has largely been a.) reactionary, b.) issues-based, and c.) fair, especially compared to the McCain-Palin campaign ads. Obama’s a very strong counter-puncher, which John Kerry wasn’t, and we all know how that turned out. The soaring rhetoric will be back when he is President, and hopefully, he will be as therapeutic and reassuring for the country as FDR and Lincoln were.

By: teacher

teacher — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:33:37 +0000

Howard: If you think people making below 250k are “poor” (these are the people that will be helped out by Obama — most people consider this the middle class) then… I dunno. You’re John McCain. Or at least so out of touch that there won’t be many people voting with you.

By: Howard Liu

Howard Liu — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:57:12 +0000

If Obama is elected President, it will not be from the Asians I guarentee you that. I am asian. And I have 100% been a McCain supporter EVERY single day from May 2007 to today and am still fully supporting John McCain for President. Asian people tend to be a bit more richer, and so Asian people tend to vote Republican. Every voting bloc votes on their wallet in the long run, and if they do, Obama will not be elected President because Obama will be helping out the poor at the expense of the middle and upper class.

By: Sam R.

Sam R. — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:57:41 +0000

You write: Instead of proving why he’s better, he’s fallen into the trap of attempting to prove why his opponent is worse. Where he used to yell “Yes we can,” Obama now turns to McCain and chants, “No he can’t!”

Good observation. Yet, pundits have been pointing out(accurately) for months that Obama wins if the campaign is about McCain; McCain wins if the election is about Obama. The Illinois senator wasn’t about to get elected on the strength of people who are inspired by his message, but rather with a coalition of those individuals, the black community, and moderate/liberal whites (Asians and hispanics, also) who come to realize John McCain offers no alternative to the status quo.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:32:02 +0000

It’s true that (however much I may disagree with him on some points) I’ve noticed a fresher campaign from Obama right up until just before Clinton was out.
It may alienate some, but he’s losing a lot of initial supporters now.
On another note, the smearing on both sides has gotten past just irritatingly distracting, and is now just low.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:36:32 +0000

It’s the unfortunate cost of running a campaign. Senator Obama has to remind people not only why voting for him is necessary but also why voting for the other guy is bad. That said, he should keep it somewhat honest and as far from sensation as possible. Though there have been times when he hasn’t been as high minded, he’s indeed done better than McCain: linking Barack Obama to a terrorist, or the embattled former Mayor of Detroit isn’t a particularly fair way to go about it. Attacking Barack Obama for not supporting troop funding (which is just plainly untrue) isn’t a particularly fair way to go about it. As long as both candidates try to direct their criticisms at one another in order to contribute to the debate, then it’s fair.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:52:57 +0000

I haven’t seen anything from MCCAIN on the level of OBAMA.

By: Ben R.

Ben R. — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:16:57 +0000

Maybe I missed something, but I haven’t seen ANYTHING from Obama on the level of McCain.