Posted by: McQ on Monday, April 21, 2008 Apparently getting a bit carried away pandering to the BDS of Democrats, Obama went a bit off message yesterday and is catching some grief over it: "You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain," Obama said to cheers from a rowdy crowd in central Pennsylvania. Then he said: "And all three of us would be better than George Bush."The problem the Dems have is alot of voters, if the Frank Lunz focus group is any indication, see McCain as a better alternative than their candidate's party opponent. The way to fight that perception and keep Dem voters in the fold is to make the election about Bush and characterized McCain as more of the same. Clinton has been true to this message. As you can see above, Obama has not. This seemingly minor slip will come back to haunt Obama at some point in the future, mark my words. He's now on record saying his opponent is better than Bush, instead of more of the same. It may seem like a little slip at this point, but politics is all about framing and messages, and when your opponent can play back your own words a contradiction to the message you're trying to convey, it's a problem. |
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