Posted on 11/26/2009 6:46:39 AM PST by Schnucki
In my interview with Obama’s 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe, he draws comparisons between the down days of Obama’s bid in mid 2007 and controversies such as Rev Wright and the difficulties of his first year. The lesson, he says, is that stay true to the message and the strategy and you shall prevail. A campaign is very different from running the country however as it has one goal. Mr Obama has several, even if they share common themes.
His performance of the last few months has however reminded me of the campaign in another way than Plouffe meant. Like the first six months of 2007, as Plouffe’s book The Audacity to Win acknowledges, the candidate was flat, uninspired and too professorial.
The same is true now. The president is not connecting with voters on the economy and doesn’t speak about the mission in Afghanistan with the required conviction. His advisers, unlike the campaign, aren’t full of smart ideas. Maureen Dowd says he is like a cold shower compared to the warm bath of Bill Clinton. Politico’s Arena asks where his charisma has gone.
Perhaps this is no more than too much too soon, and perhaps the sparkle will return. For America’s sake, it needs to.
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This guttersnipe doesn't know the meaning of the word.
Excellent post!
What charisma?! Do people consider his nose-up-in-the-air, his clipped way of speaking, and his girly smile - charisma?
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