Posted on 10/09/2012 12:06:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Chuck Todd appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe earlier today to discuss Team Obama strategy — and perhaps staffing — in the wake of their debate debacle. Six days later, not only is the Barack Obama campaign still talking about the debate, they’ve released an ad about perhaps the least important issue mentioned in it … Big Bird. Instead of changing the subject, they’re continuing to extend the damage, and Mike Barnicle asked Todd about their strange obsession with the debate rather than finding anything else to discuss. Todd agrees, and says that “Chicago” may be making some personnel changes in the final days of the campaign, according to his sources on Team Obama:
(TWO VIDEOS AT LINK)
Yesterday, I wrote that the continuing focus on the debate by Team Obama was one reason that Romney’s bounce could turn into a surge. Instead of putting the debate in the rear-view mirror by offering a substantive declaration of a second-term agenda — which is already several months late in coming — Obama and his campaign chose perhaps the least substantive moment from the debate to bring it all back up to voters. This is a campaign that has entirely run out of gas, so much so that the only topic they can handle is Big Bird. That doesn’t look presidential; it doesn’t look like anyone at Team Obama really cares about looking presidential and addressing the big issues any longer. They’re defaulting on the big issues and second-term agenda to Romney. If that continues, the polling shift will soon transform into a surge.
Update: The RNC has some fun with the Obama campaign’s self-immolation today with this graphic:
WAS THAT REAL?!!
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Nice. A Big Yellow Sandra Fluke - with more sex appeal
They’re doing what they always do — try to change reality by changing the perception. Only, it can’t work in this instance because the truth was too obvious.
while there were still bloody hand prints of the tortured victims on the consulate walls. I guess it was time to change the subject.
It’s Hillary. The whole Libya thing was planned by her to bring down Obama. He needs to fire her to save himself.
Yep. He can't argue the economy so he deflects with Big Bird. It's backfiring on him.
That RNC graphic is spectacular.
Chris Matthews And Panel Trash Obama Campaign’s Big Bird Ad
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-matthews-and-panel-trash-obama-campaigns-big-bird-ad/
Obama will ruin himself because he will be so busy not being "Obama from the first debate" that he will over-reach and be an easy target for Romney in the second debate.
-PJ
[easy target for Romney in the second debate]
Good point.
BO’s Big Bird AD was an Alinsky ridicule tactic. Stating that Romney thinks Big Bird is the biggest problem there is. Trouble is, it’s too easy to turn it back on them with the that picture showing O’s obssession with Big Bird, and zero ideas on the economy/jobs and Libya terrorists.
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