This is why the BC issue hurts Obama and MSM is going nuts about it. The issue nails what Americans feel about Obama. This is the squishy fat middle of the road make their mind up in the last week of a campaign. Hit Obama being not one of us, alien to our values, not raised here, not looking out for Ameica first.
Republican candidate: “I won’t bow to any foreign leader. I won’t apologize for America.”
The “Restore America” message will resonate.
America has had it with girly man Obama. They want someone with balls, perhaps even brash. Need to be immune to “go back to Bush” mode.
If Obama tumbles into the 30s approval rating, he may get primary challengers from the left. The BC issue is not only a knock out punch if it lands, it’s a slow jab to Obama’s credibility to hold office. His “cool and aloof” demeanor will be perceived as a lack of any real concern for Americans.
Obama is doing a two step with his rhetoric. He ran as the great united but no figure is more divisive. He ran as the Facebook networking small group spread out the power to the people candidate but has governed Soviet style power centralization. He ran as post racial but plays the race card whenever convenient. There’s no cohesive personality to Obama. He’s President Etch-A-Sketch, defined by whatever speech writer is at work.
Perhaps. But, just to be safe, we need to make sure this issue doesn't suck all the oxygen out of the room.
As an insurance policy, we need to win as many Senate setas as possible.
Preferably with Tea Party candidates.
>Republican candidate: “I won’t bow to any foreign leader. I won’t apologize for America.”
Sadly, I think you’re wrong... we’ll likely get something like, oh...
Republican candidate: Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush.
IMO that would be worse than even re-electing Obama for the simple reason that many people would equate “change in the little letter by the President’s name” with actually effecting change in the system — and it is imperative that the majority of Americans do not think that if we are to actually change the course of the country.