Imagine Mitt at a debate laying out all the flip flops Obama has if Obama has the nerve to bring this up. Guantanamo, Open meetings to the public on health care, 5 days to read the bills, no past lobbiest in my administration and the list goes on.
All true but who's the MSM going to hammer? Not the magick muslim that's for sure. Soetoro can flip and flop like a fresh caught tuna laying on deck and it won't make a bit of difference. Take a look at the coverage of Occupy Wall St. Outrageous behavior and do we hear much from the media? Aside from some local talk shows I sure haven't. Now think back to how those Tea Party rallies were covered. Get the point? Our nominee can only defeat the satanic 0bama forces with the truth.
Yes, Axelrod is running a strange strategy here. Wounding this early isn’t necessary. I suspect that Obama needs to move to the ‘center’ being so far Left that the country doesn’t want him.
David has calculated that is Obama can come off a the reasonable compromise candidate that they can beat a conservative GOP candidate. That’s a smart strategy as independents will, sadly and once again, determine this election.
Watch how they paint Cain, who can seem harsh and extreme. He tends to mention the interviewers name too many times, although I like the attitude especially when George S. is lying/manipulating, but will independents be turned off by that. The main fight is jobs and the economy and Obama loses on that count. What will Axelrod do to counter that? Fear - abortion, homosexuality, etc. Cain neutralizes a lot of that just by being black.
People; stop focusing on the debates as if it is what make or win elections, this is just getting ridiculous. There are six months of hard campaigning and only 2 or 3 debates. Elections are not won or lost in debates but rather are won through daily campaigning, meeting voters, speeches, and very importantly political ads. It is how you define your opponent in the six months of campaigning and how you sell yourself is what make someone win or lose and election.