Obama may be a good campaigner but this time around, he's running on empty slogans and broken promises. He can't run on his record or on promises of "hope and change". His only recourse is to demonize his opponents so his campaign rallies are sure to be chock-ful of hate and ugliness. Not at all inspiring.
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