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Audacity of Truth
"Change" You Can Believe In:
"Nixon didn’t try to do that. They couldn't control (the media). They didn’t try. [...] What the hell do they think we are, puppets?"
- Liberal opinion writer Helen Thomas, describing the Obama admin's penchant for heavily scripting public appearances & press conferences - 7/1/09
Alex Castellanos on the two Obamas
Republican strategist Alex Castellanos pens an article on Barry Oh! this morning which discusses the O-man’s failure to capitalize to date not only on the glowing press reports but also on the misfortunes that have hit the GOP over the last couple of years. In it, Castellanos tries to make the case for why Obama “can’t win” in November.
I’m not willing to go out on a limb one way or the other as far as predictions go, but he makes a decent case about how the crux of Obama’s problem is the fact that he has painted himself in a corner as the consumate “change agent” politician - not one who will “change” Washington but instead one who changes his positions for political expediency. Make sure to read the whole thing.
David Brooks is on a similar wavelength today with a piece titled, “Where’s the Landslide?” (via Memeo)
Last but not least, for poll watchers:
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ATV/Zogby Poll Toss-Up! McCain 42%, Obama 41% as Undecided Voters Increase: Obama loses support among his strongest demographic groups
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I’ve said it before (shades of Obama!) and I’ll say it again: I think the first Wednesday in November will see us discussing a narrow McCain popular win and an electoral landslide. The Prophet Barack is the weakest Democratic candidate since Dukakis.
I read Alex Castellano’s piece and found myself completely agreeing, and very surprised and pleased that HP actually allowed the piece on the site. In talking with some liberal friends, they are very dismayed at his flips and flops on what he calls his positions. It’s not to say they’ve thrown him under his bus, but they are getting worried now.