Entries tagged “Attack Ad”
The Obama Strikes Back
By William Rabbe on 08/21/2008
By William Rabbe Having been lambasted by the McCain camp as an out of touch, race-card-playing celebu-tante, Barack Obama is fighting back this week -- and pragmatic Democrats who worried that Obama's "above the fray" non-responsive approach would doom his candidacy are sighing with relief. The cardinal rule of negative campaigning is: "when attacked, attack back," -- or perhaps better summarized by veteran democratic strategist, Paul Begala: "it's hard for your opponent to say bad things about you when your fist is in his mouth." The most classic victims of "refuse-to-fight-back-syndrome" are Michael Dukakis in 1988 and John Kerry in... MORE »
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Weekend Assignment
By Sarah Scully on 07/19/2008
By Sarah Scully With Obama embarking on a global field trip and John McCain scrapping for some/any media attention, the weekend homework is sizable... READ -The actual article inside the controversial New Yorker about the starting point of Obama's political career, which is long enough to be a short book and as insightful about the power structure in Chicago as it is about the candidate. -Pointing to a potentially nasty surprise for the Obama campaign as they venture into worlds where their candidate may not have the "rock star" popularity he enjoys elsewhere, Politico has a great piece explaining why... MORE »
