I started the election cycle a solid fan of Hillary Clinton. After all, my life was better during the Clinton years than any years since, and since I have two kids, I would want the improvements in their lives to occur too. Plus, I really think we need single-payer health care (more on that in another post) and believe that she’s the only one who could bring that home.
But Hillary couldn’t have done a better job of botching a campaign. This will go down in history as one of the worst campaigns ever – and now I’m a solid fan of Mr. Obama.
What did she do wrong?
- Pandered to the “core” democratic base – people that most of the country feels a certain amount of contempt for – union bosses, entertainment execs, party hacks.
- Blown every opportunity to benefit from an Obama gaffe. The latest one – Bittergate – is a perfect example. Whether or not the next-day quaffing of a beer in a bar was pre-planned, it looked ridiculously staged.
- Tried to pull a Dubya – by pretending to sound like a stupid white lady. Shit, I expect her to show her sagging back tatoo soon – maybe a heart with an arrow through it, maybe some “wings.” (time to ask LA Ink whether they can quickly “age” a tatt. Bush, for all his faults, is exceptional at sounding like a dumb redneck. (note that I believe that Bush is as dumb as a fox – and that the Dems have consistently made the mistake of thinking he’s stupid – he isn’t).
- Forgot to elevate the debate. What Obama does brilliantly is pull people up by their brains. More than anything, this country needs to start using those silly little organs to solve our problems. Being pulled up by the brain is a good thing.
Hopefully, the final stake will be driven through the heart of the Clinton campaign by the good people of Pennsylvania. Then we will be able to see how absolutely devoid of ideas and a plan Mr. McCain is.
EE
