So Far, Obama's Campaign Has Been Dukakis-esque

[terry]

Yavin4  (1000+ posts) Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Wed Aug-20-08 10:41 AM
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So Far, Obama's Campaign Has Been Dukakis-esque
   
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The Obama campaign has been a major, major disappointment. They have allowed this campaign to be about Obama instead of the 8 years of miserable failure of the Bush admin. No mention of the horrible economy. No mention of the lying to get us into war. No mention of the Katrina incompetence. Instead, it's been all oil drilling and celebrity.

Now, you can stick your heads in the sand all you want, but the Obama campaign right now is losing this election because it's been weak and ineffective against McCain. No amount of donations nor volunteer work can overcome a lackluster candidate and campaign. It's up to Obama and his campaign to make the case to the American people on why he should be president, not some door to door canvasser.

Hillary was a deeply flawed candidate, but at least she knows how to fight. So far, this campaign is nothting more than a replay of Dukakis'88 and Kerry '04.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6673126&mesg_id=6673126
We need to quit focusing on Obama and focus on BUSH!!!!

Yea,  that'll work.

[asdf2231]

Maybe we will get REALLY lucky and Obama will take a tank ride. :D

[GOBUCKS]

No amount of donations nor volunteer work can overcome a lackluster candidate

Well, let's see...

Ultra-liberal?   Check!
Mysterious origins/place of birth?   Check!
Product of corrupt Illinois dem machine?   Check!
Marxist roots?   Check!
Raised and madrassa-educated overseas as a muslim?   Check!
Devout 20-year follower of racist anti-American "clergymen"?   Check!
Close personal friend of known terrorists?   Check!

B. Hussein is far from lackluster. I'd say his qualifications are pretty much unprecedented in the history of presidential politics.

[Bondai]

How come nobody told me that Bush is running again....?  

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

So far this week the two biggest metaphors for failed political pretensions have been Modale (W. R. Pitt) and now Dukakis.

How telling.

[USA4ME]

Yavin4

The Obama campaign has been a major, major disappointment. They have allowed this campaign to be about Obama ....

(snip)

It's up to Obama and his campaign to make the case to the American people on why he should be president,...

They've allowed the campaign to be about B. Hussein (which is bad), but it's up to B. Hussein and his campaign to make the campaign about him.  Talk about two polar opposite statements.   

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[comradebillyboy]

obamaq's campaign would have to improve considerably to be called Dukakis-esque. For all his faults Ducaca was not a vacuous empty suit.

[jukin]

Has Dukakis been invited as a speaker at the donk's convention yet?