« on: October 08, 2012, 05:16:24 AM »
This is a nice view . . .
Why he's falling apart
The foundations of Obama's campaign are not nearly as strong as they once seemed
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By Jim Geraghty / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 4:41 AM
Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 9:50 AM
A presidential reelection campaign needs three key elements: a defense of the incumbent’s record, a successful effort to define the opposition and a compelling vision of a second term.
President Obama may well celebrate a second term in Chicago next month, but the conventional wisdom underestimates the difficulty he faces, as his campaign has distinct problems with all three elements.
His defense of his record is exceptionally weak, his effort to define Mitt Romney is nearly exhausted, and his vision for the next four years — perhaps the most important — has been largely missing from his effort this year.
Defense of the incumbent’s record
Four years ago, Obama expressed great confidence that he would be running amid renewed prosperity; he famously told Matt Lauer, “One nice thing about the situation I find myself in is that I will be held accountable. You know, I’ve got four years...If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.â€
In February 2009, even most Republicans would probably have predicted that by 2012, the country would be feeling much more prosperous, with much lower unemployment.
The rest is at:
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/falling-article-1.1176348#ixzz28hYL3MlDIf the NYDN--a notoriously liberal paper--sees it, it's happening.
Which begs the question--if they can see it in
New York, . . . how blue will
New York be this election?
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